Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13/43Inside-5 share
13 of the team's 43 inside-the-5 carries (30.2%).
Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton: RB · Georgia · #2.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kendall Milton
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Fourth year in the Georgia backfield. A game that shows it: 156 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Georgia Tech — Week 13, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Georgia in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs UT Martin | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Ball State | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-14vs South Carolina | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-13vs No. 20 Kentucky | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-20@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 9 | W 43-20vs Florida | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-21vs No. 14 Missouri | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-17vs No. 10 Ole Miss | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 2 | 51 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-10@ No. 21 Tennessee | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-23@ Georgia Tech | 18 | 156 | 8.7 | 2 | 19 | Season-high 156 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 2 | 17 | |
 Bowl | W 63-3vs No. 4 Florida State | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 2 | 43 | |
| Total | 121 | 790 | 6.5 | 14 | 51 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2023
W 52-17
vs Ole Miss
127 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 12 yds
Dominant 35-point win at home against Ole Miss.
With C. Beck — 306 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 96.6 · 30 rush yds (4 car) · L. McConkey — 4 rec · 81 yds · 1 TD · 11 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Missouri · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.88Kendall Milton run for 15 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
- Week 14 · Alabama · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.79Kendall Milton 1 Yd Run
- Week 14 · Alabama · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Kendall Milton 17 Yd Run
- Week 1 · UT Martin · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Kendall Milton run for 37 yds to the UTM 31 for a
- Week 12 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.56Kendall Milton run for 15 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
- Week 1 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.56Kendall Milton run for 15 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Kendall Milton run for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 2 · Ball State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Kendall Milton run for 1 yd for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
- Week 9 · Florida · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Kendall Milton run for 1 yd for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
- Week 11 · Ole Miss · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Kendall Milton run for 51 yds to the MISS 11 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
121 of 121 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
54%112 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds32%of carries
39 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
40 carries
Explosive
10+ yds23%of carries
28 carries
5 of 6 (83%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 8 of 13 (62%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.5 yds/carry on 121 carries · 23% explosive (10+ yds) · 54% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
12%
Stuffed (≤0)
32%
Grind (1–3)
33%
Chunk (4–9)
23%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 50-4 over that span.
2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy
2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 52.3 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 91.7 | 8.0 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 50.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 81.7 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
48.5%
456 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
67.1
14 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Starter
121 carries and 4 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Surprisingly productive for a back with no award recognition yet — top-6% yards per carry, top-1% rushing TD rate.2023 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
71 · #44 of 310 RBs · 2023
Former four-star. Now #44 at the position.
Four seasons at Georgia
- 2023 Georgia SmartYear 4 · 12 games
- 2022 Georgia SmartYear 3 · 13 games
- 2021 Georgia SmartYear 2 · 6 games
- 2020 Georgia SmartYear 1 · 6 games
- High school BuchananClovis, CA · Class of 2020Four-star, No. 54 in the 2020 class. Signed with Georgia.Also from Buchanan: Donovan Dunmore (Wisconsin), Logan Studt (Fresno State), Jayden Mandal (Fresno State) and 2 more.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 1,839 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
2020 6 games
- Signed with GeorgiaFour-star, out of Buchanan
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coach2020–2023
Georgia
Played every college season under Kirby Smart.