Benny Snell Jr. in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Kentucky, 2016–⁠18

Benny Snell Jr.

Number
No. 26
Height
5′11″
Weight
223 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Westerville, OH
Born
Feb 27, 1998, in Columbus, Ohio

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Benny Snell Jr. played running back at Kentucky (2016–⁠18). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Snell in round 4, No. 122 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,434
Rushing yards, 2018 (Kentucky, 10–⁠3)
Best game
165 yards
Vs. Mississippi State, week 4, 2018: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2017
Drafted
No. 122
Round 4, 2019 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

211rushing yards, career highvs. Louisville, 20174rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Mississippi State, 20186catches, career highat Tennessee, 2018

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Kentucky1861,0915.91348
2017Kentucky2621,3335.11971
2018Kentucky2881,4345.01652
Career7363,8585.24871

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Kentucky23919.5028
2017Kentucky10727.2022
2018Kentucky171056.2028
Career292167.4028

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Kentucky71380
2017Kentucky1−130
Career81250

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Kentucky26RBFr.
2017Kentucky26RBSo.
2018Kentucky26RBJr.5′11″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Kentucky740.2683rd (n=259)0.1319.418%0.12
2017Kentucky2770.1353rd (n=287)0.1237.133%0.17
2018Kentucky2870.2067th (n=300)0.1558.237%0.27

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

2018 Kentucky 13 games, 1,434 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 35–⁠202012525217
Sep 8atFloridaW 27–⁠162717504428
Sep 15vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠101575117––
Sep 22vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠725165436––
Sep 29vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠102885116114
Oct 6atTexas A&ML 14–⁠201360011418
Oct 20vs.VanderbiltW 14–⁠732169122––
Oct 27atMissouriW 15–⁠141967015228
Nov 3vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠34207311115
Nov 10atTennesseeL 7–⁠242081019625
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 34–⁠2325115217––
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 56–⁠1018100224––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠2426144232––
2017 Kentucky 13 games, 1,333 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atSouthern MissW 24–⁠172067010113
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 27–⁠161910312525
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠1332102212––
Sep 23vs.FloridaL 27–⁠281459012222
Sep 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠202175112––
Oct 7vs.MissouriW 40–⁠34201172713−2
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 7–⁠4571805114
Oct 28vs.TennesseeW 29–⁠2627180348––
Nov 4vs.Ole MissL 34–⁠3728176322––
Nov 11atVanderbiltW 44–⁠2117116338120
Nov 18atGeorgiaL 13–⁠422294112––
Nov 25vs.LouisvilleL 17–⁠4429211241––
Dec 29 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 23–⁠24615118––
2016 Kentucky 13 games, 1,091 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Southern MissL 35–⁠44––––––
Sep 10atFloridaL 7–⁠45––––––
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠4217136418––
Sep 24vs.South CarolinaW 17–⁠101673114––
Oct 1atAlabamaL 6–⁠34838017––
Oct 8vs.VanderbiltW 20–⁠132094012––
Oct 22vs.Mississippi StateW 40–⁠3819128134––
Oct 29atMissouriW 35–⁠2138192232––
Nov 5vs.GeorgiaL 24–⁠2721114226––
Nov 12atTennesseeL 36–⁠491579027––
Nov 19vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠1314152248––
Nov 26atLouisvilleW 41–⁠381151118128
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 18–⁠33734010111

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′10⅜″
Weight224 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan74¼″W
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Pittsburgh Steelers111084262323
2020Pittsburgh Steelers1511136841061
2021Pittsburgh Steelers1636980213
2022Pittsburgh Steelers920901217
NFL career51275982717114

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2026UFLLouisville Kings

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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