Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 39 | 3.6 | 0 | 19 |
#25
Ky Woods
Senior running back for Nevada. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 173 lb · League City, TX
Returning to Nevada for 2026
The numbers
39
rushing yards · 2026
5.6 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 38 rush yds, vs Western Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Nevada. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas in 2022.
- Transferred from Texas to Nevada in 2024.
Ky Woods
Ky Woods arrived at Nevada from Texas. One game to point at: 38 rush yds against Western Kentucky — Week 1, 2026.
39 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Texas3-star out of Clear Springs
20248 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Nevada
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Nevada
Played his entire career under Jeff Choate.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Choate — 7-20 over that span.
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Nevada1-1HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (80th percentile). 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 2 games: 19.5 YDS/g, 3.6 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
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 1 · 2026
W 49–14
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.01(15:00) Shotgun #25 K.Woods rush left for 9 yards gain to the WKU38 (#7 J.Lewis)
- Week 2 · Montana State · 2&15 · Q4 · EPA +0.72(00:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete short left to #25 K.Woods caught at Nevada27, for 10 yards to the Nevada41 (#34 C.Taylor)
- Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.66(01:29) Shotgun #25 K.Woods rush left for 1 yard gain to the Nevada29 (#34 C.Taylor; #23 E.Bonner)
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.59(14:48) Shotgun #25 K.Woods rush right for 7 yards gain to the WKU43 (#92 J.Griffin), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.38(13:30) Shotgun #25 K.Woods rush right for 19 yards gain to the WKU15 (#3 C.White), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.33(12:01) Shotgun #25 K.Woods rush middle for 0 yards to the WKU12 (#32 W.Ard; #45 J.Knight)
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 3&23 · Q2 · EPA -0.24(12:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 K.Woods rush middle for 0 yards to the Nevada48 (#13 L.Thompson; #8 D.Verrett)
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.10(12:44) Shotgun #25 K.Woods rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WKU12 (#20 Z.Smith; #3 C.White)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Nevada
Returning around him
- 36% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #98
The backfield · Nevada
- #1Herschel Turner353 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Ky Woods103 rushing yards · 2025
- Dominic Kelley60 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Carter Jackson41 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Janerious Jackson1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Nevada team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology