Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 62-42vs New Mexico State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 12 yds |
Mikel Horton
Last confirmed: Kentucky, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · West Chester, OH · Lakota West
Mikel Horton: RB · Kentucky · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mikel Horton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Kentucky. One game to point at: 12 rushing yards against New Mexico State — Week 3, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Kentucky in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 3 · 2016
W 62-42
12 rush yds (3 car)
Edged out New Mexico State at home in a shootout.
With S. Johnson — 310 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.9 · 51 rush yds (10 car) · S. Williams — 181 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 17-20 over that span.
2014Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced
2015Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced
2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 12.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
34.2%
311 pass / 598 run
Plays / game
69.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
3 carries in 1 game
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Kentucky
- 2016 Kentucky StoopsYear 3 · 1 game
- 2015 Kentucky StoopsYear 2 · 12 games
- 2014 Kentucky StoopsYear 1 · 11 games
- Before collegeSigned with Kentucky in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 385 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Kentucky in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kentucky, 636 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 24 games over 3 seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 109 yds vs Tennessee.Tennessee · L 21-522015
2014 11 games
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Lakota West
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coach2014–2016
Kentucky
Played his entire career under Mark Stoops.