Kewan Lacy is a Featured Back for Ole Miss. Kewan's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 324 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used RBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.13 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.45 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Georgia State (SP+ -25).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2016 | 288 | 0.340 | 3.9 | 97.9 |
| Donnel Pumphrey | San Diego State | 2016 | 344 | 0.320 | 4.2 | 110.1 |
| Dalvin Cook | Florida State | 2016 | 292 | 0.340 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| Eno Benjamin | Arizona State | 2018 | 316 | 0.330 | 4.6 | 104.3 |
| Breece Hall | Iowa State | 2020 | 301 | 0.340 | 4.5 | 102.3 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsGeorgia State | W63-7 | -24.5 | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.45 |
| 2 | @Kentucky | W30-23 | 1.8 | 28 | 138 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 3 | vsArkansas | W41-35 | 5.1 | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 4 | vsTulane | W45-10 | 6.3 | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 5 | vsLSU | W24-19 | 10.3 | 23 | 87 | 3.8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | -0.16 |
| 7 | vsWashington State | W24-21 | 3.8 | 24 | 142 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 8 | @Georgia | L35-43 | 24.1 | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 9 | @Oklahoma | W34-26 | 18.3 | 27 | 78 | 2.9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | -0.06 |
| 10 | vsSouth Carolina | W30-14 | 5.9 | 24 | 167 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -0.01 |
| 11 | vsThe Citadel | W49-0 | — | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 12 | vsFlorida | W34-24 | 3.5 | 31 | 224 | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 14 | @Mississippi State | W38-19 | 4.1 | 27 | 143 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | -0.01 |
| 1 | vsGeorgia | W39-34 | 24.1 | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -0.13 |
| 1 | vsMiami | L27-31 | 20.7 | 11 | 103 | 9.4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -0.13 |
| 1 | vsTulane | W41-10 | 6.3 | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -0.13 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.08
- Passing downs
- 0.11
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.08 / 0.08
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).