Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13/173rd/4th & short
5/22Inside-5 share
13 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.5%). 5 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (22.7%).
Kenneth Harper
Last confirmed: Temple, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Gainesville, FL · Buchholz
Kenneth Harper: RB · Temple · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kenneth Harper
Wins in space out of the backfield. 2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at Temple since. On tape: 116 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against Memphis, Week 11, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Temple in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Temple | 87 | 307 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Career | 87 | 307 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Temple | 27 | 158 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 158 | 5.9 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-7@ Vanderbilt | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-31vs Navy | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0vs Delaware State | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-10@ UConn | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Tulsa | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-31@ Houston | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-34@ UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-10vs No. 21 East Carolina | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-16vs Memphis | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 1 | 75 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 13-30@ Penn State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-14vs Cincinnati | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 15 | W 10-3@ Tulane | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 87 | 307 | 3.5 | 5 | 75 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2014
L 13-16
vs Memphis
116 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 11 yds
With P. Walker — 140 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 21.0 · 28 rush yds (9 car) · A. Starzyk — 27.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 42 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Memphis · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +6.30Kenneth Harper 75 Yd Run
- Week 7 · Tulsa · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Kenneth Harper 8 Yd Run
- Week 10 · East Carolina · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Kenneth Harper run for 2 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
- Week 15 · Tulane · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.46Kenneth Harper run for 4 yds to the Tulan 47 for a
- Week 10 · East Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Kenneth Harper run for 1 yd for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK)
- Week 4 · Delaware State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44P.J. Walker pass complete to Kenneth Harper for 5 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Navy · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.41P.J. Walker pass complete to Kenneth Harper for 11 yds to the Navy 31 for a
- Week 15 · Tulane · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −2.16Kenneth Harper run for a loss of 7 yards to the Tulan 32
- Week 4 · Delaware State · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Kenneth Harper run for 2 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK)
- Week 2 · Navy · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.04Kenneth Harper run for 2 yds to the Navy 42 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
86 of 87 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
40%86 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds23%of carries
20 carries
Grind
1–3 yds44%of carries
38 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
24 carries
Explosive
10+ yds5%of carries
4 carries
13 of 17 (76%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 5 (60%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.5 yds/carry on 87 carries · 5% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Temple6-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 44.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 22.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 27.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
52.5%
402 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
87 carries and 27 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Temple
- 2014 Temple RhuleYear 4 · 12 games
- 2013 Temple RhuleYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Temple AddazioYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Temple AddazioYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Temple in 2011 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,167 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Temple in the 2011 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Temple, 307 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2011
- Signed with Temple2-star out of Buchholz
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coaches2011–2012
Temple
Coaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Matt Rhule. Worth noting in scheme + development context.