Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs East Tennessee State | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
#20
Kenyon Sims
Senior running back for Jacksonville State. 2023: 8 rushing yards.
5′11″ · 191 lb · San Diego, CA
Jacksonville State 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 1402 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Jacksonville State. 2023: 8 rushing yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2018.
Kenyon Sims
Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 8 rush yds against East Tennessee State — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Jacksonville State, 138 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Mission Bay
2021
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rich Rodriguez.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
2019Illinois6-7HC: Lovie Smith · Run-leaning
2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo
2022San José State7-5HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2023Jacksonville State9-4HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.2%
79 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Illinois | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 31 | 138 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Illinois | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 49–3
8 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 46-point win at home against East Tennessee State.
With J. Dawson — 43 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · L. Smothers — 127 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.8 · 40 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology