K'Wan Powell: RB · South Florida · #4.
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K'Wan Powell
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at South Florida. On tape: 55 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Rice, Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
11.9% of carries overall (62/523) → 18.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/81) — 80.0% 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
5 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (23.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Florida | 61 | 215 | 3.5 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | South Florida | 24 | 123 | 5.1 | 1 | 37 |
| Career | 85 | 338 | 4.0 | 2 | 37 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Florida | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | South Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-24vs Florida A&M | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-17vs No. 10 Alabama | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-29vs Rice | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 44-30@ Navy | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-56@ UAB | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-56vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ UConn | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | |
 Bowl | W 45-0vs Syracuse | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 61 | 215 | 3.5 | 1 | 27 |
Week 4 · 2023
W 42-29
vs Rice
55 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Rice at home in a shootout.
With B. Brown — 435 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.5 · 82 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · N. Simmons — 8 rec · 272 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
33%55 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.5 yds/carry on 61 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 33% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 17.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 32.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 25.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 13.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
43.8%
447 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
78.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #298 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at South Florida, 338 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato, and Alex Golesh. Multi-era developmental context.
