Running back, Kentucky, 2014–⁠16

Mikel Horton

Lettered 2014–⁠15 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Hometown
West Chester, OH

Mikel Horton played running back at Kentucky (2014–⁠16).

Career highs

109rushing yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UT Martin, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Kentucky593065.2227
2015Kentucky823183.9321
2016Kentucky3124.005
Career1446364.4527

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Kentucky2−6−3.000
2015Kentucky1014014.0028
Career1213411.2028

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Kentucky4RB
2015Kentucky4RB
2016Kentucky4RB6′1″

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
2014Kentucky63-0.0115th (n=253)0.12-0.38%0.11
2015Kentucky930.1251st (n=268)0.1211.211%0.01
2016Kentucky30.33––1.0––

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

2016 Kentucky 1 game, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠4231205––
2015 Kentucky 12 games, 318 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.LouisianaW 40–⁠33628112––
Sep 12atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠2222011215
Sep 19vs.FloridaL 9–⁠1492105113
Sep 26vs.MissouriW 21–⁠1361106––
Oct 3vs.Eastern KentuckyW 34–⁠2791307451
Oct 15vs.AuburnL 27–⁠3051015––
Oct 24atMississippi StateL 16–⁠421202––
Oct 31vs.TennesseeL 21–⁠5214109021119
Nov 7atGeorgiaL 3–⁠27935018––
Nov 14atVanderbiltL 17–⁠214503––
Nov 21vs.CharlotteW 58–⁠1042001516
Nov 28vs.LouisvilleL 24–⁠381344021246
2014 Kentucky 11 games, 306 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UT MartinW 59–⁠14745218––
Sep 6vs.OhioW 20–⁠31045022––
Sep 27vs.VanderbiltW 17–⁠763109––
Oct 4vs.South CarolinaW 45–⁠38844022––
Oct 11vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠142704––
Oct 18atLSUL 3–⁠415290201−2
Oct 25vs.Mississippi StateL 31–⁠451000––
Nov 1atMissouriL 10–⁠201062027––
Nov 8vs.GeorgiaL 31–⁠6362206––
Nov 15atTennesseeL 16–⁠50218018––
Nov 29atLouisvilleL 40–⁠4423021−4

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

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