Running back, Georgia Southern, 2017–⁠20

Wesley Kennedy III

Number
No. 12
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Savannah, GA

Wesley Kennedy III played running back at Georgia Southern (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

145rushing yards, career highat App State, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highsix times; last vs. South Alabama, 2020105receiving yards, career highat Louisiana, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Georgia Southern810813.5077
2018Georgia Southern645027.8347
2019Georgia Southern1198647.31171
2020Georgia Southern664476.8656
Career2571,9217.52077

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Georgia Southern37003470
2018Georgia Southern254470101130
2019Georgia Southern819106921
2020Georgia Southern712905711
Career438370243232

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Georgia Southern451.304
2018Georgia Southern1518212.1040
2019Georgia Southern10929.2024
2020Georgia Southern816320.4061
Career3744211.9061

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Georgia Southern12RBFr.
2018Georgia Southern12RBSo.
2019Georgia Southern12RBJr.
2020Georgia Southern12RBSr.5′10″180

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
2017Georgia Southern150.30––4.5––
2018Georgia Southern780.3895th (n=300)0.1529.811%0.24
2019Georgia Southern1330.3696th (n=287)0.1347.622%0.32
2020Georgia Southern800.3796th (n=212)0.1429.916%0.31

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

2020 Georgia Southern 8 games, 447 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26atLouisianaL 18–⁠2072901141
Oct 3atUL MonroeW 35–⁠30146422391
Oct 17vs.MassachusettsW 41–⁠061061–––
Oct 24atCoastal CarolinaL 14–⁠284702392
Oct 29vs.South AlabamaW 24–⁠1713912125–
Nov 7vs.TroyW 20–⁠13––––––
Nov 14vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠3814791112–
Nov 21atArmyL 27–⁠288710––1
2019 Georgia Southern 9 games, 864 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Oct 3atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠178521––1
Oct 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 30–⁠272411721251
Oct 26vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠761432––2
Oct 31atApp StateW 24–⁠21131452––1
Nov 9atTroyL 28–⁠4910751244–
Nov 16vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠2919761113–
Nov 23atArkansas StateL 33–⁠3819740242–
Nov 30vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠10117811481
Dec 21 ✦vs.LibertyL 16–⁠2391041119–
2018 Georgia Southern 13 games, 502 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.South Carolina StateW 37–⁠612202612
Sep 8vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠131404821
Sep 15atClemsonL 7–⁠38–––110–
Sep 29vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠2181051338–
Oct 6vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠1332402622
Oct 11atTexas StateW 15–⁠131120––1
Oct 20atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠3116972249–
Oct 25vs.App StateW 34–⁠1431701171
Nov 3atUL MonroeL 25–⁠4451304691
Nov 10vs.TroyL 21–⁠352100361–
Nov 17atCoastal CarolinaW 41–⁠1785902−27–
Nov 24atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠147320––2
Dec 15 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 23–⁠2191070125–
2017 Georgia Southern 6 games, 6 returns, 117 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 23atIndianaL 17–⁠52––––––
Oct 28atTroyL 16–⁠38–––125–
Nov 4vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠212100––3
Nov 9atApp StateL 6–⁠272100–––
Nov 18vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠01110–––
Nov 25atLouisianaW 34–⁠243770245–

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

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