Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Jacksonville State
Kenyon Sims
RB • 5'11" • 191 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kenyon Sims leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
4
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Illinois • San José State • Jacksonville State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
3★
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Kenyon Sims, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · San José State. Kenyon Sims leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 145
- Rushing yards
- 138
- Receiving yards
- 7
Quick Answers
Kenyon Sims quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Jacksonville State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mission Bay · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Mission Bay · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 8 scrimmage yards · RB 660th (top 94%) · Conference USA 176th (top 93%) · National 2,396th (top 91%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San José State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 18 | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 2021 | Illinois to San José State | P4 to G5/FCS | 18 | Dec 16, 2020 |
Kenyon Sims played RB for Illinois, San José State, and Jacksonville State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Kenyon Sims recorded 138 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
San José State paired 52 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, San José State, Jacksonville State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Win with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Jacksonville State
Games
1
Scrimmage Yards / G
8
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
5.8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
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All Games8 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
Best efficiency game
20.8 vs East Tennessee State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/2 | vs East Tennessee State | W 49-3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Illinois
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
San José State
2021-2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Jacksonville State
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 20.8 | 3.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 55 | 52.9 | 5.8 | 51 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | -55 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 26 | 67.7 | 4.9 | 26 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 52 | 56.3 | 4.6 | 26 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Jacksonville State | 8 | 20.8 | 5.8 | -44 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Michigan
Week 4 · L 3-23
Loss with 15 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
15
Scrimmage Yards
64.1 takeover
15 scrimmage yards and 5 usage.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 6 · W 40-7 · Conference game
20
Scrimmage Yards
57.7 takeover
Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 7.4 usage.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 4 · W 34-6
13
Scrimmage Yards
57.3 takeover
Win with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
13 scrimmage yards and 2.4 usage.
#4
vs Akron
Week 1 · W 42-3
26
Scrimmage Yards
57.1 takeover
Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
26 scrimmage yards and 13.1 usage.
#5
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 31-23
20
Scrimmage Yards
56.4 takeover
Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 5.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · San José State
52 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage
59.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
57.1
55 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · San José State
56
26 primary · 67.7 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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