Running back, UConn (from Virginia Tech, North Carolina A&T, Toledo), 2021–⁠26

Kenji Christian

Number
No. 3
Height
6′2″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Kenji Christian plays running back for UConn, after Virginia Tech (2021–⁠22), North Carolina A&T (2023–⁠24) and Toledo (2025). Last time out, at Temple: 1 carry, 39 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 22 yards.

2026 so far

192 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 1 carry, 39 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 22 yards at Temple, W 34–⁠20

Next game: vs. Massachusetts, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 46LAF
  2. 17MD
  3. 64@USM
  4. 26@M-OH
  5. 39@TEM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

140rushing yards, career highvs. Towson, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Towson, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023North Carolina A&T1317045.4635
2024North Carolina A&T292568.8153
2025Toledo1055285.0437
2026UConn381925.1239
Career3031,6805.51353

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023North Carolina A&T1619712.3175
2025Toledo1719311.4142
2026UConn89712.1122
Career4148711.9375

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023North Carolina A&T3720
2026UConn4940
Career71660

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Virginia Tech3RBYr 1
2022Virginia Tech3RBYr 2
2023North Carolina A&T3RBYr 3
2024North Carolina A&T3RBYr 4
2025Toledo3RBYr 5
2026UConn3RBJr. (Yr 6)6′2″207

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
2023North Carolina A&T (FCS)870.2164th (n=450)0.1718.021%–
2024North Carolina A&T (FCS)290.51––14.814%–
2025Toledo1230.0843rd (n=576)0.109.314%0.05
2026UConn440.3392nd (n=478)0.1014.514%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Toledo39%3.501.101.3011%
2026UConn46%3.201.001.4015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 UConn 5 games, 192 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.LafayetteW 56–⁠774612221
Sep 12vs.MarylandL 14–⁠3891702140
Sep 19atSouthern MissW 48–⁠20156402360
Sep 26atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠246260130
Oct 10atTempleW 34–⁠2013911220
2025 Toledo 13 games, 528 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atKentuckyL 16–⁠243502200
Sep 6vs.Western KentuckyW 45–⁠2115910–––
Sep 13vs.Morgan StateW 60–⁠05432–––
Sep 20atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠14104202130
Sep 27vs.AkronW 45–⁠35170120
Oct 11atBowling GreenL 23–⁠2883502410
Oct 18vs.Kent StateW 45–⁠101611302210
Oct 25atWashington StateL 7–⁠28113303470
Nov 5vs.Northern IllinoisW 42–⁠353312341
Nov 12atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠37290130
Nov 22vs.Ball StateW 38–⁠97320–––
Nov 29atCentral MichiganW 21–⁠37281–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.LouisvilleL 22–⁠2762702120
2024 North Carolina A&T 3 games, 256 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atWake ForestL 13–⁠45161211–––
Sep 7vs.Winston-Salem StateW 27–⁠2010800–––
Sep 21atNorth Carolina CentralL 24–⁠663550–––
2023 North Carolina A&T 11 games, 704 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atUABL 6–⁠358450190
Sep 9vs.North Carolina CentralL 16–⁠3012980380
Sep 16atElonL 3–⁠275102260
Sep 30atNorfolk StateW 28–⁠26151182140
Oct 7vs.VillanovaL 14–⁠3711640120
Oct 14atDelawareL 6–⁠2174301−20
Oct 21vs.RichmondL 10–⁠33780120
Oct 28atHamptonL 24–⁠26198101751
Nov 4vs.TowsonL 32–⁠422214033460
Nov 11atRhode IslandL 24–⁠31229712270
Nov 18vs.CampbellL 14–⁠28390–––

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

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