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Keaontay Ingram
No. 30 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-26) October 26, 1999 (age 24)
Carthage, Texas
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 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:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2022
Rushing attempts:12
Rushing yards:21
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:23
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at PFR

Keaontay Ingram (born October 26, 1999)[1] is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and USC.

Early life and high school

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] 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 in 2017.[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 football

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] In the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game he rushed only seven yards.[3] In the 2019 Sugar Bowl which Texas won he rushed 25 yards and added three catches for 24 yards.[3] As a sophomore he played and started 13 games in which he rushed 853 yards and had six touchdowns.[8] He also caught 29 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed 108 yards and also caught two passes for 26 yards and a touchdown in the 2019 Alamo Bowl which Texas won by a score of 38–10.[3] 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.[8] He was selected that year to the Academic All-Big 12 First-team.[9] 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.[10][11] He rushed for 911 yards and 5 touchdowns and received for 156 yards.[8] 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.[12][13] He declared for the 2022 NFL Draft in January.[12][14]

College 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
Totals 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
Source:[15][16]

Ingram was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round with the 201st pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.[17] He signed on May 19 with the Cardinals on a rookie contract of four years.[18] He played his first game for Arizona in the first preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals. 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.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Final Report: Keaontay Ingram, RB, USC". RiseNDraft.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. ^ "Texas lands commitment from four-star in-state RB Keaontay Ingram". USA TODAY High School Sports. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Keaontay Ingram - Football". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. ^ a b c d Gharib, Anthony (2021-11-19). "Ingram in stride: From 4 a.m. sled workouts to broken records". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  5. ^ Buckley, Clint BuckleyClint. "Keaontay Ingram Has Carved Out Quite the Legacy in Carthage". ETSN.fm. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  6. ^ Buckley, Clint BuckleyClint. "Carthage's Keaontay Ingram Commits". ETSN.fm. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Rob. "4-Star RB Keaontay Ingram Commits to Texas over USC, LSU". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  8. ^ a b c d e "USC running back Keaontay Ingram: 'I have a violent running style'". Pro Football Network. 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  9. ^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  10. ^ "NFL.com's Reuter: Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram among favorite picks". Arizona Sports. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  11. ^ Mundo, Pete (2021-01-26). "Texas RB Keaontay Ingram Transferring to USC Trojans". Heartland College Sports - An Independent Big 12 Today Blog | College Football News | Big 12 Today. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  12. ^ a b Beames, Caleb. "Carthage's Keaontay Ingram declares for the NFL Draft". ktre.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  13. ^ "Keaontay Ingram - USC Trojans - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries". www.nbcsportsedge.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  14. ^ "USC running back Keaontay Ingram declares for 2022 NFL Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  15. ^ "Keaontay Ingram Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 Draft Scout Keaontay Ingram, Southern California NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "NFL Draft: Cardinals nab USC RB Keaontay Ingram with 201st pick". Arizona Sports. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  18. ^ "Cardinals RB Keaontay Ingram salary, contract details, salary cap implications". Cards Wire. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  19. ^ Alper, Josh (2022-11-14). "Cardinals release Eno Benjamin". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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