Kendall Houston: RB · South Alabama · #29.
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Kendall Houston
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 178 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Troy — Week 9, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 24.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.4% of his carries. 6 carries for 14 yds vs Arkansas State; 18 for 178 vs Troy.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | South Alabama | 139 | 705 | 5.1 | 2 | 44 |
| Career | 139 | 705 | 5.1 | 2 | 44 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | South Alabama | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 23-13@ Kent State | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-35vs Mississippi State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-28vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-10@ Idaho | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 47-21@ App State | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs Georgia State | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-13vs Troy | 18 | 178 | 9.9 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 178 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 9-19@ Louisiana | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-45@ Arkansas State | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-20vs Texas State | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 13 | L 12-37@ South Carolina | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | L 40-42vs Navy | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 0 | 15 | |
 Bowl | L 28-33vs Bowling Green | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 44 | |
| Total | 139 | 705 | 5.1 | 2 | 44 |
Week 9 · 2014
W 27-13
vs Troy
178 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
With B. McKee — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20 · A. Sunanon — 9 points · 38 long · 100 percent on field goals
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%122 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 139 carries · 12% 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
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 71.7 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 37.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 34.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 71.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey Jones
Pass share
43.6%
411 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2014
139 carries and 5 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at South Alabama, 705 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
1 coachPlayed under Joey Jones.
