Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2013Arkansas
Kiero Small
FB • 5'10" • Baltimore, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kiero Small leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
Kiero Small built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a FB from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 36, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Kiero Small's career was his backfield work: 152 rushing yards,...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 227
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Kiero Small, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Arkansas. Kiero Small leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 287
- Rushing yards
- 152
- Receiving yards
- 135
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Kiero Small quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · FB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 287
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 7 · Pick 12 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 279 scrimmage yards · FB 4th (top 6%) · SEC 96th (top 35%) · National 792nd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Arkansas | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arkansas | 12 | 279 | 151 | 128 | 4 | 62.1 |
Related Context
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Kiero Small played FB for Arkansas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kiero Small recorded 152 rushing yards, 135 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 279 primary output with 46.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
23.3
Efficiency
46.6
Usage
9.6
Consistency
74.7
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 32. Samford: 25. Southern Miss: 43. Rutgers: 10. Texas A&M: 21. Florida: 32. South Carolina: 20. Alabama: 13. Auburn: 18. Ole Miss: 9. Mississippi State: 29. LSU: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 7 by 30. Samford: 5 by 52.1. Southern Miss: 11 by 30.9. Rutgers: 2 by 41.7. Texas A&M: 3 by 47.9. Florida: 4 by 83.3. South Carolina: 4 by 70.8. Alabama: 2 by 64.6. Auburn: 6 by 32.5. Ole Miss: 3 by 25. Mississippi State: 6 by 48.9. LSU: 6 by 31.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins33.3 · Games = 3 · +13.4 vs Losses
Losses19.9 · Games = 9 · -13.4 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
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ LSU | L 27-31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Mississippi State | L 17-24 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ole Miss | L 24-34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Auburn | L 17-35 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Alabama | L 0-52 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs South Carolina | L 7-52 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Florida | L 10-30 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Texas A&M | L 33-45 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Rutgers | L 24-28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Southern Miss | W 24-3 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Samford | W 31-21 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Louisiana | W 34-14 | 4 | 7 | 1.80 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 4.6 |
Player Story
Kiero Small story
Kiero Small built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a FB from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 36, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Kiero Small's career was his backfield work: 152 rushing yards, 41 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 135 receiving yards across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 135 receiving yards and 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kiero Small's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Arkansas
2011-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Arkansas | 8 | 34.4 | 1.5 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | — | — | -8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arkansas | 279 | 46.6 | 9.6 | 279 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Southern Miss
Week 3 · W 24-3
Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
43
Scrimmage Yards
61.1 takeover
43 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.
#2
@ Florida
Week 6 · L 10-30 · Conference game
32
Scrimmage Yards
61 takeover
Loss with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
32 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.
#3
vs Missouri State
Week 1 · W 51-7
7
Scrimmage Yards
54.4 takeover
Win with 7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
7 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.
#4
vs South Carolina
Week 7 · L 7-52 · Conference game
20
Scrimmage Yards
53.2 takeover
Loss with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
#5
vs Mississippi State
Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game
29
Scrimmage Yards
49.7 takeover
Loss with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Arkansas
279 primary output · 46.6 efficiency · 9.6 usage
62.1
#2
2011 Regular Season · Arkansas
25
8 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Arkansas
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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