Running back, Texas Southern (from Penn State, Nicholls), 2023–⁠26

D.K. Kency

Number
No. 38
Height
5′8″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Harvey, LA

D.K. Kency plays running back for Texas Southern, after Penn State (2023) and Nicholls (2025). Last time out, against Mississippi Valley State: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

34 rushing yards

Last game: 1 tackles vs. Mississippi Valley State, L 34–⁠38

Next game: vs. Southern, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 20@PV
  2. 14@FAU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Nicholls7142.006
2026Texas Southern12342.8012
Career19482.5012

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2026Texas Southern100000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Penn State38RBRS
2025Nicholls38RBSo.
2026Texas Southern38RBJr.5′8″190

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Nicholls (FCS)11-0.40––-4.4–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Texas Southern 3 games, 34 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 6atPrairie View A&ML 14–⁠52520012
Oct 3atFlorida AtlanticL 10–⁠6671407
Oct 10vs.Mississippi Valley StateL 34–⁠38––––
2025 Nicholls 3 games, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.West GeorgiaL 10–⁠3451406
Sep 20atTexas StateL 3–⁠351000
Oct 4atLamarL 17–⁠241000

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

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