Keaontay Ingram
American football player (born 1999)
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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.
Marshall, Texas, U.S.
| No. 38 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | October 26, 1999 Marshall, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Carthage (Carthage, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas (2018–2020) USC (2021) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 6th round, 201st overall pick | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
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
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
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 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) | 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 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 |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[22][23][24] | ||||||||||||
Arizona Cardinals
Ingram was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round with the 201st pick of the 2022 NFL draft.[25] He signed on May 19 with the Cardinals on a rookie contract of four years.[26] He played his first game for Arizona in the first preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals.[27] In Week 6, Ingram made his NFL debut against the Seattle Seahawks.[28] In the following game, against the New Orleans Saints, Ingram scored his first NFL touchdown in the 42–34 victory.[29] 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.[30] As a rookie, he appeared in 12 games.[31]
On November 28, 2023, Ingram was released.[32]
Kansas City Chiefs
Ingram was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs on November 30, 2023.[33] Ingram became a Super Bowl champion when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.[34] Ingram signed a reserve/futures contract with the Chiefs on February 14, 2024.[35]
Ingram was waived by the Chiefs on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[36][37] He was promoted to the active roster on September 18 and waived six days later.[38][39] On September 26, Ingram re-signed with the practice squad.[40] He signed a reserve/future contract on February 13, 2025.[41]
Personal life
Ingram is the older brother of current NFL wide receiver Moochie Dixon.[42]