Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-56@ 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 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 |
#4
Keshawn King
Former running back at Western Michigan. 2024: 27 rushing yards.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Orange Park, FL
CFB Index 47 · #147 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceWestern Michigan 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former running back at Western Michigan. 2024: 27 rushing yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKeshawn King
Wins in space out of the backfield. Four head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 22 rush yds against Ohio State, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at Western Michigan, 989 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019–2022
Western Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2020Virginia Tech5-6HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: 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
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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 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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 74 | 443 | 6.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 79 | 340 | 4.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 205 | 989 | 4.8 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 20 | 133 | 6.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 33 | 366 | 11.1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 59–31
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.10Keshawn King run for no gain to the OSU 49
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.70Keshawn King run for no gain to the WMU 25
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA -0.50Keshawn King run for 1 yd to the WMU 34
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.48Keshawn King run for 8 yds to the WMU 33
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.24Keshawn King run for 3 yds to the WMU 23
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA -0.16Keshawn King run for 1 yd to the WMU 27
- Week 3 · Bethune-Cookman · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.11Keshawn King run for 5 yds to the BCU 48
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.04Keshawn King run for 5 yds to the WMU 30
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3&20 · Q2 · EPA -0.04Keshawn King run for 4 yds to the WMU 45
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Henry Parrish Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Henry on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Rush TD rate
Differs from Henry on
Receiving share (higher)
Height (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Loughridge’s path through Fordham.
Julius Loughridge
96%match
#4
Ailym Ford
92%
#5
CJ Evans Jr.
92%
Matches Julius on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Stacy Sneed's senior season at Houston (2024).
Matches Stacy on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Yards / carry
Differs from Stacy on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Keshawn King
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology