
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
Career highs
211rushing yards, career highvs. Louisville, 20174rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Mississippi State, 20186catches, career highat Tennessee, 2018Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kentucky | 74 | 0.26 | 83rd (n=259) | 0.13 | 19.4 | 18% | 0.12 |
| 2017 | Kentucky | 277 | 0.13 | 53rd (n=287) | 0.12 | 37.1 | 33% | 0.17 |
| 2018 | Kentucky | 287 | 0.20 | 67th (n=300) | 0.15 | 58.2 | 37% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 35–20 | 20 | 125 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 27–16 | 27 | 175 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 48–10 | 15 | 75 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 28–7 | 25 | 165 | 4 | 36 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 24–10 | 28 | 85 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 14–20 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 14–7 | 32 | 169 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | at | W 15–14 | 19 | 67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 17–34 | 20 | 73 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 7–24 | 20 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 34–23 | 25 | 115 | 2 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 56–10 | 18 | 100 | 2 | 24 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 27–24 | 26 | 144 | 2 | 32 | – | – |
2017 Kentucky 13 games, 1,333 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 24–17 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 27–16 | 19 | 103 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 23–13 | 32 | 102 | 2 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 27–28 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 24–20 | 21 | 75 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 40–34 | 20 | 117 | 2 | 71 | 3 | −2 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 7–45 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 29–26 | 27 | 180 | 3 | 48 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 34–37 | 28 | 176 | 3 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 44–21 | 17 | 116 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 13–42 | 22 | 94 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 17–44 | 29 | 211 | 2 | 41 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 23–24 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
2016 Kentucky 13 games, 1,091 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 35–44 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 7–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 62–42 | 17 | 136 | 4 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 17–10 | 16 | 73 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 6–34 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 20–13 | 20 | 94 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 40–38 | 19 | 128 | 1 | 34 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 35–21 | 38 | 192 | 2 | 32 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 24–27 | 21 | 114 | 2 | 26 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 36–49 | 15 | 79 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 49–13 | 14 | 152 | 2 | 48 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 41–38 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 28 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 18–33 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅜″ |
| Weight | 224 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.66 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 108 | 426 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 111 | 368 | 4 | 10 | 61 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 36 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 20 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| NFL career | 51 | 275 | 982 | 7 | 17 | 114 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UFL | Louisville 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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