Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-7vs North Dakota | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Total | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 30 |
#21
Kwinten Ives
Junior running back for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Beverly, NJ · Palmyra
The numbers
28
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: -2 rush yds, 25 rec yds, vs Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2023.
Kwinten Ives
This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Nebraska. The receipt: 30 rush yds against North Dakota — Week 3, 2026.
28 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Palmyra
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 34–7
vs North Dakota
30 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 27-point win at home against North Dakota.
With A. Colandrea — 195 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.6 · 19 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Rule — 119 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +30 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Matt Rhule — 22-19 over that span.
2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2026Nebraska3-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 14.0 YDS/g, 14.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
42.7%
90 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The backfield · Nebraska
- #35Mekhi Nelson147 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Kwinten Ives133 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Isaiah Mozee115 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Conor Booth6 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Jamal Rule3 games · 2026
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology