Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-56@ No. 2 Ohio State | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 59-31vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
Keshawn King
Keshawn King: RB · Western Michigan · #4.
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Keshawn King
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for four head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, Brent Pry and Lance Taylor. On tape: 22 rushing yards against Ohio State, Week 2, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 74 | 443 | 6.0 | 3 | 65 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 79 | 340 | 4.3 | 2 | 54 |
| Career | 205 | 989 | 4.8 | 7 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 20 | 133 | 6.7 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 0 | 64 |
| Career | 33 | 366 | 11.1 | 2 | 64 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2024
L 0-56
at Ohio State
22 rush yds (8 car)
With R. Millmore — 41.2 yards per punt · 11 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Nixon — 2 rec · 21 yds · 19 rush yds (9 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.10Keshawn King run for no gain to the OSU 49
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.70Keshawn King run for no gain to the WMU 25
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −0.50Keshawn King run for 1 yd to the WMU 34
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.48Keshawn King run for 8 yds to the WMU 33
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.24Keshawn King run for 3 yds to the WMU 23
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA −0.16Keshawn King run for 1 yd to the WMU 27
3 more plays
- Week 3 · Bethune-Cookman · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.11Keshawn King run for 5 yds to the BCU 48
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.04Keshawn King run for 5 yds to the WMU 30
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3rd and 20 · Q2 · EPA −0.04Keshawn King run for 4 yds to the WMU 45
Teams and coaches
2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2020Virginia Tech5-6HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: Justin Fuente and J.C. Price · Run-heavy
2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced
2023Western Michigan4-8HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning
2024Western Michigan6-7HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 13.5 YDS/g, 3.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
40.6%
323 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
61.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
9 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 Western Michigan TaylorYear 6 · 2 games
- 2023 Western Michigan TaylorYear 5 · 4 games
- 2022 Virginia Tech PryYear 4 · 9 games
- 2021 Virginia Tech FuenteYear 3 · 8 games
- 2020 Virginia Tech FuenteYear 2 · 2 games
- 2019 Virginia Tech FuenteYear 1 · 11 games
How it ended
Six seasons, at Virginia Tech and Western Michigan, 989 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coaches2019–2020
Virginia Tech
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, Brent Pry and Lance Taylor.