Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014UAB
Kennard Backman
TE • 6'3" • Austell, GA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Kennard Backman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
39
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Player Story
Kennard Backman built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Austell, GA wearing No. 86, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Kennard Backman's career was his receiving role: 96...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 213
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Kennard Backman, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · UAB. Kennard Backman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 979
- Receptions
- 96
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Kennard Backman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 979
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · UAB
- Top game
- Northwestern State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Whitefield Academy · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Whitefield Academy · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 6 · Pick 37 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 399 receiving yards · TE 23rd (top 8%) · Conference USA 34th (top 18%) · National 301st (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 5 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 10 | 23 | 235 | 4 | 48.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 11 | 28 | 302 | 2 | 65.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 39 | 399 | 3 | 68.8 |
Related Context
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Kennard Backman played TE for UAB. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kennard Backman recorded 979 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
UAB paired 399 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama A&M
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2014 Regular Season · UAB
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
33.3
Efficiency
56.4
Usage
20.2
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 43. Mississippi State: 31. Alabama A&M: 80. Florida International: 15. Western Kentucky: 24. North Texas: 72. Middle Tennessee: 26. Arkansas: -1. Florida Atlantic: 7. Louisiana Tech: 2. Marshall: 70. Southern Miss: 30
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 4 by 71.7. Mississippi State: 5 by 41.3. Alabama A&M: 5 by 100. Florida International: 3 by 33.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 100. North Texas: 3 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 43.3. Arkansas: 1 by 0. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 46.7. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 6.7. Marshall: 7 by 66.7. Southern Miss: 3 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins42.7 · Games = 6 · +18.8 vs Losses
Losses23.8 · Games = 6 · -18.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Alabama A&M
Best efficiency game
100 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Southern Miss | W 45-24 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Marshall | L 18-23 | — | 7 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 24-40 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 31-28 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Arkansas | L 17-45 | — | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 22-34 | — | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs North Texas | W 56-21 | — | 3 | 72 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Western Kentucky | W 42-39 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Florida International | L 20-34 | — | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Alabama A&M | W 41-14 | — | 5 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Mississippi State | L 34-47 | — | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Troy2+ TD | W 48-10 | — | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 2 | 20 |
Player Story
Kennard Backman story
Kennard Backman built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Austell, GA wearing No. 86, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Kennard Backman's career was his receiving role: 96 catches, 979 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kennard Backman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UAB
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 43 | 44 | 5.2 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 235 | 62.8 | 9.3 | 192 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 302 | 72.6 | 17.6 | 67 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 399 | 56.4 | 20.2 | 97 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern State
Week 4 · W 52-28
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62
Receiving Yards
94.2 takeover
62 receiving yards with a 82.7 efficiency score.
#2
vs Alabama A&M
Week 3 · W 41-14
80
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 6 · L 23-37 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 76 efficiency score.
#4
vs Marshall
Week 13 · L 18-23 · Conference game
70
Receiving Yards
84.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
70 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs North Texas
Week 7 · W 56-21 · Conference game
72
Receiving Yards
81.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · UAB
399 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 20.2 usage
68.8
#2
2013 Regular Season · UAB
65.4
302 primary · 72.6 efficiency · 17.6 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · UAB
48.8
235 primary · 62.8 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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