Running back, East Carolina, 2020–⁠22

Keaton Mitchell

Number
No. 2
Height
5′9″
Weight
184 lb
Class (2022)
Sophomore
Hometown
Mcdonough, GA
Born
Jan 17, 2002

Keaton Mitchell played running back at East Carolina (2020–⁠22).

At a glance

Best season
1,452
Rushing yards, 2022 (East Carolina, 8–⁠5)
Best game
222 yards
At Temple, week 13, 2022: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

222rushing yards, career hightwice; last at Temple, 20223rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Temple, 20228catches, career highat Tulane, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020East Carolina884435.0234
2021East Carolina1741,1326.5988
2022East Carolina2011,4527.21481
Career4633,0276.52588

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020East Carolina11756.8126
2021East Carolina2225311.5163
2022East Carolina272529.3173
Career605809.7373

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020East Carolina6960
2021East Carolina150
2022East Carolina51330
Career122340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020East Carolina2RBYr 1
2021East Carolina2RBYr 2
2022East Carolina2RBSo. (Yr 3)5′9″184

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
2020East Carolina890.0115th (n=212)0.140.415%0.06
2021East Carolina1990.1856th (n=277)0.1635.223%0.23
2022East Carolina2270.3087th (n=470)0.1468.627%0.30

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

2022 East Carolina 12 games, 1,452 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.NC StateL 20–⁠21103603370
Sep 10vs.Old DominionW 39–⁠21181602–––
Sep 17vs.CampbellW 49–⁠10131851–––
Sep 24vs.NavyL 20–⁠23550–––
Oct 8atTulaneL 9–⁠24104708540
Oct 15vs.MemphisW 47–⁠452914934280
Oct 22vs.UCFW 34–⁠13161052390
Oct 28atBYUW 27–⁠24211761180
Nov 11atCincinnatiL 25–⁠271611212150
Nov 19vs.HoustonL 3–⁠42141280280
Nov 26atTempleW 49–⁠462722232781
Dec 27 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaW 53–⁠292212712150
2021 East Carolina 12 games, 1,132 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atApp StateL 19–⁠3345005791
Sep 11vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠2014420270
Sep 18atMarshallW 42–⁠381413514350
Sep 25vs.Charleston SouthernW 31–⁠281312513240
Oct 2vs.TulaneW 52–⁠29152222–––
Oct 9atUCFL 16–⁠20176501120
Oct 23atHoustonL 24–⁠3111380–––
Oct 28vs.South FloridaW 29–⁠14167911140
Nov 6vs.TempleW 45–⁠3181462–––
Nov 13atMemphisW 30–⁠29178112400
Nov 20atNavyW 38–⁠35189414420
Nov 26vs.CincinnatiL 13–⁠3517550–––
2020 East Carolina 9 games, 443 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26vs.UCFL 28–⁠5186602180
Oct 3atGeorgia StateL 29–⁠49100–––
Oct 10atSouth FloridaW 44–⁠24154201−20
Oct 17vs.NavyL 23–⁠2751901130
Oct 30atTulsaL 30–⁠34240290
Nov 7vs.TulaneL 21–⁠387170230
Nov 13atCincinnatiL 17–⁠551712411260
Nov 21atTempleW 28–⁠3131030110
Nov 28vs.SMUW 52–⁠3820681171

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′7⅞″
Weight179 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan74¾″W
40-yard dash4.37 s
10-yard split1.48 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press13 repsW
3-cone drill7.40 sW
20-yard shuttle4.36 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 29 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Baltimore Ravens7473962993
2024Baltimore Ravens415300128
2025Baltimore Ravens13593411963
2026 (so far)Los Angeles Chargers53313501252
NFL career29154902331236

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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