Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/29Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (6.9%).
PK Kier
Last confirmed: Virginia, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 235 lb · Winchester, VA · Millbrook
PK Kier: RB · Virginia · #6.
PK Kier
This is his third year in the same backfield at Virginia. On tape: 82 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Liberty, Week 13, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Virginia in the news
- Ethan Minter out for Duke game
- Kam Courtney out for game
The Daily Progress Oct 16
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-14@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-17vs William & Mary | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24vs Florida State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17vs Old Dominion | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-35@ No. 10 Notre Dame | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-17@ Miami | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-14vs Duke | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-28vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-27vs Liberty | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 1 | 38 | Season-high 82 yds |
| Total | 32 | 174 | 5.4 | 1 | 38 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2019
W 55-27
vs Liberty
82 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win at home against Liberty.
With B. Perkins — 199 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 30 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · N. Griffin — 44 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Liberty · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.25PK Kier run for 38 yds to the Liber 4 for a
- Week 13 · Liberty · 1st and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69PK Kier run for 4 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)
- Week 4 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.30PK Kier run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 47
- Week 13 · Liberty · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.12PK Kier run for 8 yds to the Virg 43 for a
- Week 7 · Miami · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.05PK Kier run for 7 yds to the Virg 45 for a
- Week 13 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.75PK Kier run for 11 yds to the Virg 30 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · William & Mary · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.72PK Kier run for 18 yds to the WmMry 7 for a
- Week 5 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.70PK Kier run for no gain to the Virg 25
- Week 13 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.68PK Kier run for 2 yds to the Virg 43
- Week 1 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +0.68PK Kier run for 5 yds to the Pitt 28 for a
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 23-17 over that span.
2017Virginia6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning
2018Virginia8-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning
2019Virginia9-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 22.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 9.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 13.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 23.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.4%
519 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
32 carries in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Virginia
- Aug 2020 Entered the transfer portal
- 2019 Virginia MendenhallYear 3 · 10 games
- 2018 Virginia MendenhallYear 2 · 5 games
- 2017 Virginia MendenhallYear 1 · 2 games
- Before collegeSigned with Virginia in 2017 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,718 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Virginia in the 2017 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Entered the transfer portal from Virginia, Aug 26, 2020.
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia, 282 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
2017
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Millbrook
2021
- Entered the portalfrom Virginia
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coach2017–2019
Virginia
Played his entire career under Bronco Mendenhall.