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Keaontay Ingram
No. 38 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-26) October 26, 1999 (age 25)
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
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Rushing attempts:62
Rushing yards:134
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:47
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Keaontay Ingram (born October 26, 1999)[1] is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and USC Trojans.

Early years

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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

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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

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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 5
Career 42 25 495 2,722 5.5 16 89 671 11

Professional career

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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

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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

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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]

Ingram was waived by the Chiefs on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[35][36] He was promoted to the active roster on September 18 and waived six days later.[37][38] On September 26, Ingram re-signed with the practice squad.[39]

References

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  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. USA Today. 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". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  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.
  35. ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. August 27, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  36. ^ "Chiefs Announce Practice Squad and Other Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. August 27, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  37. ^ Dillon, John (September 18, 2024). "Chiefs make key roster moves ahead of Week 3 matchup vs. Falcons". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  38. ^ Dillon, John (September 24, 2024). "Chiefs sign Kareem Hunt to 53-man roster, waive Keaontay Ingram". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  39. ^ Dixon, John (September 26, 2024). "Chiefs add 2 familiar faces to their practice squad". SB Nation. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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