Putting Up Numbers· college football

Kentucky’s yards a carry with CJ Baxter and without CJ Baxter

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Kentucky averaged 5.02 yards a carry with CJ Baxter and 2.96 without CJ Baxter in 2026, 7 games against 1, a difference of 2.06. All 5 home games were with CJ Baxter. All 5 day games were with CJ Baxter. All 3 ranked opponents were with CJ Baxter.

CJ Baxter, running back: 487 rushing yards, 88 carries and 8 receptions in 7 games this season.

One game without CJ Baxter is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

yards a carry a game

The games

with CJ Baxterwithout CJ Baxter
Kentucky’s games, 2026, each marked with CJ Baxter or without CJ Baxter
SideDateGameResultyards a carryExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsYYoungstown StateW6.71—
Sep 12, 2026vsAlabamaL1.97—
Sep 19, 2026@Texas A&MW4.62—
Sep 26, 2026vsSouth AlabamaW9.29—
Oct 3, 2026@South CarolinaW3.30—
Oct 10, 2026vsLSUW4.84—
Oct 17, 2026@OklahomaW2.96—
Oct 24, 2026vsVanderbiltW4.44—

Method

Read against .

  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists for 3 of these 8 games; in the other 5 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.