Kimani Vidal: RB · Troy · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kimani Vidal
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Troy. Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 248 rushing yards and 54 receiving yards against Stephen F. Austin, Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 17.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 16.6% of his carries. 11 carries for 27 yds vs James Madison; 24 for 245 vs Stephen F. Austin.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
64.9% of carries overall (288/444) → 49.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (62/125) — 69.4% 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
17 of 23 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.9%). 12 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (60.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-30vs Stephen F. Austin | 25 | 248 | 9.9 | 0 | 59 | 248-yard day |
| Wk 2 | L 13-42@ No. 15 Kansas State | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-16vs James Madison | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs Western Kentucky | 26 | 156 | 6.0 | 2 | 27 | 156-yard day |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7@ Georgia State | 23 | 76 | 3.3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-3vs Arkansas State | 28 | 245 | 8.8 | 3 | 69 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 7 | W 19-0@ Army | 23 | 116 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-13@ Texas State | 18 | 43 | 2.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-10vs South Alabama | 24 | 125 | 5.2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-14@ UL Monroe | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Louisiana | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-17@ Southern Miss | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-23vs App State | 26 | 233 | 9.0 | 5 | 49 | 5 rushing TDs |
 Bowl | L 10-17vs Duke | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 296 | 1662 | 5.6 | 14 | 69 |
Week 14 · 2023
W 49-23
vs App State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%272 carriesFumble rate
0.7%2 of 296 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 296 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 164 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| Road6g | 72.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 129 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 105 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
48.7%
455 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
66.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
485 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #15 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Troy, 4,015 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #181 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Lindsey → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 3rd NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 3rd NFL season
