Player Career

Kevin Grooms Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kevin Grooms story

Kevin Grooms built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a running back from Hollywood, FL wearing No. 37, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Kevin Grooms' career was his backfield work: 1,240 rushing yards, 212 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 130 receiving yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Marshall. 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 130 receiving yards and 191 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.

The arc is straightforward: Kevin Grooms 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Marshall

    2012-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonMarshall78760.215.8
2013 Regular SeasonMarshall58360.718.7-204

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UAB

Week 11 · W 56-14 · Conference game

Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117

Scrimmage Yards

85.3 takeover

117 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

#2

vs Houston

Week 12 · W 44-41 · Conference game

155

Scrimmage Yards

81.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

155 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.

#3

vs Southern Miss

Week 10 · W 61-13 · Conference game

109

Scrimmage Yards

78.2 takeover

Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#4

@ Southern Miss

Week 8 · W 59-24 · Conference game

119

Scrimmage Yards

72.3 takeover

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 17.1 usage.

#5

@ Rice

Week 4 · W 54-51 · Conference game

108

Scrimmage Yards

67.3 takeover

Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

108 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Marshall

787 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 15.8 usage

66.7

#2

2013 Regular Season · Marshall

64.7

583 primary · 60.7 efficiency · 18.7 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games