Kenyan Drake

Kenyan Drake (born January 26, 1994) is an American football running back who is a free agent.

He played college football at Alabama.

Drake attended and played college football for the University of Alabama from 2012–2015 under head coach Nick Saban.

As a true freshman in 2012, Drake played in 12 games as a backup to Eddie Lacy and T. J. Yeldon.

On September 8, against Western Kentucky, he had a 32-yard rushing touchdown.

Overall, in the 2012 season, he rushed for 281 yards on 42 carries with five touchdowns.

As a sophomore in 2013, Drake appeared in 11 games with one start as the backup to Yeldon.

On September 28, against Ole Miss, he had 99 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.

On October 12, against Kentucky, he had 106 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and three receptions for 44 yards.

He followed that up with 104 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against Arkansas.

He rushed for 694 yards on 92 carries with eight touchdowns and had 12 receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown.

In 2014, Drake played in only five games his junior year due to a broken leg suffered against Ole Miss on October 4.

Drake returned from the injury for his senior year in 2015.

As a backup to Derrick Henry, he played in 13 games, missing two due to a broken arm.

In the season opener against Wisconsin, he had 77 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and 48 receiving yards.

In the next game, against Middle Tennessee State, he had 40 rushing yards, 91 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.

Overall, Drake rushed for 408 yards on 77 carries with one touchdown and had 29 receptions for 276 yards and a touchdown.

Drake was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Drake attended Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia.

He played football at Hillgrove.

As a senior, he rushed for 1,610 yards with 18 touchdowns and was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Georgia.

He was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com.

He received offers from Alabama, Georgia, and Georgia Tech.

He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.

During Alabama's 45–40 win over Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Drake was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.

He was the third running back to be selected that year.

Drake made his NFL debut in a 12–10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in their season opener.

In the next game, against the New England Patriots, he scored his first professional rushing touchdown on a seven-yard rush in the fourth quarter.

On November 6, against the New York Jets, he had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the 27–23 victory.

He played in all 16 games as a rookie, rushing for 179 yards with two touchdowns.

Drake entered the 2017 season as third on the depth chart.

On October 31, 2017, starting running back Jay Ajayi was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a fourth round pick, leaving Drake as the second-string running back behind Damien Williams for Miami.

After an injury to Williams in Week 12, Drake was named the starting running back.

In Week 13, he rushed for a season-high 120 yards and scored a touchdown in a 35–9 win over the Denver Broncos.

In Week 14, he totaled 193 yards from scrimmage against the Patriots, playing an integral part in the Dolphins' 27–20 upset win.

In the aftermath of a scuffle against the Buffalo Bills in Week 17, in which he grabbed and tossed a Bills' player's helmet, Drake and teammate Jarvis Landry were ejected from the game.

Drake finished the season with 644 yards on the ground and three touchdowns, playing in all 16 regular-season games with six starts.

Through the first six games of the Dolphins' 2018 season, Drake had 210 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown to go with 21 receptions for 145 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.

In Week 8, he recorded a rushing and a receiving touchdown in a loss to the Houston Texans.