Kyle Monangai: RB · Rutgers · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kyle Monangai
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons in the Rutgers backfield to date. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2024. On tape: 208 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Akron, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
51.6% of carries overall (252/488) → 30.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/90) — 88.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
24 of 27 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (88.9%). 20 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (50.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-7vs Howard | 19 | 165 | 8.7 | 1 | 39 | 165-yard day |
| Wk 2 | W 49-17vs Akron | 27 | 208 | 7.7 | 3 | 62 | Season-high 208 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 26-23@ Virginia Tech | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-18vs Washington | 25 | 132 | 5.3 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14@ Nebraska | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 32-35vs UCLA | 19 | 106 | 5.6 | 3 | 30 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42@ USC | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17@ Maryland | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs No. 24 Illinois | 28 | 122 | 4.4 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-14@ Michigan State | 31 | 129 | 4.2 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 256 | 1279 | 5.0 | 13 | 62 |
Week 8 · 2024
L 32-35
vs UCLA
106 rush yds (19 car) · 3 TD
With A. Kaliakmanis — 287 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 65.3 · 23 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · J. Anderson — 42 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%252 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 256 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Greg Schiano — 23-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 134 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Road5g | 94.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 123 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 108 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
43.6%
395 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
69.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
385 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rutgers, 3,235 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #233 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A stat line in 47 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Greg Schiano.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 2nd NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 2nd NFL season
