Running back, Jackson State (from USC, San Diego State), 2019–25
Kenan Christon
Lettered 2019–20 at USC (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
Kenan Christon played running back at USC (2019–21), San Diego State (2022–24) and Jackson State (2025).
Career highs
103rushing yards, career highvs. Arizona, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona, 20198catches, career highvs. Utah State, 2023111receiving yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Arizona State, 2019Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USC | 68 | 373 | 5.5 | 2 | 55 |
| 2020 | USC | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 71 | 261 | 3.7 | 1 | 49 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 96 | 378 | 3.9 | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | Jackson State | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 253 | 1,105 | 4.4 | 3 | 55 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USC | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 3 | 58 |
| 2020 | USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 9 | 207 | 23.0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 29 | 201 | 6.9 | 1 | 16 |
| Career | 51 | 534 | 10.5 | 6 | 73 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USC | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | USC | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 16 | 331 | 0 |
| 2025 | Jackson State | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 435 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USC | 8 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | USC | 8 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | USC | 8 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | San Diego State | 8 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | San Diego State | 8 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | San Diego State | 8 | RB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | Jackson State | 8 | RB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 5′10″ | 202 |
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 | USC | 81 | 0.22 | 81st (n=287) | 0.13 | 17.7 | 16% | 0.12 |
| 2020 | USC | 13 | 0.05 | – | – | 0.7 | – | – |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 78 | 0.09 | 34th (n=470) | 0.14 | 7.3 | 10% | 0.03 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 107 | 0.09 | 28th (n=450) | 0.17 | 10.1 | 15% | 0.07 |
| 2025 | Jackson State (FCS) | 8 | -0.11 | – | – | -0.9 | – | – |
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
2025 Jackson State 3 games, 23 rushing yards
2023 San Diego State 12 games, 378 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 20–13 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 36–28 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 10–35 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 9–26 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 31–34 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 10–49 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 41–34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 0–6 | 5 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 24–32 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 19–22 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 13–24 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 33–18 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
2022 San Diego State 13 games, 261 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 20–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 38–7 | 8 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 7–35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 17–14 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 13–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 16–14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 23–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 28–32 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 14–10 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 43–27 | 5 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 34–10 | 10 | 102 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 3–13 | 2 | −14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | L 23–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 1 |
2021 USC 1 game, 1 return, 17 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 30–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2020 USC 4 games, 70 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | at | W 34–30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 33–17 | 5 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 38–13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at | W 43–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 USC 7 games, 373 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 41–14 | 8 | 103 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 35–31 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 24–56 | 15 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 31–26 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 41–17 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 52–35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 24–49 | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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