Player Career

Keith Whitely Career Story

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

Player Story

Keith Whitely story

Keith Whitely built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Keith Whitely's career was his backfield work: 1,271 rushing yards, 280 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 340 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with UNLV. 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 340 receiving yards and 794 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.

The arc is straightforward: Keith Whitely 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

    UNLV

    2013-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 PostseasonUNLV56331.2
2013 Regular SeasonUNLV56331.20
2014 Regular SeasonUNLV69042.619.2634
2015 Regular SeasonUNLV86548.924.2175

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Hawai'i

Week 10 · W 41-21 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

128

Scrimmage Yards

86.5 takeover

128 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.

#2

@ Fresno State

Week 7 · L 28-31 · Conference game

112

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#3

@ San José State

Week 6 · L 10-33 · Conference game

90

Scrimmage Yards

79.5 takeover

Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 36.6 usage.

#4

vs Idaho State

Week 4 · W 80-8

119

Scrimmage Yards

79.5 takeover

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.

#5

vs Fresno State

Week 7 · W 30-27 · Conference game

119

Scrimmage Yards

77.9 takeover

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 28 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · UNLV

865 primary output · 48.9 efficiency · 24.2 usage

71.8

#2

2014 Regular Season · UNLV

56.8

690 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 19.2 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · UNLV

11.4

56 primary · 33 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games