Usage Score
20.6
Player Dossier
2022-2025Indiana
Kaelon Black
RB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kaelon Black leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.6 efficiency.
Efficiency
57.6
Consistency
78.8
Season Value
64.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- James Madison • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Scouting Read
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Kaelon Black, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Indiana. Kaelon Black leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.6 efficiency.
Kaelon Black played RB for James Madison and Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kaelon Black recorded 2,260 rushing yards, 457 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Indiana paired 1,075 primary output with 57.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Indiana
Games
16
Scrimmage Yards / G
67.2
Efficiency
57.6
Usage
20.6
Consistency
78.8
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 79. Oregon: 63. Alabama: 110. Old Dominion: 92. Kennesaw State: 57. Unknown: 68. Illinois: 89. Iowa: 38. Oregon: 31. Michigan State: 64. UCLA: 80. Maryland: 110. Penn State: 32. Wisconsin: 21. Purdue: 72. Ohio State: 69
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 17 by 48.4. Oregon: 12 by 54.7. Alabama: 16 by 69.9. Old Dominion: 17 by 56.4. Kennesaw State: 10 by 59.4. Unknown: 7 by 90.5. Illinois: 10 by 87.1. Iowa: 11 by 36. Oregon: 7 by 46.1. Michigan State: 10 by 66.7. UCLA: 11 by 74.1. Maryland: 14 by 81.8. Penn State: 12 by 27.8. Wisconsin: 7 by 25. Purdue: 14 by 53.2. Ohio State: 16 by 44.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins67.1 · Games = 15
First Half74.5 · Games = 8 · +14.6 vs Second Half
Second Half59.9 · Games = 8 · -14.6 vs First Half
All Games67.2 · Games = 16
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
16 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
90.5 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/20 | vs Miami | W 27-21 | 17 | 79 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 1/10 | vs Oregon2+ TD | W 56-22 | 12 | 63 | 5.30 | 2 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Thu 1/1 | vs Alabama | W 38-3 | 15 | 99 | 6.60 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6.9 |
| Sun 12/7 | @ Ohio State | W 13-10 | 16 | 69 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Purdue2+ TD | W 56-3 | 13 | 66 | 5.10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Wisconsin | W 31-7 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Penn State | W 27-24 | 12 | 32 | 2.70 | 1 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Maryland100 rush yards | W 55-10 | 14 | 110 | 7.90 | 1 | — | — | 7.9 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs UCLA | W 56-6 | 10 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Michigan State | W 38-13 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 1 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oregon | W 30-20 | 7 | 31 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Iowa | W 20-15 | 11 | 38 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Illinois | W 63-10 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 1 | — | — | 8.9 |
| Fri 9/12 | vs Unknown | — | 7 | 68 | 9.70 | 0 | — | — | 9.7 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kennesaw State | W 56-9 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Old Dominion | W 27-14 | 17 | 92 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
James Madison
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 510 | 55.5 | 15.6 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 875 | 51.1 | 23.7 | 365 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 875 | 51.1 | 23.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 257 | 51.8 | 7.8 | -618 |
| 2025 Postseason | Indiana | 1,075 | 57.6 | 20.6 | 818 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Indiana | 1,075 | 57.6 | 20.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125
Primary metric
125 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.
#2
Maryland
110
Primary metric
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 20.6 usage.
#3
Alabama
110
Primary metric
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#4
Charlotte
55
Primary metric
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
#5
Troy
120
Primary metric
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Indiana
1,075 primary output · 57.6 efficiency · 20.6 usage
64.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Indiana
64.3
1,075 primary · 57.6 efficiency · 20.6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · James Madison
60.2
875 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 23.7 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8117
Salem HS · Virginia Beach, VA
- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
2,717
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 49 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.