Running back, Rutgers, 2020–⁠24

Kyle Monangai

Lettered 2021–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
5′9″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Roseland, NJ
Born
Mar 15, 2002

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Kyle Monangai played running back at Rutgers (2020–⁠24). The Chicago Bears took Monangai in round 7, No. 233 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,279
Rushing yards, 2024 (Rutgers, 7–⁠6)
Best game
208 yards
Vs. Akron, week 2, 2024: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 233
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

208rushing yards, career highvs. Akron, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. UCLA, 2024

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Rutgers622353.8420
2022Rutgers1094594.2231
2023Rutgers2421,2625.2855
2024Rutgers2561,2795.01362
Career6693,2354.82762

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Rutgers10686.8017
2022Rutgers6315.207
2023Rutgers8789.8020
2024Rutgers14755.4114
Career382526.6120

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Rutgers5RBRS
2021Rutgers5RBFr.
2022Rutgers5RBSo.
2023Rutgers5RBJr.
2024Rutgers5RBSr.5′9″209

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
2021Rutgers710.1960th (n=277)0.1613.39%0.24
2022Rutgers1130.0319th (n=470)0.143.515%0.09
2023Rutgers2490.1957th (n=450)0.1746.331%0.25
2024Rutgers2670.1133rd (n=434)0.1628.535%0.20

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

2024 Rutgers 11 games, 1,279 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.HowardW 44–⁠71916513910
Sep 7vs.AkronW 49–⁠172720836213
Sep 21atVirginia TechW 26–⁠232684111––
Sep 27vs.WashingtonW 21–⁠182513214015
Oct 5atNebraskaL 7–⁠141978017218
Oct 12vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠42197211315
Oct 19vs.UCLAL 32–⁠351910633014
Oct 25atUSCL 20–⁠421886027314
Nov 16atMarylandW 31–⁠17259721613
Nov 23vs.IllinoisL 31–⁠3828122018323
Nov 30atMichigan StateW 41–⁠1431129121––
2023 Rutgers 13 games, 1,262 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠71449115120
Sep 9vs.TempleW 36–⁠728165127––
Sep 16vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠161614335513
Sep 23atMichiganL 7–⁠311127010––
Sep 30vs.WagnerW 52–⁠31987121––
Oct 7atWisconsinL 13–⁠2481604––
Oct 14vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠2424148121––
Oct 21atIndianaW 31–⁠1424109011––
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠3524159045––
Nov 11atIowaL 0–⁠2213390817
Nov 18atPenn StateL 6–⁠27163909––
Nov 25vs.MarylandL 24–⁠4220118018331
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 31–⁠2425163140217
2022 Rutgers 12 games, 459 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atBoston CollegeW 22–⁠21197811524
Sep 10vs.WagnerW 66–⁠7105811117
Sep 17atTempleW 16–⁠1471004––
Sep 24vs.IowaL 10–⁠2762509––
Oct 1atOhio StateL 10–⁠494504––
Oct 7vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠142906––
Oct 22vs.IndianaW 24–⁠1771206––
Oct 29atMinnesotaL 0–⁠31729014––
Nov 5vs.MichiganL 17–⁠5241708––
Nov 12atMichigan StateL 21–⁠2724162031320
Nov 19vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠559907––
Nov 26atMarylandL 0–⁠37104509––
2021 Rutgers 11 games, 235 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.TempleW 61–⁠1482828117
Sep 11atSyracuseW 17–⁠7820111210
Sep 18vs.DelawareW 45–⁠13380419
Sep 25atMichiganL 13–⁠20522011––
Oct 2vs.Ohio StateL 13–⁠52––––211
Oct 9vs.Michigan StateL 13–⁠314160911
Oct 16atNorthwesternL 7–⁠21631013320
Oct 30atIllinoisW 20–⁠141577120––
Nov 6vs.WisconsinL 3–⁠5261309––
Nov 13atIndianaW 38–⁠341205––
Nov 20atPenn StateL 0–⁠283809––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′8¼″
Weight211 lb
Arm length28¾″
Hand size9″
Wingspan72″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′9″
20-yard shuttle4.40 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Chicago Bears17169783518164
2026 (so far)Chicago Bears4603243539
NFL career212291,107823203

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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