Running back, Eastern Illinois (from Akron), 2022–⁠26

Charles Kellom

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Charles Kellom plays running back for Eastern Illinois, after Akron (2022–⁠24). Last time out, against Lindenwood: 10 carries, 19 yards; 3 catches, 26 yards. Kellom leads Eastern Illinois in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

496 rushing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 10 carries, 19 yards; 3 catches, 26 yards vs. Lindenwood, L 13–⁠20

Next game: vs. Southeast Missouri State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 171@MUR
  2. 20@MINN
  3. 106INST
  4. 2@ILST
  5. 28@SDST
  6. 150@GWEB
  7. 19LIN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

171rushing yards, career highat Murray State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat Murray State, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Akron22713.5014
2023Akron451.304
2024Akron853584.2143
2025Eastern Illinois1927163.7325
2026Eastern Illinois1004965.0688
Career3831,6024.21088

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Akron272107.8227
2025Eastern Illinois18925.1022
2026Eastern Illinois161308.1128
Career614327.1328

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Akron4RBYr 1
2023Akron4RBYr 2
2024Akron4RBYr 3
2025Eastern Illinois4RBYr 4
2026Eastern Illinois4RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Akron10.32––0.3––
2023Akron3-0.49––-1.5––
2024Akron1050.0214th (n=434)0.161.714%-0.11
2025Eastern Illinois (FCS)194-0.088th (n=576)0.10-15.927%–
2026Eastern Illinois (FCS)1250.0536th (n=478)0.106.032%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Eastern Illinois 7 games, 496 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27atMurray StateW 28–⁠14191713190
Sep 3atMinnesotaL 7–⁠597200470
Sep 12vs.Indiana StateL 35–⁠421410614441
Sep 19atIllinois StateL 13–⁠496201140
Sep 26atSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠42112803300
Oct 10atGardner-WebbW 21–⁠7331502–––
Oct 17vs.LindenwoodL 13–⁠20101903260
2025 Eastern Illinois 12 games, 716 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.DaytonW 24–⁠14301330–––
Sep 6atIndiana StateL 14–⁠3823862–––
Sep 13vs.Illinois StateL 30–⁠42152204280
Sep 27atWestern IllinoisW 31–⁠2310741–––
Oct 4vs.Tennessee StateW 31–⁠720690180
Oct 11vs.Gardner-WebbL 10–⁠2116560200
Oct 18atSoutheast Missouri StateL 13–⁠42152201−50
Oct 25atCharleston SouthernL 16–⁠1715710180
Nov 1vs.UT MartinL 20–⁠2772002250
Nov 8vs.Tennessee TechL 9–⁠2114800190
Nov 15atLindenwoodL 12–⁠42135804190
Nov 22atAlabamaL 0–⁠5614250200
2024 Akron 12 games, 358 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atOhio StateL 6–⁠523903100
Sep 7atRutgersL 17–⁠4972002280
Sep 14vs.ColgateW 31–⁠20113005361
Sep 21atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠5051804160
Sep 28atOhioL 10–⁠3041202200
Oct 5vs.Bowling GreenL 20–⁠273602140
Oct 12atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠34380110
Oct 26vs.Eastern MichiganW 25–⁠215650–––
Nov 2vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠412120–––
Nov 13atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠29250380
Nov 19atKent StateW 38–⁠171910412440
Nov 26vs.ToledoW 21–⁠14216903331
2023 Akron 5 games, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 23atIndianaL 27–⁠29––––––
Oct 7vs.Northern IllinoisL 14–⁠55230–––
Oct 14atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠17––––––
Nov 1vs.Kent StateW 31–⁠27220–––
Nov 8atMiami (OH)L 0–⁠19––––––
2022 Akron 1 game, 27 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 26atNorthern IllinoisW 44–⁠122270–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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