Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Troy
Kimani Vidal
RB • 5'8" • 215 lbs • Marietta, GA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Kimani Vidal leans workhorse runner traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stephen F. Austin
Player Story
Kimani Vidal built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a running back from Marietta, GA wearing No. 28, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Kimani Vidal's career was his backfield work: 4,015...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 181
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Kimani Vidal, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Troy. Kimani Vidal leans workhorse runner traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,716
- Rushing yards
- 4,015
- Receiving yards
- 701
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Kimani Vidal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,716
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Troy
- Top game
- Stephen F. Austin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Frances Academy · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- St. Frances Academy · 58 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 6 · Pick 5 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,863 scrimmage yards · RB 3rd (top 1%) · Sun Belt 1st (top 1%) · National 3rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 9 | 741 | 516 | 225 | 4 | 55.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 11 | 835 | 701 | 134 | 5 | 59.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 14 | 79 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 67.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 1,198 | 1,064 | 134 | 9 | 67.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 14 | 82 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 77.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 1,781 | 1,583 | 198 | 15 | 77.9 |
Related Context
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Kimani Vidal played RB for Troy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kimani Vidal recorded 4,015 rushing yards, 701 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Troy paired 1,863 primary output with 54.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Kentucky
Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Troy
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
82.3
Efficiency
52
Usage
22.7
Consistency
64.1
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 49. BYU: 23. Texas State: 115. Eastern Kentucky: 155. Georgia State: 26. Arkansas State: 135. Georgia Southern: 10. South Alabama: 105. Coastal Carolina: 123
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 11 by 38.7. BYU: 4 by 59.9. Texas State: 14 by 84.2. Eastern Kentucky: 14 by 96.1. Georgia State: 8 by 35. Arkansas State: 25 by 43.8. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8. South Alabama: 27 by 37.8. Coastal Carolina: 19 by 51.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins111.8 · Games = 5 · +66.3 vs Losses
Losses45.5 · Games = 4 · -66.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Kentucky
Best efficiency game
96.1 vs Eastern Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 38-42 | 12 | 47 | 3.90 | 1 | 7 | 76 | 6.5 |
| Sat 12/5 | @ South Alabama | W 29-0 | 22 | 76 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Georgia Southern | L 13-20 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Arkansas State | W 38-10 | 17 | 58 | 3.40 | 1 | 8 | 77 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Georgia State | L 34-36 | 7 | 24 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Eastern Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-29 | 13 | 143 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11.1 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Texas State100 rush yards | W 37-17 | 12 | 106 | 8.80 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8.2 |
| Sun 9/27 | @ BYU | L 7-48 | 4 | 23 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 47-14 | 9 | 29 | 3.20 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4.5 |
Player Story
Kimani Vidal story
Kimani Vidal built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a running back from Marietta, GA wearing No. 28, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Kimani Vidal's career was his backfield work: 4,015 rushing yards, 779 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 701 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 701 receiving yards, 7 tackles, and 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy.
The arc is straightforward: Kimani Vidal moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Troy
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 741 | 52 | 22.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 835 | 46.5 | 30.6 | 94 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 1,277 | 48 | 34.5 | 442 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 1,277 | 48 | 34.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 1,863 | 54.3 | 40.8 | 586 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 1,863 | 54.3 | 40.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 1 · W 48-30
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
302
Scrimmage Yards
98.9 takeover
302 scrimmage yards and 48.2 usage.
#2
vs UL Monroe
Week 12 · W 34-16 · Conference game
242
Scrimmage Yards
94.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
242 scrimmage yards and 54.7 usage.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 6 · W 37-3 · Conference game
245
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
245 scrimmage yards and 45.2 usage.
#4
vs App State
Week 14 · W 49-23 · Conference game
233
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
233 scrimmage yards and 51 usage.
#5
@ Texas State
Week 7 · W 31-28 · Conference game
171
Scrimmage Yards
87.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
171 scrimmage yards and 46.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Troy
1,863 primary output · 54.3 efficiency · 40.8 usage
77.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · Troy
77.9
1,863 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 40.8 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Troy
67.4
1,277 primary · 48 efficiency · 34.5 usage
Milestones
14
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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