Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs East Tennessee State | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 8 yds |
Kenyon Sims
Last confirmed: Jacksonville State, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 191 lb · San Diego, CA · Mission Bay
Kenyon Sims: RB · Jacksonville State · #20.
Kenyon Sims
Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 8 rushing yards against East Tennessee State — Week 1, 2023.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Jacksonville State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | San José State | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2021 | San José State | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Illinois | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Illinois | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2023
W 49-3
8 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 46-point win at home against East Tennessee State.
With J. Dawson — 43.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · L. Smothers — 127 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.8 · 40 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
Teams and coaches
2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
2019Illinois6-7HC: Lovie Smith · Run-leaning
2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo
2022San José State7-5HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2023Jacksonville State9-4HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
35.4%
348 pass / 635 run
Plays / game
75.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
4 carries in 1 game
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, three schools
- 2023 Jacksonville State RodriguezYear 6 · 1 game
- Apr 2023 Entered the transfer portal
- 2022 San José State BrennanYear 5 · 4 games
- 2021 San José State BrennanYear 4 · 2 games
- Dec 2020 Entered the transfer portalIllinois to San José State
- 2020 Illinois SmithYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Illinois SmithYear 2 · 4 games
- 2018 Illinois SmithYear 1 · 1 game
- Before collegeSigned with Illinois in 2018 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,402 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Illinois in the 2018 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from Illinois to San José State, Dec 16, 2020.
- Entered the transfer portal from San José State, Apr 20, 2023.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Illinois, San José State and Jacksonville State, 138 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Mission Bay
2021
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to San José Statefrom Illinois
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portalfrom San José State
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coaches2018–2020
Illinois
Played for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Lovie Smith, Brent Brennan and Rich Rodriguez.