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

Best season
1,157
Rushing yards, 2023 (Massachusetts, 3–⁠9)
Best game
234 yards
At Army, week 9, 2023: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

234rushing yards, career highat Army, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highat Army, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rutgers481613.4117
2020Rutgers361624.5137
2021Massachusetts391142.9120
2022Massachusetts842973.5166
2023Massachusetts2361,1574.91247
2024Michigan State1336494.9263
Career5762,5404.41866

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rutgers24723.5041
2020Rutgers47318.3162
2021Massachusetts7436.1021
2022Massachusetts273.505
2023Massachusetts201185.9021
2024Michigan State15855.7016
Career503737.5162

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Massachusetts4490
2024Michigan State4390
Career8880

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Rutgers15RBYr 1
2020Rutgers15RBYr 2
2021Massachusetts15RBYr 3
2022Massachusetts15RBYr 4
2023Massachusetts15RBYr 5
2024Michigan State15RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Rutgers51-0.03––-1.49%-0.02
2020Rutgers34-0.00––-0.17%0.07
2021Massachusetts39-0.18––-7.021%0.09
2022Massachusetts85-0.056th (n=470)0.14-4.415%0.08
2023Massachusetts2580.1960th (n=450)0.1749.936%0.21
2024Michigan State1500.0214th (n=434)0.162.720%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Florida AtlanticW 16–⁠109101163––
Sep 7atMarylandW 27–⁠241046023––
Sep 14vs.Prairie View A&MW 40–⁠01563013227
Sep 21atBoston CollegeL 19–⁠23156101914
Sep 28vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠3893508––
Oct 4atOregonL 10–⁠31932112––
Oct 19vs.IowaW 32–⁠201586015317
Oct 26atMichiganL 17–⁠241035091−5
Nov 2vs.IndianaL 10–⁠4761008216
Nov 16atIllinoisL 16–⁠3882601226
Nov 22vs.PurdueW 24–⁠171885011318
Nov 30vs.RutgersL 14–⁠4196903612
2023 Massachusetts 12 games, 1,157 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26atNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠301579221––
Sep 2atAuburnL 14–⁠5914101028––
Sep 9vs.Miami (OH)L 28–⁠411657011432
Sep 16atEastern MichiganL 17–⁠1926129119216
Sep 23vs.New MexicoL 31–⁠34269712117
Sep 30vs.Arkansas StateL 28–⁠521341110423
Oct 7vs.ToledoL 24–⁠412015714719
Oct 14atPenn StateL 0–⁠63143101610
Oct 28atArmyW 21–⁠143423433426
Nov 4vs.MerrimackW 31–⁠2123880151−3
Nov 18atLibertyL 25–⁠49179212320
Nov 25vs.UConnL 18–⁠311851223228
2022 Massachusetts 10 games, 297 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atTulaneL 10–⁠4231309––
Sep 17vs.Stony BrookW 20–⁠33−301––
Sep 24atTempleL 0–⁠2872508––
Oct 1atEastern MichiganL 13–⁠20153707––
Oct 8vs.LibertyL 24–⁠427406––
Oct 15vs.BuffaloL 7–⁠341165017––
Oct 29vs.New Mexico StateL 13–⁠23672166––
Nov 4atUConnL 10–⁠27611010––
Nov 19atTexas A&ML 3–⁠20145801327
Nov 26vs.ArmyL 7–⁠44121509––
2021 Massachusetts 4 games, 114 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atPittsburghL 7–⁠511132020414
Sep 11vs.Boston CollegeL 28–⁠45103412014
Sep 25atCoastal CarolinaL 3–⁠536250814
Oct 2vs.ToledoL 7–⁠45122306121
2020 Rutgers 8 games, 162 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 31vs.IndianaL 21–⁠37564137––
Nov 7atOhio StateL 27–⁠494603––
Nov 14vs.IllinoisL 20–⁠233604––
Nov 21vs.MichiganL 42–⁠48424013––
Nov 28atPurdueW 37–⁠301101268
Dec 5vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠2382801115
Dec 12atMarylandW 27–⁠24521010––
Dec 18vs.NebraskaL 21–⁠286120410
2019 Rutgers 8 games, 161 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠2141306––
Sep 28atMichiganL 0–⁠5272106––
Oct 5vs.MarylandL 7–⁠483909––
Oct 19vs.MinnesotaL 7–⁠42630112––
Oct 26vs.LibertyW 44–⁠3472609––
Nov 2atIllinoisL 10–⁠381040017––
Nov 16vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠5681709141
Nov 30atPenn StateL 6–⁠27350816

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height5′9¼″
Weight205 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size8¼″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.43 s
20-yard shuttle4.55 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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