Kay'Ron Adams: RB · Michigan State · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kay'Ron Adams
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The six seasons span three programs and five head coaches: Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano, Alex Miller, Don Brown and Jonathan Smith. A game that shows it: 101 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Florida Atlantic — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 24.6% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 17.4% of his carries. 6 carries for 10 yds vs Indiana; 9 for 101 vs Florida Atlantic.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
37.5% of carries overall (132/352) → 41.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/41) — 94.1% 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
6 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (54.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan State | 133 | 649 | 4.9 | 2 | 63 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 236 | 1,157 | 4.9 | 12 | 47 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 84 | 297 | 3.5 | 1 | 66 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 39 | 114 | 2.9 | 1 | 20 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 36 | 162 | 4.5 | 1 | 37 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 48 | 161 | 3.4 | 1 | 17 |
| Career | 576 | 2,540 | 4.4 | 18 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan State | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 20 | 118 | 5.9 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 1 | 62 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 41 |
| Career | 50 | 373 | 7.5 | 1 | 62 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-10vs Florida Atlantic | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 1 | 63 | Season-high 101 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ Maryland | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-0vs Prairie View A&M | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-23@ Boston College | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38vs No. 3 Ohio State | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-31@ No. 6 Oregon | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 32-20vs Iowa | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24@ Michigan | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-47vs No. 13 Indiana | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-38@ Illinois | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17vs Purdue | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Rutgers | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 36 | |
| Total | 133 | 649 | 4.9 | 2 | 63 |
Week 8 · 2024
W 32-20
vs Iowa
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
45%132 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 133 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 133 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 64.1 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 40.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 56.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 51.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
48.1%
354 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
133 carries and 15 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons, at Rutgers, Massachusetts and Michigan State, 2,540 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
7 coachesPlayed for 7 head coaches at 3 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano, Walt Bell, Alex Miller, Don Brown and Jonathan Smith.
