Running back, Penn State, 1992–94
Ki-Jana Carter
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Ki-Jana Carter played running back at Penn State (1992–94). He finished second in the 1994 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1994. The Cincinnati Bengals took Carter first overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2026.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2026College Football Hall of Fame
- 1993Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1994Consensus All‑American
- 1994National leader in yards per carry (7.8)
- 1994Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1994
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Avg | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1992 | 11 | 42 | 264 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 11 | 155 | 1,026 | 6.6 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 8.2 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 198 | 1,539 | 7.8 | 23 | 14 | 123 | 0 | 8.8 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 395 | 2,829 | 34 | 20 | 172 | 0 | 11 | 228 | 0 | |||
From the college statistics table in Carter’s Wikipedia article (Ki-Jana Carter, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 1995 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ |
| Weight | 227 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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