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Player Dossier
2011-2013Arizona
Ka'Deem Carey
RB • 5'10" • Tucson, AZ, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Ka'Deem Carey leans workhorse runner traits and 58.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Ka'Deem Carey built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Tucson, AZ wearing No. 25, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Ka'Deem Carey's career was his backfield work: 4,239...
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- Committed To
- Arizona
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 17
- Overall
- No. 117
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
Ka'Deem Carey, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Arizona. Ka'Deem Carey leans workhorse runner traits and 58.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,918
- Rushing yards
- 4,239
- Receiving yards
- 679
- Touchdowns
- 52
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Ka'Deem Carey Arizona Highlights
2013 · Arizona · Player Highlight
Ka'Deem Carey college highlights at Arizona.
- Season
- 2013
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Ka'Deem Carey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,918
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Canyon Del Oro · Arizona
- High school pipeline
- Canyon Del Oro · 9 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 4 · Pick 17 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 2,058 scrimmage yards · RB 3rd (top 1%) · Pac-12 2nd (top 1%) · National 4th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona | 11 | 628 | 425 | 203 | 8 | 46.8 |
| 2012 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 187 | 172 | 15 | 3 | 84.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 2,045 | 1,757 | 288 | 21 | 84.3 |
| 2013 Postseason | Arizona | 12 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 85.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 1,889 | 1,716 | 173 | 18 | 85.6 |
Related Context
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Ka'Deem Carey played RB for Arizona. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ka'Deem Carey recorded 4,239 rushing yards, 679 receiving yards, and 52 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Arizona paired 2,058 primary output with 58.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Arizona
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
171.5
Efficiency
58.2
Usage
45.3
Consistency
92.1
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 169. UNLV: 171. UTSA: 161. Washington: 181. USC: 174. Utah: 233. Colorado: 131. California: 152. UCLA: 151. Washington State: 177. Oregon: 201. Arizona State: 157
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 27 by 65.2. UNLV: 16 by 94.5. UTSA: 29 by 52.8. Washington: 34 by 49.7. USC: 27 by 67.9. Utah: 42 by 60.3. Colorado: 26 by 53.3. California: 32 by 49.5. UCLA: 29 by 55. Washington State: 32 by 54.8. Oregon: 49 by 43.9. Arizona State: 32 by 51.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins174 · Games = 7 · +6 vs Losses
Losses168 · Games = 5 · -6 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
Utah
Best efficiency game
94.5 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Boston College100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-19 | 27 | 169 | 6.30 | 2 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 21-58 | 32 | 157 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Oregon100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-16 | 48 | 206 | 4.30 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Washington State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 17-24 | 26 | 132 | 5.10 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 5.5 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 26-31 | 28 | 149 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ California100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 33-28 | 32 | 152 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Colorado100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 44-20 | 23 | 119 | 5.20 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5.0 |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Utah100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-24 | 39 | 232 | 5.90 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Fri 10/11 | @ USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 31-38 | 21 | 138 | 6.60 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Washington100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 13-31 | 30 | 132 | 4.40 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 5.3 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs UTSA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-13 | 27 | 128 | 4.70 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5.6 |
| Sun 9/8 | @ UNLV100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 58-13 | 16 | 171 | 10.70 | 2 | — | — | 10.7 |
Player Story
Ka'Deem Carey story
Ka'Deem Carey built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Tucson, AZ wearing No. 25, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Ka'Deem Carey's career was his backfield work: 4,239 rushing yards, 743 carries, 48 rushing touchdowns, and 679 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Arizona. 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 679 receiving yards and 565 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona.
The arc is straightforward: Ka'Deem Carey 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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Arizona
2011-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona | 628 | 52.9 | 16 | — |
| 2012 Postseason | Arizona | 2,232 | 62.7 | 40.2 | 1,604 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona | 2,232 | 62.7 | 40.2 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Arizona | 2,058 | 58.2 | 45.3 | -174 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arizona | 2,058 | 58.2 | 45.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado
Week 11 · W 56-31 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
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Scrimmage Yards
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400 scrimmage yards and 54 usage.
#2
vs Utah
Week 8 · W 35-24 · Conference game
233
Scrimmage Yards
86.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
233 scrimmage yards and 56 usage.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 12 · W 31-27 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
84.8 takeover
Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 26.6 usage.
#4
@ USC
Week 7 · L 31-38 · Conference game
174
Scrimmage Yards
80.9 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
174 scrimmage yards and 44.3 usage.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 1 · W 42-19 · Postseason
169
Scrimmage Yards
79.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
169 scrimmage yards and 41.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Arizona
2,058 primary output · 58.2 efficiency · 45.3 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Arizona
85.6
2,058 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 45.3 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Arizona
84.3
2,232 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 40.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
20
150+ scrimmage yards
13
2+ TD games
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