Louisiana Tech · L 20-35
11 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 73 yards. This one was 11 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Phillips against South Alabama’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Phillips, and how their seasons went
Phillips against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 576 yards, 72 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
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 7, middle 73, right 25. His longest went for 42 yards.
Keenan Phillips
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the same backfield at South Alabama. On tape: 157 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Arkansas State, Week 6, 2026.
576 rushing yards · 6 rushing TD · 107 carries
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
30.5% of carries overall (106/347) → 33.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/66) — 72.7% 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
9 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (81.8%). 6 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (30.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
−63aura tax
65th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 107 | 576 | 5.4 | 6 | 42 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 126 | 622 | 4.9 | 3 | 54 |
| Career | 233 | 1,198 | 5.1 | 9 | 54 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 19 | 120 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
Last game (Wk 9): 62 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 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 39-14vs SE Louisiana | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-36vs Ohio | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-45@ Kentucky | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-35vs UL Monroe | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-49@ Arkansas State | 19 | 157 | 8.3 | 3 | 42 | Season-high 157 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Marshall | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-35vs Louisiana Tech | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 33 | |
| Total | 107 | 576 | 5.4 | 6 | 42 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-35 vs Louisiana Tech, play by play
11 carries for 62 yards and a touchdown.
33-yard run. Second quarter, down 21-14.
16 carries for 70 yards. He converted a 4th and 1 with South Alabama down 6-3.
1-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, down 6-3. Converted.
11-yard run on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 6-3. Converted.
No gain on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 6-3.
15-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 13-6.
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: 19 carries for 157 yards and 3 touchdowns, his most this season. In the fourth quarter, with South Alabama ahead by one score, he carried 6 times for 27 yards. 5 of his 19 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 42.
1-yard run on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
42-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 50-35.
5-yard run on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, up 56-49. Converted.
10-yard run on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, up 56-49. 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 42 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 1 with South Alabama up 14-7.
No gain on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 14-7.
1-yard touchdown run on 4th and 1. First quarter, made it 21-7.
10-yard run. Second quarter, up 21-7.
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.
6 carries for 19 yards.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 19. Third quarter, down 31-21.
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.
18 carries for 116 yards and a touchdown.
6-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, made it 7-0.
64-yard touchdown. Third quarter, made it 24-21.
2-yard run on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, up 31-21. 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 44 yards.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
7-yard run on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, up 10-7.
9-yard run. Second quarter, down 14-10.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, down 14-10. 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 66 yards.
16-yard run. Fourth quarter, up 39-14.
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 6 · 2026
W 56-49
157 rush yds (19 car) · 3 TD
Edged out Arkansas State on the road in a shootout.
With J. Hollins — 76 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.8 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · P. Martin — 95 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
56th 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 +11 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
44%107 carriesFumble rate
1.9%2 of 107 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 107 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Major Applewhite, all run-heavy offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 71.5 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 72.5 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 74.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 66.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
37.6%
215 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
71.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
107 carries and 9 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #75 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #20 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,211 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
