Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Kentucky
Mikel Horton
RB • 6'1" • West Chester, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Mikel Horton leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Mikel Horton built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from West Chester, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Mikel Horton's career was his backfield work: 636...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Mikel Horton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kentucky. Mikel Horton leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 770
- Rushing yards
- 636
- Receiving yards
- 134
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Mikel Horton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 770
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Kentucky
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lakota West · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Lakota West · 36 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 12 scrimmage yards · RB 526th (top 92%) · SEC 240th (top 89%) · National 2,109th (top 89%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 11 | 300 | 306 | -6 | 2 | 51.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 458 | 318 | 140 | 3 | 56.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
Related Context
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Mikel Horton played RB for Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mikel Horton recorded 636 rushing yards, 134 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 458 primary output with 40.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Win with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Kentucky
Games
1
Scrimmage Yards / G
12
Efficiency
41.7
Usage
3.4
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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All Games12 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/17 | vs New Mexico State | W 62-42 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
Player Story
Mikel Horton story
Mikel Horton built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from West Chester, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Mikel Horton's career was his backfield work: 636 rushing yards, 144 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 134 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 134 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mikel Horton'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.
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Kentucky
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 300 | 46.9 | 9.9 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 458 | 40.8 | 15.6 | 158 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 41.7 | 3.4 | -446 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tennessee
Week 9 · L 21-52 · Conference game
Loss with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128
Scrimmage Yards
91.2 takeover
128 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#2
@ Missouri
Week 10 · L 10-20 · Conference game
62
Scrimmage Yards
72.2 takeover
Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 13 · L 24-38
90
Scrimmage Yards
69.9 takeover
Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
90 scrimmage yards and 32.6 usage.
#4
vs UT Martin
Week 1 · W 59-14
45
Scrimmage Yards
60.4 takeover
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 14.6 usage.
#5
vs South Carolina
Week 6 · W 45-38 · Conference game
44
Scrimmage Yards
56.9 takeover
Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
44 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Kentucky
458 primary output · 40.8 efficiency · 15.6 usage
56.1
#2
2014 Regular Season · Kentucky
51.1
300 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Kentucky
38.5
12 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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