Kenyon Clay
Kenyon Clay
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 124 rush yds, 7 rec yds against Georgia Southern — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Jones.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 139 | 523 | 3.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 84 | 387 | 4.6 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 40 | 179 | 4.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 19 | 45 | 2.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 282 | 1,134 | 4.0 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 37 | 205 | 5.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 21 | 225 | 10.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 61 | 444 | 7.3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 42–24
vs Southeast Missouri State
41 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -13 net (24 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kadarius Calloway’s 2025 season.
Matches Kadarius on
Differs from Kadarius on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Theis’s path through South Dakota.
Travis Theis
Rickey Spruill
Justin Henderson
Jawaun Northington
Matches Travis on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tony Mathis Jr.'s senior season at Houston (2023).
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Differs from Tony on
Player DNA
Players who play like Kenyon Clay
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+1062%
Up 1062% from first season to most-recent.