Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -2 yds |
| Total | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
#21
Kwinten Ives
Junior running back for Nebraska. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Beverly, NJ · Palmyra
Returning to Nebraska for 2026
The numbers
-2
rushing yards · 2026
-2 per carry · 2 catches
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: -2 rush yds, 25 rec yds, vs Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Nebraska. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2023.
Kwinten Ives
This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Nebraska.
-2 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
His career
2023
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Palmyra
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Matt Rhule — 21-19 over that span.
2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2026Nebraska2-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: -2.0 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
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 56–7
-2 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With A. Colandrea — 222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car) · J. Barney Jr. — 8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Nebraska
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Nebraska
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Nebraska player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (17 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #88
The backfield · Nebraska
- #35Mekhi Nelson147 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Kwinten Ives133 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Isaiah Mozee115 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Conor Booth6 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Jamal Rule2 games · 2026
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology