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Jersey Number 15
Kay'ron Lynch-Adams
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 215
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Warren, Ohio
- High School:
- Warren G. Harding
- Prev School:
- Rutgers / UMass
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Played one season at Michigan State in 2024 after playing three seasons at UMass (2021-23) and two seasons at Rutgers (2019-20) . . . played in 57 collegiate games (18 at Rutgers, 27 at UMass, 12 at MSU) with 17 starts (15 at UMass, two at MSU) . . . rushed for 2,537 yards and 18 touchdowns in his career on 575 carries . . . also had 50 career receptions for 373 yards and one TD . . . accumulated nearly 3,000 all-purpose yards in his career (2,998; 2,537 rushing, 373 receiving, 88 kick return) . . . carried the ball 359 times for 1,568 yards and 14 TDs in three seasons (2021-23) at UMass . . . ran for 320 yards on 83 carries with two TDs in 18 games at Rutgers (2019-20) before transferring to UMass . . . earned his bachelor’s degree from UMass in African American Studies.
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Led Michigan State in rushing (649 yards) and carries (133) . . . ranked 15th in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (54.1) and 18th in yards per carry (4.9) . . . scored two rushing TDs (63 yards vs. FAU, 1 yard vs. Oregon) . . . also had 15 receptions for 85 yards . . . led team in all-purpose yards with 773 (64.4 ypg; 649 rushing, 85 receiving, 39 kick return) . . . played in all 12 games with two starts (vs. Purdue and Rutgers) . . . averaged 7.7 yards per carry with nine rushes for 69 yards vs. Rutgers . . . had a season-high 18 carries for 85 yards in win over Purdue; finished with 103 all-purpose yards against the Boilermakers, adding three catches for 18 yards . . . posted eight carries for 26 yards in game at Illinois and added two catches for 6 yards . . . had six carries for 10 yards in Indiana game, adding two catches for 16 yards . . . had 10 carries for 35 yards at Michigan, adding one catch . . . had 103 all-purpose yards in the Homecoming victory over Iowa, rushing 15 times for 86 yards and catching three passes for 17 yards . . . scored second rushing TD of season in going in from a yard out at Oregon, part of nine carries for 32 yards, adding two kick returns for 18 yards . . . led MSU’s ground attack with nine carries for 35 yards in Ohio State game . . . was honorary game captain for Boston College and had 15 carries for 61 yards against the Eagles while adding one catch for 4 yards . . . had a team and game-high 15 carries for 63 yards in Prairie View A&M game . . . logged 10 carries for 46 yards at Maryland with a long of 23 yards . . . rushed nine times for 101 yards and a TD in his Spartan debut in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic . . . had a 63-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, the second-longest rushing TD of his career.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT UMASS): Ranked 27th in the FBS with a career-high 1,157 rushing yards . . . also ranked among the FBS leaders in carries (13th with 236), rushing yards per game (23rd with 96.4 ypg) and rushing touchdowns (tied for 29th with 12) . . . started all 12 games for the Minutemen . . . totaled 1,275 all-purpose yards (1,157 rushing, 118 receiving) . . . named to the All-Independent Team by Phil Steele . . . became just the second UMass player in the FBS era to rush for more than 1,000 yards (Ellis Merriweather) . . . also caught a career-high 20 passes for 118 yards . . . had four 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 234 yards in win at Army West Point . . . rushed 18 times for 51 yards, including two rushing TDs, against UConn (11/25) . . . had 92 yards and one TD on 17 carries at Liberty (11/18) . . . rushed for 88 yards on 23 carries in victory over Merrimack (11/4) . . . had a career day in win against Army West Point (10/28) with 234 yards and three TDs on 34 carries, all career bests . . . recorded a total of 240 all-purpose yards against the Black Knights, also a career high (234 rushing, 6 receiving) . . . had a season-long 47-yard rushing TD at Toledo (10/7) . . . rushed for a total of 157 yards on 20 carries against the Rockets . . . had a 2-yard rushing TD and 41 yards overall on 13 carries vs. Arkansas State (9/30) . . . nearly eclipsed the 100-yard mark with 97 yards on 26 carries, including a 2-yard rushing TD, vs. New Mexico (9/23) . . . averaged 5.0 yards a carry at Eastern Michigan (9/16) with 129 yards on 26 attempts, including a 8-yard TD in the fourth quarter . . . rushed 16 times for 57 yards at Miami (Ohio) . . . posted his first-career 100-yard rushing game with 101 yards on 14 carries at Auburn (9/2) . . . opened the season with 79 yards and two rushing TDs in win at New Mexico State (8/26).
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT UMASS): Appeared in 11 games, recording 297 rushing yards on 84 carries for one touchdown . . . also had two receptions for 7 yards and one solo tackle . . . rushed for 58 yards on 14 carries and had two receptions for 7 yards against Texas A&M (11/19) . . . collected 72 yards rushing, including a career-long 66-yard touchdown, against New Mexico State (10/29) . . . rushed for 65 yards on 11 attempts against Buffalo (10/15) . . . ran for 37 yards on 15 carries against Eastern Michigan (10/1).
