San Francisco 49ers · RB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Indiana (2026 Round 3, Pick 90)

Kaelon Black

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26.3

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #55 of 65 qualified RBs

Carries & share: 5729.8% team carries
Rushing yards: 2334.09 YPC
Rushing TD: 133.3 rush yds/G
Receiving: 3/6 · 4 yds0 rec TD · 29% snaps
EPA per opportunity: −0.13057 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate: 45.6%Play-by-play positive EPA

Kaelon Black among the 65 qualified running backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Gibbs95.7
Walker III91.8
Warren88.1
Hubbard86.3
Robinson85.0
Cook81.0
Taylor78.4
McCaffrey75.8
Irving74.6
Black#5526.3

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 65 qualified RBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Carry share25% weight · Raw 29.8% → Shrunk 33.9%

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Target share15% weight · Raw 2.9% → Shrunk 4.5%

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Rushing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 4.09 → Shrunk 38.00

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Receiving yards per game, regressed11% weight · Raw 0.67 → Shrunk 7.53

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Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game7% weight · Raw −0.538 → Shrunk +0.017

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Early-down opponent-adjusted rushing EPA per game5% weight · Raw −0.096 → Shrunk −0.748

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Offensive snaps per game, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.32 → Shrunk 20.41

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Positive-EPA run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 45.6% → Shrunk 40.2%

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10+ yard run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 7.0% → Shrunk 8.9%

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Yards / run, regressed3% weight · Raw 4.09 → Shrunk 4.16

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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Kaelon Black. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds
Week 1	Sep 10, 2026	@ LA	W 27-7	14	65	0	1/1	5
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs MIA	W 35-13	7	25	0	0/0	0
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs ARI	W 36-30	4	17	0	0/1	0
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DEN	W 24-14	6	13	0	0/0	0
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ SEA	W 32-29	6	16	0	0/0	0
Week 6	Oct 19, 2026	vs WAS	W 23-17	8	34	0	1/1	3
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ ATL	L 20-29	12	63	1	1/3	-4

College to the NFL: Indiana to San Francisco 49ers

Verified identity bridge linking Kaelon Black's college regular-season yards at Indiana to official NFL game lines.

Indiana (College yards)

3332022

5942023

2512024

7982025

9090th pick
2026 Draft

SF (NFL yards)

2332026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 1 season.

Season	Club	G	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds	Rec TD
2026 (so far)	SF	7	57	233	1	3/6	4	0

Compare Kaelon Black with top running backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 RB.

Kaelon Black vs. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)Score 26.3 vs. 95.7 Kaelon Black vs. Kenneth Walker III (KC)Score 26.3 vs. 91.8 Kaelon Black vs. Jaylen Warren (PIT)Score 26.3 vs. 88.1 Kaelon Black vs. Chuba Hubbard (CAR)Score 26.3 vs. 86.3 Kaelon Black vs. Bijan Robinson (ATL)Score 26.3 vs. 85.0 Kaelon Black vs. James Cook (BUF)Score 26.3 vs. 81.0