Running back, Oregon, 2013–⁠17

Kani Benoit

Number
No. 29
Height
6′0″
Weight
211 lb
Hometown
Phoenix, AZ

Kani Benoit played running back at Oregon (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

138rushing yards, career highvs. California, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Southern Utah, 2017

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oregon23984.3135
2015Oregon523647.0362
2016Oregon513005.9346
2017Oregon885846.61068
Career2141,3466.31768

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oregon188.008
2015Oregon24924.5130
2016Oregon5336.6010
2017Oregon8364.509
Career161267.9130

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Oregon81470

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Oregon29RB
2014Oregon29RB
2015Oregon29RB
2016Oregon29RB
2017Oregon29RB6′0″211

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
2014Oregon240.07––1.85%–
2015Oregon550.37––20.27%0.19
2016Oregon570.19––10.88%0.09
2017Oregon960.2482nd (n=287)0.1223.211%0.13

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

2017 Oregon 12 games, 584 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Southern UtahW 77–⁠217107335––
Sep 9vs.NebraskaW 42–⁠35151511
Sep 16atWyomingW 49–⁠1384822718
Sep 23atArizona StateL 35–⁠371−100––
Sep 30vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠2418138268217
Oct 7vs.Washington StateL 10–⁠331032019––
Oct 14atStanfordL 7–⁠4963209210
Oct 21atUCLAL 14–⁠3171406––
Oct 28vs.UtahW 41–⁠20971124––
Nov 4atWashingtonL 3–⁠382504––
Nov 25vs.Oregon StateW 69–⁠1011122147––
Dec 16 ✦vs.Boise StateL 28–⁠388110520
2016 Oregon 9 games, 300 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.UC DavisW 53–⁠28434022––
Sep 10vs.VirginiaW 44–⁠26728014110
Sep 17atNebraskaL 32–⁠356100146––
Sep 24vs.ColoradoL 38–⁠411349110214
Oct 1atWashington StateL 33–⁠512110910
Oct 29vs.Arizona StateW 54–⁠3563901119
Nov 5atUSCL 20–⁠453−302––
Nov 12vs.StanfordL 27–⁠5294219––
Nov 19atUtahW 30–⁠281000––
2015 Oregon 11 games, 364 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Eastern WashingtonW 61–⁠421183126119
Sep 12atMichigan StateL 28–⁠311101––
Sep 26vs.UtahL 20–⁠6251705––
Oct 3atColoradoW 41–⁠24731010––
Oct 10vs.Washington StateL 38–⁠452807––
Oct 17atWashingtonW 26–⁠203804––
Oct 29atArizona StateW 61–⁠55366162––
Nov 7vs.CaliforniaW 44–⁠28894027––
Nov 14atStanfordW 38–⁠36635115––
Nov 21vs.USCW 48–⁠28416016130
Jan 2 ✦vs.TCUL 41–⁠472503––
2014 Oregon 6 games, 98 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 13vs.WyomingW 48–⁠14461218
Oct 24atCaliforniaW 59–⁠4151106––
Nov 1vs.StanfordW 45–⁠1631106––
Nov 22vs.ColoradoW 44–⁠103604––
Dec 5vs.ArizonaW 51–⁠13424012––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Florida StateW 59–⁠20440035––

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

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