East Carolina · L 9-17
8 carries, 51 yards
The other 7 games average 73 yards. This one was 22 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Mason against Temple’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Mason, and how their seasons went
Mason against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 564 yards, 70 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 167, in 2025.
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 14, middle 70, right 18. His longest went for 38 yards.
Keveun Mason
Keveun Mason takes over from Jevyon Ducker at Temple.
Rushing value per play
+0.07
our model · 2026 · 75 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Keveun Mason vs Penn State.
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Last game (Wk 9): 51 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 2 | 38 | Season-high 158 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs No. 16 Penn State | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 3 | L 48-49@ Toledo | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21vs Army | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-13@ South Florida | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-34vs UConn | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-38vs Charlotte | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-17@ East Carolina | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 102 | 564 | 5.5 | 3 | 38 |
Oct. 31 · L 9-17 at East Carolina, play by play
8 carries for 51 yards.
18-yard run. Third quarter, down 17-3.
13 carries for 64 yards and a touchdown.
21-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 5. First quarter, made it 7-7.
No gain on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 14-7.
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.
13 carries for 88 yards.
6-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, down 21-17. Converted.
20-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, down 21-17. 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.
8 carries for 21 yards.
7-yard run. Fourth quarter, down 13-10.
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.
11 carries for 57 yards.
14-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2-yard loss on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0.
5-yard run on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
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.
15 carries for 49 yards.
15-yard run. Second quarter, up 10-7.
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.
14 carries for 76 yards.
22-yard run. Third quarter, down 10-3.
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.
20 carries for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season.
The per-play feed is missing a 4-yard run in the second quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 19 carries it has.
38-yard run. First quarter, tied 7-7.
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.
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-14
vs Rhode Island
158 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 34 yds
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
With J. Bermudez — 2 rec · 40 yds · 15 rush yds (1 car) · D. Atton — 47 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
60th 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 -25 to +9 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
41%101 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 102 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 102 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under K.C. Keeler — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 88.6 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 40.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 73.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 51.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
37.4%
170 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
56.9
8 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
192 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
102 carries and 10 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 #91 at the position.
The No. 1,738 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the American Athletic as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
