Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 0 | 55 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 20 | 127 | 7.0 | 0 | 55 |
#21
Javion Kinnard
Sophomore running back for Colorado State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 175 lb · Nashville, TN
Transferred Colorado State for 2026
The numbers
127
rushing yards · 2026
6.4 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 79 rush yds, 1 rec yds, vs Portland State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Colorado State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2025.
- Transferred from Colorado State to San Diego State in 2026.
Javion Kinnard
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tyson Summers and Sean Lewis. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 79 rush yds, 1 receptions against Portland State — Week 1, 2026.
127 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 20 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202510 games
- Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Pearl-Cohn
- All-Mountain Westsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Tyson Summers
Colorado State
Coaching transition mid-career: Tyson Summers → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado State
2025Colorado State
2026Colorado State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced
2026San Diego State1-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Strength: long run (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 63.5 YDS/g, 7.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 20 | 127 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 183 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 18 | 228 | 12.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 239 | 11.9 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Portland State · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.65(01:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 55 yards gain to the PSU09 (#5 M.Ryan), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.62(07:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UCLA49 (#9 J.Woods), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&2 · Q3 · EPA -1.53(02:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SDSU39 (#28 D.West), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -1.38(03:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UCLA44 (#15 S.West; #97 A.Gobaira)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.34(02:14) Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SDSU38 (#19 R.McCulloch; #25 T.Hendrick), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UCLA · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.33(06:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UCLA50 (#10 S.Omosigho)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 1&19 · Q2 · EPA +1.16(00:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Denegal pass complete short left to #21 J.Kinnard caught at SDSU35, for 10 yards to the SDSU50 (#97 A.Gobaira; #27 T.James)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA -0.96(01:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 0 yards to the SDSU41 (#92 D.DeNgohe; #10 S.Omosigho)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.89(07:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush right for 2 yards loss to the SDSU23 (#10 S.Omosigho)
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.83(02:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Kinnard rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SDSU36 (#94 A.Ducsik)
Game log
The backfield · San Diego State
- #7Lucky Sutton1,292 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Christian Washington560 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Byron Cardwell267 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Javion Kinnard56 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Jordin Thomas2 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology