Running back, Iowa, 2017–⁠21

Ivory Kelly-Martin

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Plainfield, IL

Ivory Kelly-Martin played running back at Iowa (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

98rushing yards, career highvs. Maryland, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Texas, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa201849.2357
2018Iowa973413.5219
2019Iowa6233.809
2020Iowa13544.2014
2021Iowa452024.5127
Career1818044.4657

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Iowa194040
2020Iowa2400
2021Iowa2810
Career235250

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa4256.3110
2018Iowa9788.7025
2019Iowa22512.5025
2020Iowa3227.3017
2021Iowa7497.0011
Career251998.0125

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Iowa420000
2020Iowa530000
2021Iowa110000
Career1060000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Iowa21RBYr 1
2018Iowa21RBYr 2
2019Iowa21RBYr 3
2020Iowa21RBYr 4
2021Iowa21RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″200

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
2017Iowa250.52––12.96%–
2018Iowa111-0.124th (n=300)0.15-13.020%-0.07
2019Iowa80.35––2.8––
2020Iowa160.07––1.0––
2021Iowa51-0.07––-3.810%0.06

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

2021 Iowa 10 games, 202 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4vs.IndianaW 34–⁠68440––
Sep 11atIowa StateW 27–⁠178280––
Sep 18vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠76190––
Sep 25vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠14200––
Oct 1atMarylandW 51–⁠148620––
Oct 9vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠205150––
Oct 16vs.PurdueL 7–⁠246231167
Oct 30atWisconsinL 7–⁠271−10––
Nov 20vs.IllinoisW 33–⁠23–––114
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠201120––
2020 Iowa 7 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 24atPurdueL 20–⁠244290––
Oct 31vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠21–––––
Nov 7vs.Michigan StateW 49–⁠75100––
Nov 13atMinnesotaW 35–⁠7–––––
Nov 21atPenn StateW 41–⁠213130––
Nov 27vs.NebraskaW 26–⁠20–––240
Dec 5atIllinoisW 35–⁠21120––
2019 Iowa 3 games, 23 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠0–––––
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠175200––
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠3130––
2018 Iowa 8 games, 341 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 33–⁠716621––
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠2814720––
Oct 6atMinnesotaW 48–⁠3120470––
Oct 20vs.MarylandW 23–⁠024980––
Oct 27atPenn StateL 24–⁠305140––
Nov 3atPurdueL 36–⁠3810391––
Nov 10vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠14390––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠22500––
2017 Iowa 11 games, 184 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 9atIowa StateW 44–⁠41–––239
Sep 16vs.North TexasW 31–⁠1411742244
Sep 23vs.Penn StateL 19–⁠21–––367
Sep 30atMichigan StateL 10–⁠171−20256
Oct 7vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠162220––
Oct 21atNorthwesternL 10–⁠17–––128
Oct 28vs.MinnesotaW 17–⁠10–––362
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateW 55–⁠24–––238
Nov 11atWisconsinL 14–⁠38–––353
Nov 18vs.PurdueL 15–⁠24–––117
Nov 24atNebraskaW 56–⁠146901––

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

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