Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Florida | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 42-10vs Tennessee Tech | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 3 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
#21
Tovani Mizell
Junior running back for Kentucky. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 213 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Returning to Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
10
rushing yards · 2025
3.3 per carry
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, vs Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Kentucky. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2024.
- Tovani Mizell out for season (Aug 22) Reported
Tovani Mizell
Second year in the Kentucky backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 6 rush yds against Florida — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Western
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Stoops — 9-15 over that span.
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 5.0 YDS/g, 3.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (31 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
The backfield · Kentucky
- #26Jason Patterson225 rushing yards · 2025
- #1CJ Baxter196 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jovantae Barnes45 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Tovani Mizell10 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Ahmir Smith1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology