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Kene Nwangwu New York Jets · #3

Running Back · 6' 1", 210 lbs · Frisco, TX · Age 28

Kene Nwangwu is a Running Back for the New York Jets, drafted 119th overall, 2021. In 2025 he ran for 49 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Running BackDrafted 119th overall5-yr veteran
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Season avg49 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec
Career avg137 rush yds · 0 td · 6 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Kene Nwangwu — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Kene Nwangwu is a Running Back for the New York Jets, drafted 119th overall, 2021. In 2025 he ran for 49 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Act II

Where Kene Nwangwu stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1350 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
26Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Kene Nwangwu — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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49 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Kene Nwangwu

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
26
rush yds
6–45
0
td
0–0
0
rec
0–0
0
rec yds
0–0
8
games
4–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 49 → projected 26 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
-22.3
Age curve
-0.8
Net vs last season-23.1 rush yds
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 9 / 2 / 12
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Kene Nwangwu career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
2021116104970
20221714022135
2023913013
20242--
2025124900049
Career511370630167
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Jets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Kene Nwangwu

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-02-09

The beginning

Kene Nwangwu is a Running Back for the New York Jets, in his 6th NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 119th overall, 2021 as a Running Back.

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Kene Nwangwu is a New York Jets running back, drafted 119th overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2021–2025) he has rushed for 137 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 6 passes.

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Most recently he ran for 49 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 0 receptions in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
210 lbs
Draft
119th overall, 2021
Born
Frisco, TX
Age
28
Jersey
#3
Background

Kene Nwangwu is from Frisco, TX and is 28 years old. He was drafted 119th overall, 2021 and plays running back at 6' 1", 210 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2021–2025) he has run for 137 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 6 catches. Nwangwu is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Kene Nwangwu is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 167 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over 5 seasons (2021–2025).

Rushing137 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
Receiving back6 receptions for 30 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 61 yards in 2021.
Draft pedigree119th overall, 2021.
Durability51 career games played.
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FAQ

Kene Nwangwu — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kene Nwangwu, answered.

What position does Kene Nwangwu play?
Kene Nwangwu is a Running Back for the New York Jets.
When was Kene Nwangwu drafted?
Kene Nwangwu was drafted 119th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Kene Nwangwu played?
5 (2021–2025).
What are Kene Nwangwu's career stats?
He has rushed for 137 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 6 passes.
Kene Nwangwu career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB4
behind the starter
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00
Rush share
0%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ TEN
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
54
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 5
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
16
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ TENW2 vs GBW3 @ DETW4 @ CHIW5 vs CLEW6 @ NEW7 vs MIAW8 vs LVW9 @ KCW10 vs BUFW11 @ LACW12 @ MIAW13 · BYEW14 vs DENW15 @ ARIW16 vs NEW17 vs MINW18 @ BUF

Each week grades Kene Nwangwu's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
11
since 2021
Games missed
7
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Back2026 Wk3 · Back (Doubtful)2026 Wk2 · Back (Out)2026 Wk1 · Back (Doubtful)2025 Wk18 · Quadricep2025 Wk12 · Hamstring (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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