#5

Kenyon Clay

RBSenior6' 1", 223 lbsUnion, MS
Arkansas State Red Wolves3-4 · TDC #103
Snap share
26%
4 of 5 started · likely 20–32%
Rush yards
144
372nd of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.5
Rush TD
3
149th of 630 in FBS
Receptions
9
628th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.24
54th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

49 plays · +11.9 total EPA · 54th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.24
Passing+0.59
Rushing+0.15
1st down+0.25
2nd down-0.35
3rd down+0.78
Standard downs+0.33
Passing downs-0.39
ClayRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays15%
Pass plays7%
Run plays24%
1st down20%
2nd down9%
3rd down15%
Standard downs18%
Passing downs7%
ClayRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries39—
Success rate48.7%105th / 321
Explosive run rate5.1%308th / 321
Stuffed at the line12.8%121st / 321
First downs11—
Red-zone carries8—
Goal-line carries4—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share8.7%—
Catch rate90.0%—
Success rate per target60.0%—
Yards per target11.9—
Explosive catches10.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Clay's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
10
9 caught (90%)
Avg. depth of target
0.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
12.6
113 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
6
of 119 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

90% comp0.9 avg. depth12.6 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (20%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (30%), 2 caught (67%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target367% · 18yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (20%), 2 caught (100%), -1 yds, -0.5 per target2100% · -1yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 75 yds, 75.0 per target1100% · 75yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction39 carries

Left
10%
6.3 YPC · 100% succ.
Middle
56%
2.4 YPC · 18% succ.
Right
33%
3.9 YPC · 54% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Arkansas State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Clay’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
16
14 caught (88%)
Avg. depth of target
0.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.1
71 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
11
of 82 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

90% comp0.6 avg. depth5.1 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (25%), 4 caught (100%), 18 yds, 4.5 per target4100% · 18yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target2100% · 10yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (25%), 3 caught (75%), 18 yds, 4.5 per target475% · 18yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 2 caught (67%), 16 yds, 5.3 per target367% · 16yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction66 carries

Left
20%
6.3 YPC · 31% succ.
Middle
68%
3.4 YPC · 31% succ.
Right
12%
6.8 YPC · 75% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farArkansas State#103 · 3-4526%411443.5348.7%911918.7%
2025Arkansas State#105 · 7-61347%1395233.8336.6%3720538.2%
2024Southern Miss#133 · 1-111234%843874.6747.1%2122517.6%
2023Southern Miss#114 · 3-9813%401794.5130.0%1504.8%
2022Southern Miss#88 · 7-658%21462.2237.5%2903.4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kenyon Clay's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Kenyon Clay's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 8.7 at Memphis (Week 1)1 of 4 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@MemphisL 24–428.713503.811028542.5175
2West GeorgiaW 52–76.312494.1111242.004
3@TCUL 7–31—252.505·····
4Kennesaw StateW 17–14—no stats recorded
5@LouisianaL 20–23—no stats recorded
6South AlabamaL 49–565.54102.5052199.5012
7@Southern MissW 23–136.210303.01103113.7011
2026 · 5 games6.7411443.5311911913.2175

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries41—
Yards144372nd / 1453
Yards / carry3.5—
Touchdowns3149th / 630
Long11—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9628th / 1994
Yards119578th / 1980
Yards / catch13.2—
Touchdowns1345th / 824
Long75—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Memphis✓ RB59~37 (25–48)1663%
Wk 2 · West Georgia✓ RB56~21 (14–27)1438%
Wk 3 · TCU✓ RB54~9 (2–17)217%
Wk 6 · South Alabama—70~19 (13–25)627%
Wk 7 · Southern Miss✓ RB77~26 (18–34)1334%
Season4 GS431112 (87–139)5126%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Arkansas State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
23Solomon BaggettRBFR612874.728+0.19
5Kenyon ClayRBSR411443.539+0.24
31Timothy CarterRBSR21472.241+0.20
22Ezell JollyRBSR201105.515+0.12
27James LeeRBSR191357.102+0.43
4Devin SpencerRBJR——————
8Corey ReddickRBSR——————
24Nasir AllenRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Arkansas State depth chart →