Texas State · W 31-29
No carries.
Washington State · W 26-20
17 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
The other 7 games average 75 yards. This one was 12 above.
Kinnard has carries in 8 of San Diego State’s 9 games: none against Texas State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
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 16, middle 69, right 23. His longest went for 55 yards.
Javion Kinnard
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Tyson Summers and Sean Lewis. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 181 rushing yards and 70 receiving yards against James Madison — Week 3, 2026.
613 rushing yards · 5 rushing TD · 108 carries
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
Sports Illustrated Oct 8 · 1 outlet
from 5 outlets
San Diego State's Javion Kinnard helped off field after injury vs. Toledo
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 26 · 2 outlets
ABC News
San Diego Union-TribuneSports IllustratedEach 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.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
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76th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the play ranks higher than the talk.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 108 | 613 | 5.7 | 5 | 55 |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 120 | 669 | 5.6 | 5 | 55 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 18 | 228 | 12.7 | 1 | 79 |
| Career | 29 | 329 | 11.3 | 1 | 79 |
Last game (Wk 9): 87 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 0 | 55 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-26vs James Madison | 33 | 181 | 5.5 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 181 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 16-41@ Toledo | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-66@ Oregon State | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 2 | 32 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Total | 108 | 613 | 5.7 | 5 | 55 |
Oct. 31 · W 26-20 vs Washington State, play by play
17 carries for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns. In the fourth quarter, with San Diego State ahead by one score, he carried 7 times for 17 yards.
9-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, made it 7-0.
10-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, made it 14-7.
18-yard run. Second quarter, tied 14-14.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 17-14. Broken up by Washington State’s I. Hung.
10 carries for 94 yards and 2 touchdowns.
19-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 8. First quarter, made it 14-7.
32-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 24-21.
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.
14 carries for 77 yards. He converted a 3rd and 2 with the score tied 23-23.
27-yard run. Third quarter, up 16-10.
5-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 16-10. Converted.
4-yard run on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, tied 23-23. Converted.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, tied 23-23.
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 43 yards.
7-yard run. Second quarter, down 35-0.
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.
3 carries for 4 yards.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 1. First quarter, down 7-3.
9-yard catch. Third quarter, down 27-3.
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.
A big game: 33 carries for 181 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. 5 of his 33 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 41. He also caught 4 passes for 70 yards.
8-yard run on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, down 26-7. Converted.
41-yard run on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, down 26-13. 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.
12 carries for 48 yards.
5-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
10-yard catch. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
9-yard run on 3rd and 18. Third quarter, down 7-0.
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.
8 carries for 79 yards.
55-yard run. First quarter, down 6-0.
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 3 · 2026
L 13-26
181 rush yds (33 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 70 yds
With T. Dorje — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · J. Denegal — 209 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 24.9
The plays that mattered most
46th 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 -14 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%108 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 108 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 106 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 47.2 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 72.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 90.5 | 7.2 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The No. 1,325 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Pac-12 as a sophomore.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers and Sean Lewis.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to San Diego State
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