Corey Kiner: RB · Cincinnati · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Corey Kiner
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Ed Orgeron, Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield. A game that shows it: 149 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
50.4% of carries overall (199/395) → 40.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/59) — 95.8% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (86.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 204 | 1,153 | 5.7 | 4 | 46 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 192 | 1,047 | 5.5 | 5 | 68 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 81 | 362 | 4.5 | 5 | 52 |
| 2021 | LSU | 79 | 324 | 4.1 | 2 | 26 |
| Career | 556 | 2,886 | 5.2 | 16 | 68 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | LSU | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 31 | 166 | 5.4 | 0 | 16 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Towson | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-28vs Pittsburgh | 20 | 149 | 7.5 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 149 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 27-16@ Miami (OH) | 21 | 126 | 6.0 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 44 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-44@ Texas Tech | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-13@ UCF | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Arizona State | 22 | 102 | 4.6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-34@ Colorado | 17 | 94 | 5.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs West Virginia | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34@ Iowa State | 18 | 120 | 6.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-41@ Kansas State | 15 | 140 | 9.3 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs TCU | 23 | 110 | 4.8 | 1 | 46 | |
| Total | 204 | 1153 | 5.7 | 4 | 46 |
Week 14 · 2024
L 13-20
vs TCU
110 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD
With B. Sorsby — 160 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.0 · 93 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 36.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 40 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%201 carriesFumble rate
1.5%3 of 204 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 204 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 96.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 95.3 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 82.7 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 110 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
48.5%
395 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
67.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
204 carries and 15 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #47 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at LSU and Cincinnati, 2,886 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ed Orgeron, Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield.
