Keaontay Ingram
No. 30 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Carthage, Texas, U.S. | October 26, 1999||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Carthage (Carthage, Texas) | ||||||||||
College: | Texas (2018–2020) USC (2021) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Keaontay Ingram (born October 26, 1999)[1] is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and USC.
Early years
[edit]Ingram grew up in Carthage, Texas, and attended Carthage High School, where he played football, ran track and played basketball.[2][3] He won a 4A Division I state title in 2016, while being named Offensive MVP of the championship game.[4] In 2017, he helped Carthage to a 16–0 overall record, including a 6–0 district mark, a district title, and a 49–21 win over Kennedale in the 4A Division I state title game.[3]
He was one of three finalists for the Mr. Texas Football High School Player of the Year Award.[4] He played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game.[3] He was an All-America, all-state and two-time all-district honoree.[4] He holds the Carthage school record for career rushing touchdowns with 76.[5] He is one of three athletes with more than 5,000 career yards, and one of two to have back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons.[3]
Ingram was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas over scholarship offers from 26 other programs.[4][6][7]
College career
[edit]In his first year at Texas he played 13 games and started two of them. He rushed a total of 708 yards, had three touchdowns and added 27 receptions for 170 yards and two scores.[8][9] In the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game he rushed for seven yards in the loss to Oklahoma.[10] In the 2019 Sugar Bowl, which Texas won over Georgia, he rushed 25 yards and added three catches for 24 yards.[11] As a sophomore, he played and started 13 games in which he rushed 853 yards and had six touchdowns. He caught 29 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns.[12] He rushed 108 yards and also caught two passes for 26 yards and a touchdown in the 2019 Alamo Bowl which Texas defeated Utah by a score of 38–10.[13] His four 100-yard games as a sophomore were the most by a Longhorn since D'Onta Foreman in 2016 and one of seven Longhorns to rush for more than 100 yards on at least four occasions during a single season since 2000.[3] In the shortened season of 2020 he played six games and started three times. He rushed 250 yards for one touchdown, and caught 11 passes for 103 yards and one touchdown.[14] He was selected that year to the Academic All-Big 12 First-team.[15] And he was selected Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the springs of 2019 and 2020.[3]
After three seasons at Texas, he transferred to USC, where he gained over 1,000 yards from scrimmage in his senior year.[16][17] He rushed for 911 yards and 5 touchdowns and received for 156 yards.[18] He appeared in 10 games and started in seven of them. His season ended early due to a season-ending rib injury.[8] He earned 2021 All-Pac-12 honorable mention, Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 second-team and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 fourth team. He won USC’s 2021 Jack Oakie “Rise and Shine” Award. He was a 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and East-West Shrine Bowl invitee.[19][20] He declared for the 2022 NFL draft in January.[19][21]
Statistics
[edit]Season | Team | GP | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | ||||
2018 | Texas | 13 | 2 | 142 | 708 | 5.0 | 3 | 27 | 170 | 2 |
2019 | Texas | 13 | 13 | 144 | 853 | 5.9 | 7 | 29 | 242 | 3 |
2020 | Texas | 6 | 3 | 53 | 250 | 4.7 | 1 | 11 | 103 | 1 |
2021 | USC | 10 | 7 | 156 | 911 | 5.8 | 5 | 22 | 156 | 5 |
Career | 42 | 25 | 495 | 2,722 | 5.5 | 16 | 89 | 671 | 11 |
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) |
221 lb (100 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 1.53 s | 2.62 s | 4.44 s | 7.19 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
23 reps | |
Sources:[22][23] |
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]Ingram was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round with the 201st pick of the 2022 NFL draft.[24] He signed on May 19 with the Cardinals on a rookie contract of four years.[25] He played his first game for Arizona in the first preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals.[26] In Week 6, Ingram made his NFL debut against the Seattle Seahawks.[27] In the following game, against the New Orleans Saints, Ingram scored his first NFL touchdown in the 42–34 victory.[28] On November 14, 2022, backup running back Eno Benjamin was released, making Ingram the backup in Arizona alongside former Chiefs running back Darrel Williams at backup.[29] As a rookie, he appeared in 12 games.[30]
On November 28, 2023, Ingram was released.[31]
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Ingram was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs on November 30, 2023.[32] Ingram became a Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.[33] Ingram signed a reserve/futures contract with the Chiefs on February 14, 2024.[34]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keaontay Ingram Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Cam (May 31, 2017). "Texas lands commitment from four-star in-state RB Keaontay Ingram". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Keaontay Ingram - Football". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Gharib, Anthony (November 19, 2021). "Ingram in stride: From 4 a.m. sled workouts to broken records". Daily Trojan. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Buckley, Clint (December 20, 2017). "Keaontay Ingram Has Carved Out Quite the Legacy in Carthage". ETSN.fm. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Buckley, Clint (May 30, 2017). "Carthage's Keaontay Ingram Commits". ETSN.fm. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob (May 30, 2017). "4-Star RB Keaontay Ingram Commits to Texas over USC, LSU". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Wilson, Aaron (April 19, 2022). "USC running back Keaontay Ingram: 'I have a violent running style'". Pro Football Network. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Texas vs Oklahoma Box Score, December 1, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Sugar Bowl - Texas vs Georgia Box Score, January 1, 2019". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Alamo Bowl - Utah vs Texas Box Score, December 31, 2019". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "NFL.com's Reuter: Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram among favorite picks". Arizona Sports. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Mundo, Pete (January 26, 2021). "Texas RB Keaontay Ingram Transferring to USC Trojans". Heartland College Sports - An Independent Big 12 Today Blog | College Football News | Big 12 Today. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Beames, Caleb (January 13, 2022). "Carthage's Keaontay Ingram declares for the NFL Draft". KTRE. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Keaontay Ingram - USC Trojans - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries". www.nbcsportsedge.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Backus, Will (January 13, 2022). "USC running back Keaontay Ingram declares for 2022 NFL Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Keaontay Ingram Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Keaontay Ingram, Southern California NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Draft: Cardinals nab USC RB Keaontay Ingram with 201st pick". Arizona Sports. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Root, Jess (May 19, 2022). "Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram salary, contract details, salary cap implications". Cards Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Cardinals' Keaontay Ingram: Finds end zone in preseason opener". CBSSports.com. August 12, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks - October 16th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals - October 20th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Alper, Josh (November 14, 2022). "Cardinals release Eno Benjamin". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 28, 2023). "Cardinals Release Keaontay Ingram". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Foote, Jordan (November 30, 2023). "KC Chiefs Sign Former Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram to Practice Squad". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Foote, Jordan (February 15, 2024). "Chiefs Sign Eight Players to Futures Contracts". Sports Illustrated Kansas City Chiefs News, Analysis and More. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference
- Kansas City Chiefs bio
- Texas Longhorns bio
- USC Trojans bio