UCLA · L 0-27
7 carries, 6 yards
The other 7 games average 83 yards. This one was 77 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Kelley against Nevada’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Kelley, and how their seasons went
Kelley against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 588 yards, 74 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 60, in 2025.
7 stories in the last 60 days, from 6 outlets.
Who is Dominic Kelley? Meet Nevada’s Mountain West Player of the Week
Mountain West Connection +1 Sep 10
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 10, middle 78, right 13. His longest went for 72 yards.
Dominic Kelley
Dominic Kelley takes over from Caleb Ramseur at Nevada.
Rushing value per play
+0.26
our model · 2026 · 63 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.0% of carries overall (98/280) → 43.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/41) — 77.8% 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
11 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.3%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 6 outlets
Who is Dominic Kelley? Meet Nevada’s Mountain West Player of the Week
Mountain West Connection +1 Sep 10 · 2 outlets
Mountain West Connection +1Who is Dominic Kelley? Meet Nevada’s Mountain West Player of the WeekSep 10
University of Nevada AthleticsDominic Kelley named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week - University of Nevada AthleticsSep 7
The Nevada SagebrushDominic Kelley: A Nevada Football Name to KnowSep 10from 6 outlets
Who is Dominic Kelley? Meet Nevada’s Mountain West Player of the Week
Mountain West Connection +1 Sep 10 · 2 outlets
Mountain West Connection +1Who is Dominic Kelley? Meet Nevada’s Mountain West Player of the WeekSep 10University of Nevada AthleticsDominic Kelley named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week - University of Nevada AthleticsSep 7The Nevada SagebrushDominic Kelley: A Nevada Football Name to KnowSep 10Mountain West Connection +1University of Nevada AthleticsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Dominic Kelley at Middle Tennessee.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
+7aura tax
30th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the talk and the play rank about the same.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 6 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 2 | 72 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | 17 | 84 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-27@ Middle Tennessee | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-36vs Air Force | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-13@ UTEP | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ North Dakota State | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-13vs San José State | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-27@ No. 7 UCLA | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 118 | 588 | 5.0 | 5 | 72 |
Oct. 31 · L 0-27 at UCLA, play by play
7 carries for 6 yards.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 11. First quarter, down 10-0.
24 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown.
1-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
3-yard run on 3rd and 14. Second quarter, up 7-0.
13-yard run. Fourth quarter, up 14-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 60 yards. He also caught 5 passes for 33 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 4-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 10 carries it has.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 0-0.
9-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
13-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 31-17.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
22 carries for 99 yards and a touchdown.
21-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 7-0.
3-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 13-7. Converted.
12-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 13-7. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
13 carries for 60 yards. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 3-3. He also caught 3 passes for 27 yards.
13-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
No gain on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 3-3.
2-yard run on 4th and 1. First quarter, tied 3-3. Converted.
14-yard run. Third quarter, down 13-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
13 carries for 45 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 0-0.
1-yard touchdown run on 4th and 1. First quarter, made it 7-0.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 14. First quarter, tied 7-7.
11-yard run. Third quarter, tied 17-17.
No gain on 4th and 2. Fourth quarter, down 27-20. Turnover on downs.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season.
72-yard touchdown run. First quarter, made it 7-0.
5-yard run on 4th and 2. Fourth quarter, up 35-7. Converted.
1-yard touchdown run on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, made it 42-7.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 49-14
The plays that mattered most
52nd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2110% of team targetsCatch rate
71%15 of 21 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
71% catch rate on 21 targets · 10% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Jeff Choate — 6-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 94.5 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 52.5 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 83.3 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 44.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
43.4%
221 pass / 288 run
Plays / game
63.6
8 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
248 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
118 carries and 15 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #78 at the position.
The No. 2,110 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mountain West.
2026 is in progress.