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT AT UMASS): Played in just four games to preserve his redshirt season . . . recorded 39 rushes for 114 yards, with one touchdown on the season, before being sidelined with a season-ending injury during the game vs. Toledo on Oct. 2 . . . tallied seven receptions for 43 yards . . . had 12 carries for 23 yards and had a 21-yard catch against the Rockets before leaving the game with an injury . . . registered 25 yards on six carries at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (9/25) and had a four-yard catch . . . rushed for 34 yards and his first touchdown in a UMass uniform with a long of 20 yards vs. Boston College (9/11) . . . ran for 32 yards on 11 carries, had four catches for 14 yards and returned three kickoffs for a total of 47 yards at Pitt (9/4) in UMass debut.
2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT RUTGERS): Played in all nine games in the pandemic-shortened season . . . rushed for 159 yards and one touchdown on 35 carries . . . added four receptions with one score . . . finished fifth on the team with 232 all-purpose yards . . . rushed for 21 yards in the win at Maryland (12/12) . . . contributed 31 all-purpose yards vs. Penn State (12/5) . . . scored a 62-yard receiving touchdown in the win at Purdue (11/28) . . . added 24 yards on the ground vs. Michigan (11/21) . . . rushed for 63 yards on five carries with a 37-yard touchdown against No. 17 Indiana (10/31).
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT RUTGERS): Played in nine games . . . totaled 161 rushing yards on 48 carries with one touchdown . . . added 47 receiving yards on a pair of receptions . . . ran for seven first downs . . . rushed three times at No. 12 Penn State (11/30) . . . picked up 41 yards on first reception of the season and added eight carries against No. 2 Ohio State (11/16) . . . added 40 yards on 10 carries with a long attempt of 17 at Illinois (11/2) . . . rushed for 26 yards in the win over Liberty (10/26) . . . scored first touchdown on a 5-yard rush vs. No. 20 Minnesota (10/19) . . . had seven rushing attempts for 21 yards at No. 20 Michigan (9/28) . . . carried the ball four times in collegiate debut against Massachusetts (8/30).
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Coach Steve Arnold at Warren G Harding High School . . . rushed for 1,710 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior in 2018 to lead Warren G Harding to Ohio state playoffs . . . also posted 191 receiving yards with three touchdowns . . . named Division II All-Ohio Third Team . . . ranked the No. 1 running back in the state of Ohio in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports . . . rated one of the best running backs in the nation by 247Sports (No. 26) and Rivals (No. 53) . . . listed as the No. 16 prospect overall in Ohio by 247Sports coming out of high school . . . also competed on the track & field team . . . earned his bachelor’s degree from UMass in African American Studies.
CAREER NOTES: Played one season at Michigan State in 2024 after playing three seasons at UMass (2021-23) and two seasons at Rutgers (2019-20) . . . played in 57 collegiate games (18 at Rutgers, 27 at UMass, 12 at MSU) with 17 starts (15 at UMass, two at MSU) . . . rushed for 2,537 yards and 18 touchdowns in his career on 575 carries . . . also had 50 career receptions for 373 yards and one TD . . . accumulated nearly 3,000 all-purpose yards in his career (2,998; 2,537 rushing, 373 receiving, 88 kick return) . . . carried the ball 359 times for 1,568 yards and 14 TDs in three seasons (2021-23) at UMass . . . ran for 320 yards on 83 carries with two TDs in 18 games at Rutgers (2019-20) before transferring to UMass . . . earned his bachelor’s degree from UMass in African American Studies.
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Led Michigan State in rushing (649 yards) and carries (133) . . . ranked 15th in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (54.1) and 18th in yards per carry (4.9) . . . scored two rushing TDs (63 yards vs. FAU, 1 yard vs. Oregon) . . . also had 15 receptions for 85 yards . . . led team in all-purpose yards with 773 (64.4 ypg; 649 rushing, 85 receiving, 39 kick return) . . . played in all 12 games with two starts (vs. Purdue and Rutgers) . . . averaged 7.7 yards per carry with nine rushes for 69 yards vs. Rutgers . . . had a season-high 18 carries for 85 yards in win over Purdue; finished with 103 all-purpose yards against the Boilermakers, adding three catches for 18 yards . . . posted eight carries for 26 yards in game at Illinois and added two catches for 6 yards . . . had six carries for 10 yards in Indiana game, adding two catches for 16 yards . . . had 10 carries for 35 yards at Michigan, adding one catch . . . had 103 all-purpose yards in the Homecoming victory over Iowa, rushing 15 times for 86 yards and catching three passes for 17 yards . . . scored second rushing TD of season in going in from a yard out at Oregon, part of nine carries for 32 yards, adding two kick returns for 18 yards . . . led MSU’s ground attack with nine carries for 35 yards in Ohio State game . . . was honorary game captain for Boston College and had 15 carries for 61 yards against the Eagles while adding one catch for 4 yards . . . had a team and game-high 15 carries for 63 yards in Prairie View A&M game . . . logged 10 carries for 46 yards at Maryland with a long of 23 yards . . . rushed nine times for 101 yards and a TD in his Spartan debut in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic . . . had a 63-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, the second-longest rushing TD of his career.