Running back, Samford, 2024–⁠26

Ken Cherry

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Huntsville, AL

Ken Cherry plays running back for Samford. Last time out, against Mercer: 13 carries, 108 yards, a career high in rushing yards. Cherry leads Samford in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

247 rushing yards

Last game: 13 carries, 108 yards ★ vs. Mercer, L 21–⁠31

Next game: at Furman, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. -2UNA
  2. 44SIU
  3. 21@TNTC
  4. 41VMI
  5. 34@UAB
  6. 1@UTC
  7. 108MER

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

108rushing yards, career highvs. Mercer, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Samford10171.704
2025Samford661973.0130
2026Samford432475.7057
Career1194613.9157

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Samford199.009
2025Samford201175.8038
2026Samford6335.5013
Career271595.9038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Samford22RBFr.
2025Samford22RBSo.
2026Samford22RBJr.5′11″210

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
2025Samford (FCS)85-0.106th (n=576)0.10-8.211%
2026Samford (FCS)510.0742nd (n=478)0.103.611%

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 Samford 7 games, 247 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.North AlabamaL 10–⁠221−202100
Sep 3vs.Southern IllinoisL 18–⁠2274401−40
Sep 12atTennessee TechL 19–⁠4552102140
Sep 26vs.VMIW 45–⁠79410–––
Oct 3atUABL 14–⁠3363401130
Oct 10atChattanoogaL 3–⁠19210–––
Oct 17vs.MercerL 21–⁠31131080–––
2025 Samford 12 games, 197 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.West GeorgiaL 3–⁠34230110
Sep 6vs.The CitadelL 13–⁠404502110
Sep 13atBaylorL 7–⁠426160180
Sep 20atWestern CarolinaL 35–⁠5021102200
Sep 27vs.FurmanL 13–⁠31390–––
Oct 4atMercerL 21–⁠458360330
Oct 18atVMIW 24–⁠2211440–––
Oct 25vs.ChattanoogaL 13–⁠4992713140
Nov 1atWoffordL 16–⁠266605410
Nov 8vs.East Tennessee StateL 14–⁠383202120
Nov 15atAustin PeayL 16–⁠302290–––
Nov 22atTexas A&ML 0–⁠481090170
2024 Samford 4 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atWest GeorgiaL 29–⁠38–––190
Sep 7atFloridaL 7–⁠45470–––
Sep 14vs.Alabama StateW 12–⁠7430–––
Oct 5vs.VMIW 27–⁠3270–––

No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Furman, so that game is not listed.

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

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