Running back, Princeton, 2025–⁠26

Kai Honda

Number
No. 25
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Manhattan Beach, CA

Kai Honda plays running back for Princeton. Last time out, against Brown: 28 carries, 84 yards; 1 catch, 3 yards. Honda leads Princeton in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

492 rushing yards, 8 TD

Last game: 28 carries, 84 yards; 1 catch, 3 yards vs. Brown, W 16–⁠10

Next game: at Harvard, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 25@BRY
  2. 61UALB
  3. 219@COLU
  4. 103@WAG
  5. 84BRWN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

219rushing yards, career highat Columbia, 20264rushing touchdowns, career highat Columbia, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Princeton462144.7134
2026Princeton844925.9870
Career1307065.4970

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Princeton7699.9021
2026Princeton67111.8040
Career1314010.8040

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Princeton25RBSo.
2026Princeton25RBJr.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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Princeton (FCS)560.01––0.512%
2026Princeton (FCS)920.2174th (n=478)0.1019.830%

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 Princeton 5 games, 492 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19atBryantL 14–⁠2182508––
Sep 26vs.UAlbanyW 22–⁠01261214249
Oct 3atColumbiaW 35–⁠714219470––
Oct 10atWagnerW 28–⁠1322103231319
Oct 17vs.BrownW 16–⁠1028840813
2025 Princeton 7 games, 214 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 20vs.San DiegoL 35–⁠423905112
Sep 27atLafayetteW 38–⁠28637012––
Oct 3vs.ColumbiaW 17–⁠1082206223
Oct 11vs.MercerL 14–⁠38839013––
Oct 18atBrownW 40–⁠211067134333
Oct 25vs.HarvardL 14–⁠356140511
Nov 1atCornellL 17–⁠20526017––

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

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