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT UMASS): Ranked 27th in the FBS with a career-high 1,157 rushing yards . . . also ranked among the FBS leaders in carries (13th with 236), rushing yards per game (23rd with 96.4 ypg) and rushing touchdowns (tied for 29th with 12) . . . started all 12 games for the Minutemen . . . totaled 1,275 all-purpose yards (1,157 rushing, 118 receiving) . . . named to the All-Independent Team by Phil Steele . . . became just the second UMass player in the FBS era to rush for more than 1,000 yards (Ellis Merriweather) . . . also caught a career-high 20 passes for 118 yards . . . had four 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 234 yards in win at Army West Point . . . rushed 18 times for 51 yards, including two rushing TDs, against UConn (11/25) . . . had 92 yards and one TD on 17 carries at Liberty (11/18) . . . rushed for 88 yards on 23 carries in victory over Merrimack (11/4) . . . had a career day in win against Army West Point (10/28) with 234 yards and three TDs on 34 carries, all career bests . . . recorded a total of 240 all-purpose yards against the Black Knights, also a career high (234 rushing, 6 receiving) . . . had a season-long 47-yard rushing TD at Toledo (10/7) . . . rushed for a total of 157 yards on 20 carries against the Rockets . . . had a 2-yard rushing TD and 41 yards overall on 13 carries vs. Arkansas State (9/30) . . . nearly eclipsed the 100-yard mark with 97 yards on 26 carries, including a 2-yard rushing TD, vs. New Mexico (9/23) . . . averaged 5.0 yards a carry at Eastern Michigan (9/16) with 129 yards on 26 attempts, including a 8-yard TD in the fourth quarter . . . rushed 16 times for 57 yards at Miami (Ohio) . . . posted his first-career 100-yard rushing game with 101 yards on 14 carries at Auburn (9/2) . . . opened the season with 79 yards and two rushing TDs in win at New Mexico State (8/26).
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT UMASS): Appeared in 11 games, recording 297 rushing yards on 84 carries for one touchdown . . . also had two receptions for 7 yards and one solo tackle . . . rushed for 58 yards on 14 carries and had two receptions for 7 yards against Texas A&M (11/19) . . . collected 72 yards rushing, including a career-long 66-yard touchdown, against New Mexico State (10/29) . . . rushed for 65 yards on 11 attempts against Buffalo (10/15) . . . ran for 37 yards on 15 carries against Eastern Michigan (10/1).
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT AT UMASS): Played in just four games to preserve his redshirt season . . . recorded 39 rushes for 114 yards, with one touchdown on the season, before being sidelined with a season-ending injury during the game vs. Toledo on Oct. 2 . . . tallied seven receptions for 43 yards . . . had 12 carries for 23 yards and had a 21-yard catch against the Rockets before leaving the game with an injury . . . registered 25 yards on six carries at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (9/25) and had a four-yard catch . . . rushed for 34 yards and his first touchdown in a UMass uniform with a long of 20 yards vs. Boston College (9/11) . . . ran for 32 yards on 11 carries, had four catches for 14 yards and returned three kickoffs for a total of 47 yards at Pitt (9/4) in UMass debut.
2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT RUTGERS): Played in all nine games in the pandemic-shortened season . . . rushed for 159 yards and one touchdown on 35 carries . . . added four receptions with one score . . . finished fifth on the team with 232 all-purpose yards . . . rushed for 21 yards in the win at Maryland (12/12) . . . contributed 31 all-purpose yards vs. Penn State (12/5) . . . scored a 62-yard receiving touchdown in the win at Purdue (11/28) . . . added 24 yards on the ground vs. Michigan (11/21) . . . rushed for 63 yards on five carries with a 37-yard touchdown against No. 17 Indiana (10/31).
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT RUTGERS): Played in nine games . . . totaled 161 rushing yards on 48 carries with one touchdown . . . added 47 receiving yards on a pair of receptions . . . ran for seven first downs . . . rushed three times at No. 12 Penn State (11/30) . . . picked up 41 yards on first reception of the season and added eight carries against No. 2 Ohio State (11/16) . . . added 40 yards on 10 carries with a long attempt of 17 at Illinois (11/2) . . . rushed for 26 yards in the win over Liberty (10/26) . . . scored first touchdown on a 5-yard rush vs. No. 20 Minnesota (10/19) . . . had seven rushing attempts for 21 yards at No. 20 Michigan (9/28) . . . carried the ball four times in collegiate debut against Massachusetts (8/30).
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Coach Steve Arnold at Warren G Harding High School . . . rushed for 1,710 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior in 2018 to lead Warren G Harding to Ohio state playoffs . . . also posted 191 receiving yards with three touchdowns . . . named Division II All-Ohio Third Team . . . ranked the No. 1 running back in the state of Ohio in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports . . . rated one of the best running backs in the nation by 247Sports (No. 26) and Rivals (No. 53) . . . listed as the No. 16 prospect overall in Ohio by 247Sports coming out of high school . . . also competed on the track & field team . . . earned his bachelor’s degree from UMass in African American Studies.
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