2024 Football Roster
Roster
Clay, Kenyon

Jersey Number 5
Kenyon Clay
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Union, Miss.
- High School:
- Union HS
Bio
2023 (Redshirt Fr.): Played in 11 games, but did not make any starts…Rushed for 179 yards on 40 carries for a 4.5 per yard average…Notched a season-high run of 28 yards, which was a touchdown at Louisiana (11/9)…Recorded a season-high 60 yards against South Alabama (10/17) on 10 carries…Had season-high 12 rushes at App State (10/28) for 52 yards…Enjoyed a 30 yard rushing contest versus ULM (11/4)…Added a catch for five yards at Mississippi State (11/18).
2022 (Fr.): Made five appearances at running back for the Golden Eagles’ rushing attack...Managed 46 yards on 21 rushing attempts with two touchdowns...Also hauled in two receptions for nine yards...Against Northwestern State (9/17), rushed five times for 20 yards and one touchdown, all career-bests...Had six-run touchdown run versus the Demons...Tied career marks in carries and touchdowns against Coastal Carolina (11/12), in which he had a one-yard touchdown run in that contest.
High School: Played for head coach Jordan Wren at Union High School...Played as both a running back and quarterback for the Yellowjackets...Named a First Team Coaches 3A All-State selection in 2021...Played in the 2021 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star game...Served as an effective dual-threat option, rushing for 27 touchdowns and throwing 17 in his junior season...Recorded 118.2 yards per game on the ground and 136.6 through the air in 2020...First graduate of Union to sign with a Division I program...Ranked No. 31 in Mississippi by both 247Sports and ESPN.
Personal: Majoring in Sport Coaching with a minor in psychology.
2022 (Fr.): Made five appearances at running back for the Golden Eagles’ rushing attack...Managed 46 yards on 21 rushing attempts with two touchdowns...Also hauled in two receptions for nine yards...Against Northwestern State (9/17), rushed five times for 20 yards and one touchdown, all career-bests...Had six-run touchdown run versus the Demons...Tied career marks in carries and touchdowns against Coastal Carolina (11/12), in which he had a one-yard touchdown run in that contest.
High School: Played for head coach Jordan Wren at Union High School...Played as both a running back and quarterback for the Yellowjackets...Named a First Team Coaches 3A All-State selection in 2021...Played in the 2021 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star game...Served as an effective dual-threat option, rushing for 27 touchdowns and throwing 17 in his junior season...Recorded 118.2 yards per game on the ground and 136.6 through the air in 2020...First graduate of Union to sign with a Division I program...Ranked No. 31 in Mississippi by both 247Sports and ESPN.
Personal: Majoring in Sport Coaching with a minor in psychology.
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