#26

Benny Snell Jr.

Former running back at Kentucky. 2018: 1,434 rushing yards, 16 rushing TD, 17 catches.

RB · Kentucky · Jr. · #26

5′11″ · 223 lb · Westerville, OH

Pittsburgh — drafted 2019, Rd 4, Pick 20, #122 overall

The story

Former running back at Kentucky. 2018: 1,434 rushing yards, 16 rushing TD, 17 catches.

Drafted round 4 by the Pittsburgh in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Kentucky, 3,858 rushing yards — drafted at #122 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 192 yds at Missouri.Missouri · W 35-212016

2019

Drafted by Pittsburghround 4, pick 122

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Kentucky

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #122

Pittsburgh · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Mark Stoops

Kentucky

Played his entire career under Mark Stoops.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PittsburghEntering 8th NFL season

#122Rd 4 · Pick 20

PittsburghEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 24-15 over that span.

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

2018Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: carries (99th percentile). Strength: rush yards (98th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#4 / 339 · 99th pct

288

Rush yards#6 / 339 · 98th pct

1434

Rush TDs#7 / 339 · 97th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 217 · 87th pct

Receptions#84 / 326 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#121 / 326 · 63rd pct

105

Long run#138 / 339 · 58th pct

Yards / carry#163 / 339 · 49th pct

5.0

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	115	4.9	1.7
Road6g	104	5.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	118	5.4	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	101	4.5	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Kentucky	288	1,434	5.0	16	--
2017	Kentucky	262	1,333	5.1	19	--
2016	Kentucky	186	1,091	5.9	13	--
Career		736	3,858	5.2	48	--

Season	Team
2018	Kentucky	17	105	6.2	--
2017	Kentucky	10	72	7.2	--
2016	Kentucky	2	39	19.5	--
Career		29	216	7.4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2018

W 28–7

vs Mississippi State

165 rush yds (25 car) · 4 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against Mississippi State.

With M. Duffy — 44 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG · T. Wilson — 71 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 18 rush yds (11 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week