Taron Keith
Taron Keith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Scot Loeffler and Alex Golesh. The receipt: 85 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Tulsa — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at South Florida, 1,095 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Florida | 78 | 419 | 5.4 | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 66 | 390 | 5.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 47 | 195 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 34 | 91 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 225 | 1,095 | 4.9 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Florida | 13 | 157 | 12.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 44 | 457 | 10.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 35 | 348 | 9.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 26 | 244 | 9.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 118 | 1,206 | 10.2 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 48–3
vs Bethune-Cookman
39 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Sheldon Evans’s 2021 season.
Matches Sheldon on
Differs from Sheldon on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Clay Thevenin’s path through Louisiana Tech.
Matches Clay on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ulysses Bentley IV's graduate season at Ole Miss (2024).
Matches Ulysses on
Differs from Ulysses on
Player DNA
Players who play like Taron Keith
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024+360%
Up 360% from first season to most-recent.