Running back, Michigan State (from Rutgers, Massachusetts), 2019–24
Kay’Ron Adams
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Warren, OH
Kay’Ron Adams played running back at Rutgers (2019–20), Massachusetts (2021–23) and Michigan State (2024).
At a glance
Career highs
234rushing yards, career highat Army, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highat Army, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 48 | 161 | 3.4 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 36 | 162 | 4.5 | 1 | 37 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 39 | 114 | 2.9 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 84 | 297 | 3.5 | 1 | 66 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 236 | 1,157 | 4.9 | 12 | 47 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 133 | 649 | 4.9 | 2 | 63 |
| Career | 576 | 2,540 | 4.4 | 18 | 66 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 41 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | 62 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 20 | 118 | 5.9 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 50 | 373 | 7.5 | 1 | 62 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 88 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 15 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Rutgers | 15 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 15 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 15 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 15 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Michigan State | 15 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′10″ | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 51 | -0.03 | – | – | -1.4 | 9% | -0.02 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 34 | -0.00 | – | – | -0.1 | 7% | 0.07 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 39 | -0.18 | – | – | -7.0 | 21% | 0.09 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 85 | -0.05 | 6th (n=470) | 0.14 | -4.4 | 15% | 0.08 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 258 | 0.19 | 60th (n=450) | 0.17 | 49.9 | 36% | 0.21 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 150 | 0.02 | 14th (n=434) | 0.16 | 2.7 | 20% | 0.07 |
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
2024 Michigan State 12 games, 649 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 16–10 | 9 | 101 | 1 | 63 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | at | W 27–24 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 40–0 | 15 | 63 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 19–23 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 7–38 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 10–31 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 32–20 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 17–24 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | −5 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 10–47 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 16–38 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 24–17 | 18 | 85 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 14–41 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 |
2023 Massachusetts 12 games, 1,157 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at | W 41–30 | 15 | 79 | 2 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 2 | at | L 14–59 | 14 | 101 | 0 | 28 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 28–41 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 17–19 | 26 | 129 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 16 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 31–34 | 26 | 97 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 28–52 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 24–41 | 20 | 157 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 0–63 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 21–14 | 34 | 234 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 31–21 | 23 | 88 | 0 | 15 | 1 | −3 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 25–49 | 17 | 92 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 18–31 | 18 | 51 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 28 |
2022 Massachusetts 10 games, 297 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 10–42 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 20–3 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 0–28 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 13–20 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 24–42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 7–34 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 13–23 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 66 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 10–27 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 3–20 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 7–44 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
2021 Massachusetts 4 games, 114 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 7–51 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 14 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 28–45 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 3–53 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 7–45 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
2020 Rutgers 8 games, 162 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 21–37 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 37 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 27–49 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 20–23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 42–48 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 37–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 7–23 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 12 | at | W 27–24 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Dec 18 | vs. | L 21–28 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
2019 Rutgers 8 games, 161 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–21 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 0–52 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 7–48 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 7–42 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 44–34 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 10–38 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 21–56 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 41 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 6–27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¼″ |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 8¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.43 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.55 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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