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Kimani Vidal

Running Back, Los Angeles Chargers · #28.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Running Back
Number: 28
Born: Aug 28, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Marietta, GA, USA
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: Troy
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM
Regular Season	14	88	6.3	1	42	4	24	6.0	1	14	0
Last 5 Games	14	88	6.0	1	42	4	24	6.2	1	14	0
Career	212	886	4.2	4	59	25	222	8.9	3	60	2

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	21 carries	+0.03	33%		fewer than 36 plays
Receiving	12 targets	-0.04	33%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs DEN	L 23-17	8	57	7.1	1	42	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ SEA	L 30-23	5	25	5.0	0	9	2	11	5.5	1	9	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ BUF	L 24-16	1	6	6.0	0	6	1	14	14.0	0	14	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs LV	L 26-14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs ARI	L 26-14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Kimani Vidal (vi-DAHL; born August 28, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Troy Trojans and was selected by the Chargers in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kimani Vidal, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Vidal was born in Atlanta to Kwame Vidal and Dayna Scott Vidal, the daughter of U.S. Representative David Scott (D-GA). He attended Marietta High School, where he was rated a three-star recruit. Vidal committed to play college football at Troy over offers from LSU, Memphis, South Alabama, South Carolina and Syracuse.

College career

In week 5 of the 2020 season, Vidal rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown in a win over Eastern Kentucky. He finished his freshman season in 2020 with 101 carries for 516 yards and four touchdowns, while also hauling in 26 receptions for 225 yards.

In week 7 of the 2021 season, Vidal rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in a 31-28 win over Texas State. He finished the season with 701 yards and five touchdowns on 152 carries, while also bringing in 22 receptions for 134 yards.

In week 12 of the 2022 season, Vidal rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Louisiana–Monroe, earning Sun Belt Conference offensive player of the week honors. The following week, he rushed for 208 yards and four touchdowns to help beat Arkansas State and advance to the Sun Belt championship game. Vidal finished his breakout 2022 season with 1,132 yards and 10 touchdowns on 231 carries, while also notching 26 receptions for 140 yards. For his performance on the season, Vidal was named second-team all-Sun Belt.

In the 2023 season opener, Vidal set the Troy single game rushing yard record with 248 yards in a win over Stephen F. Austin. In week 6, he rushed for 245 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Arkansas State and was named the Sun Belt offensive player of the week. Vidal went on to be named the Sun Belt offensive player of the year and won the MVP award in the 2023 conference championship game after becoming the first player ever to rush for five touchdowns in an FBS conference championship.

Personal life

Vidal has one sister, Kaylin. He is the grandson of former U.S. Representative David Scott and he is the great nephew of Hank Aaron, whose sister Alfredia is Vidal's grandmother.

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