Running back, Arkansas State (from Southern Miss), 2022–26
Kenyon Clay
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 223 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Union, MS
Kenyon Clay plays running back for Arkansas State, after Southern Miss (2022–24). Last time out, at Southern Miss: 10 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD; 3 catches, 11 yards.
2026 so far
144 rushing yards, 3 TD
Last game: 10 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD; 3 catches, 11 yards at Southern Miss, W 23–13
Next game: vs. Georgia State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
124rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana, 20246catches, career highat Kennesaw State, 202585receiving yards, career highat Memphis, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 19 | 45 | 2.4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 40 | 179 | 4.5 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 84 | 387 | 4.6 | 7 | 70 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 139 | 523 | 3.8 | 3 | 30 |
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 41 | 144 | 3.5 | 3 | 11 |
| Career | 323 | 1,278 | 4.0 | 16 | 70 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 21 | 225 | 10.7 | 1 | 37 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 37 | 205 | 5.5 | 3 | 27 |
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 1 | 75 |
| Career | 70 | 563 | 8.0 | 5 | 75 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 5 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 5 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 5 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 5 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 5 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 223 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 21 | 0.38 | – | – | 7.9 | 7% | – |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 41 | -0.09 | – | – | -3.7 | 8% | 0.03 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 103 | 0.18 | 56th (n=434) | 0.16 | 18.3 | 14% | 0.01 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 179 | -0.04 | 15th (n=576) | 0.10 | -6.3 | 18% | -0.06 |
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 49 | 0.24 | 80th (n=478) | 0.10 | 11.9 | 15% | – |
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.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 36% | 2.80 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 16% |
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 49% | 2.80 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 13% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Arkansas State 5 games, 144 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 24–42 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 52–7 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 7–31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 49–56 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 23–13 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
2025 Arkansas State 13 games, 523 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 42–24 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 14–56 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 16–24 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 21–28 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 16–28 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | −6 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 31–30 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 15–14 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 34–24 | 17 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 23–10 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 21–27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 30–34 | 5 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 30–29 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 34–28 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
2024 Southern Miss 12 games, 387 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 0–31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 35–10 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 24–49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 7–44 | 10 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 13–23 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 21–38 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 28–44 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 15–32 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 3–37 | 6 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 3–58 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 14–35 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 20–52 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
2023 Southern Miss 8 games, 179 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 40–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 37–44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 13–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 3–55 | 10 | 60 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 38–48 | 12 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–7 | 11 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 34–31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 20–41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
2022 Southern Miss 5 games, 45 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 64–10 | 5 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 14–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 23–26 | 5 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 20–27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | W 38–24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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