Keaontay Ingram

American football player (born 1999)
American football player
Keaontay Ingram
No. 30 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-26) October 26, 1999 (age 24)
Carthage, Texas, U.S.
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
Career history
  • Arizona Cardinals (2022–2023)
  • Kansas City Chiefs (2023–present)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (LVIII)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Rushing attempts:62
Rushing yards:134
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:47
Player stats at NFL.com · 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

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

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

Season Team GP GS Rushing Receiving
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 0
Career 42 25 495 2,722 5.5 16 89 671 6

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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
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

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

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

  1. ^ "Keaontay Ingram Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Keaontay Ingram - Football". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Buckley, Clint (December 20, 2017). "Keaontay Ingram Has Carved Out Quite the Legacy in Carthage". ETSN.fm. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Buckley, Clint (May 30, 2017). "Carthage's Keaontay Ingram Commits". ETSN.fm. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Rob (May 30, 2017). "4-Star RB Keaontay Ingram Commits to Texas over USC, LSU". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Texas vs Oklahoma Box Score, December 1, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Sugar Bowl - Texas vs Georgia Box Score, January 1, 2019". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  12. ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Alamo Bowl - Utah vs Texas Box Score, December 31, 2019". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  14. ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  15. ^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  16. ^ "NFL.com's Reuter: Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram among favorite picks". Arizona Sports. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  19. ^ a b Beames, Caleb (January 13, 2022). "Carthage's Keaontay Ingram declares for the NFL Draft". KTRE. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  20. ^ "Keaontay Ingram - USC Trojans - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries". www.nbcsportsedge.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  21. ^ Backus, Will (January 13, 2022). "USC running back Keaontay Ingram declares for 2022 NFL Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  22. ^ "Keaontay Ingram Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  23. ^ "2022 Draft Scout Keaontay Ingram, Southern California NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  24. ^ "NFL Draft: Cardinals nab USC RB Keaontay Ingram with 201st pick". Arizona Sports. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  25. ^ Root, Jess (May 19, 2022). "Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram salary, contract details, salary cap implications". Cards Wire. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  26. ^ "Cardinals' Keaontay Ingram: Finds end zone in preseason opener". CBSSports.com. August 12, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  27. ^ "Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks - October 16th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  28. ^ "New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals - October 20th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  29. ^ Alper, Josh (November 14, 2022). "Cardinals release Eno Benjamin". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  30. ^ "Keaontay Ingram 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  31. ^ Urban, Darren (November 28, 2023). "Cardinals Release Keaontay Ingram". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  32. ^ Foote, Jordan (November 30, 2023). "KC Chiefs Sign Former Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram to Practice Squad". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ 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.

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