Last confirmed: LSU, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Patterson, LA
Kenny Hilliard: RB · LSU · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kenny Hilliard
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 110 rushing yards and 22 receiving yards against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
15.4% of carries overall (89/578) → 25.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/88) — 50.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (24.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LSU | 90 | 447 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Career | 90 | 447 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LSU | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-24vs No. 14 Wisconsin | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Sam Houston | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs UL Monroe | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 29-34vs Mississippi State | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-7vs New Mexico State | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-41@ No. 5 Auburn | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-27@ Florida | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-3vs Kentucky | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 10-7vs No. 3 Ole Miss | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-20vs No. 4 Alabama | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
 Bowl | L 28-31vs Notre Dame | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 90 | 447 | 5.0 | 6 | 28 |
Week 1 · 2014
W 28-24
vs Wisconsin · neutral site
110 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 22 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at a neutral site.
With J. Keehn — 42.5 yards per punt · 8 punts · 5 inside the 20 · A. Jennings — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 20.6
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
52%85 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 90 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 42.1 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 13.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 42.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 35.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Les Miles
Pass share
31.1%
274 pass / 608 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2014
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at LSU, 447 rushing yards — drafted at #235 overall by the Houston Texans.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Les Miles.
Where he ended up · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 12th NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 12th NFL season
