Player Dossier

2011-2014

Temple

Kenneth Harper

RB • 6'0" • Gainesville, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Kenneth Harper leans balanced backfield option traits and 31.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

56%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

76

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

76

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Temple

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Temple
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Player Story

Kenneth Harper built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Gainesville, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Kenneth Harper's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2011 · Rating 0.7444

Buchholz · Gainesville, FL

Committed To
Temple
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Kenneth Harper, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Temple. Kenneth Harper leans balanced backfield option traits and 31.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,641
Rushing yards
1,113
Receiving yards
528
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Kenneth Harper quick answers

Latest team and position
Temple · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,641
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 42 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · Temple
Top game
Memphis
Recruit profile
2-star · Buchholz · Temple
High school pipeline
Buchholz · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Class 2014
2014 Scrimmage yards rank
465 scrimmage yards · RB 189th (top 35%) · American Athletic 40th (top 21%) · National 512th (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonTemple71281280132.1
2012 Regular SeasonTemple1119465129334.2
2013 Regular SeasonTemple128546132411170.4
2014 Regular SeasonTemple12465307158643.3

Related Context

Kenneth Harper played RB for Temple. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kenneth Harper recorded 1,113 rushing yards, 528 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Temple.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Temple paired 854 primary output with 48.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 48.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Regular Season · Temple

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

71.2

Efficiency

48.8

Usage

24.9

Consistency

61.7

Best Game by takeover score

Cincinnati

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 28. Houston: 95. Fordham: 120. Idaho: 91. Louisville: 39. Cincinnati: 112. Army: 55. SMU: 51. Rutgers: 53. UCF: 111. UConn: 42. Memphis: 57

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 8 by 19.8. Houston: 19 by 43.6. Fordham: 17 by 70.4. Idaho: 13 by 63.8. Louisville: 10 by 35.7. Cincinnati: 13 by 80.9. Army: 14 by 40.4. SMU: 13 by 40.2. Rutgers: 13 by 42.5. UCF: 13 by 83.7. UConn: 11 by 30.2. Memphis: 18 by 34.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins56 · Games = 2 · -18.2 vs Losses
Losses74.2 · Games = 10 · +18.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Cincinnati

Best efficiency game

83.7 vs UCF

Result
Sat 11/30@ MemphisW 41-2117573.400103.2
Sun 11/24vs UConnL 21-287162.3004263.8
Sat 11/16vs UCFL 36-3910777.7003348.5
Sat 11/2@ Rutgers2+ TDL 20-2312494.101144.1
Sat 10/26@ SMU2+ TDL 49-5911423.801293.9
Sat 10/19vs ArmyW 33-1413503.801153.9
Sat 10/12@ CincinnatiL 20-3810727.2003408.6
Sat 10/5vs LouisvilleL 7-309283.1001113.9
Sat 9/28@ Idaho2+ TDL 24-2611615.5022307
Sat 9/14vs Fordham100 rush yardsL 29-30161056.6011157.1
Sat 9/7vs Houston2+ TDL 13-2214513.6025445
Sat 8/31@ Notre DameL 6-28650.8012233.5

Player Story

Kenneth Harper story

Kenneth Harper built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Gainesville, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Kenneth Harper's career was his backfield work: 1,113 rushing yards, 269 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 528 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 528 receiving yards and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kenneth Harper's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Temple

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonTemple12848.77.5
2012 Regular SeasonTemple19463.34.766
2013 Regular SeasonTemple85448.824.9660
2014 Regular SeasonTemple46531.118.9-389

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Memphis

Week 11 · L 13-16 · Conference game

Loss with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

90.2 takeover

127 scrimmage yards and 39.6 usage.

#2

@ Cincinnati

Week 7 · L 20-38 · Conference game

112

Scrimmage Yards

86.8 takeover

Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.

#3

vs UCF

Week 12 · L 36-39 · Conference game

111

Scrimmage Yards

83.5 takeover

Loss with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

111 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.

#4

vs Fordham

Week 3 · L 29-30

120

Scrimmage Yards

82.5 takeover

Loss with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 27 usage.

#5

vs Navy

Week 2 · L 24-31

119

Scrimmage Yards

79.6 takeover

Loss with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · Temple

854 primary output · 48.8 efficiency · 24.9 usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · Temple

43.3

465 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 18.9 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Temple

34.2

194 primary · 63.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games