Running back, UConn, 2017–⁠21

Kevin Mensah

Number
No. 34
Height
5′9″
Weight
202 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Worcester, MA

Kevin Mensah played running back at UConn (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

184rushing yards, career highvs. SMU, 20185rushing touchdowns, career highat Massachusetts, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017UConn1265614.5470
2018UConn2251,0424.6668
2019UConn2261,0134.5958
2021UConn1043143.0021
Career6812,9304.31970

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017UConn141037.4020
2018UConn10393.907
2019UConn89111.4026
2021UConn12554.6014
Career442886.5026

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017UConn34RBYr 1
2018UConn34RBYr 2
2019UConn34RBYr 3
2020UConn34RBYr 4
2021UConn34RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017UConn145-0.075th (n=287)0.12-10.817%-0.08
2018UConn237-0.0114th (n=300)0.15-3.128%0.00
2019UConn2380.0730th (n=287)0.1315.729%0.13
2021UConn107-0.063rd (n=277)0.16-6.114%0.01

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

2021 UConn 12 games, 314 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atFresno StateL 0–⁠451131013––
Sep 4vs.Holy CrossL 28–⁠382166010214
Sep 11vs.PurdueL 0–⁠4981004––
Sep 18atArmyL 21–⁠5221508––
Sep 25vs.WyomingL 22–⁠242906––
Oct 2atVanderbiltL 28–⁠3041007215
Oct 9atMassachusettsL 13–⁠27420011111
Oct 16vs.YaleW 21–⁠1512580913
Oct 22vs.Middle TennesseeL 13–⁠4492701124
Nov 13atClemsonL 7–⁠449−70525
Nov 20atUCFL 17–⁠49939010––
Nov 27vs.HoustonL 17–⁠45133602123
2019 UConn 12 games, 1,013 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.WagnerW 24–⁠2136144124––
Sep 7vs.IllinoisL 23–⁠31142719––
Sep 21atIndianaL 3–⁠3810340812
Sep 28atUCFL 21–⁠5623123018––
Oct 5vs.South FloridaL 22–⁠48217021819
Oct 12atTulaneL 7–⁠49154105––
Oct 19vs.HoustonL 17–⁠241293058126
Oct 26atMassachusettsW 56–⁠3519164545––
Nov 1vs.NavyL 10–⁠5626107026218
Nov 9atCincinnatiL 3–⁠4824115018––
Nov 23vs.East CarolinaL 24–⁠312075020336
Nov 30atTempleL 17–⁠49620011––
2018 UConn 12 games, 1,042 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UCFL 17–⁠56205901415
Sep 8atBoise StateL 7–⁠62108205517
Sep 15vs.Rhode IslandW 56–⁠492514422216
Sep 22atSyracuseL 21–⁠511976013––
Sep 29vs.CincinnatiL 7–⁠491525011––
Oct 6atMemphisL 14–⁠5513210512
Oct 20atSouth FloridaL 30–⁠381912023413
Oct 27vs.MassachusettsL 17–⁠22218211512
Nov 3atTulsaL 19–⁠491767014––
Nov 10vs.SMUL 50–⁠6228184150––
Nov 17atEast CarolinaL 21–⁠5514880681−2
Nov 24vs.TempleL 7–⁠572494016316
2017 UConn 11 games, 561 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16atVirginiaL 18–⁠38649130––
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaL 38–⁠411610702928
Sep 30atSMUL 28–⁠49811010333
Oct 6vs.MemphisL 31–⁠70415013––
Oct 14atTempleW 28–⁠24725018––
Oct 21vs.TulsaW 20–⁠145304––
Oct 28vs.MissouriL 12–⁠521664126120
Nov 4vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠372295123422
Nov 11atUCFL 24–⁠491053014––
Nov 18vs.Boston CollegeL 16–⁠3916115170––
Nov 25atCincinnatiL 21–⁠22162406420

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

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