Kay’ron Lynch-Adams RB MSU 2025 Tropical Bowl

Position Running back
Class 6th Year
Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 215
Hometown Warren, OH.
Highschool Warren G. Harding HS

Player Profile:

Overall Grade: 66

Strengths:

Wins with wiggle
Quick bend on inside zone runs
Initial body control
Quick multiple cuts
Firm base, braces for contact, able to gain extra yards forward
Good vision, timely traffic evasion

Weaknesses:

Limited lateral agility
Runs tall
Limited long speed/acceleration

Scouting Report:

Adams is a quick multi cut back with solid vision and contact balance. Adams is a tight hipped athlete with good overall body control and quick feet but limited speed and lateral explosion. Adams has good vision, initial body control and decisive action initiaton. He can either bend to the backside or combine multiple cuts to get into open gaps. Upfield Adams keeps a good base leading to tackle shedding and a downhill finish to get extra yards. Adams needs to improve his pad level and lower body engagement as he runs tall at times which will lead to inconsistent contact balance and cutting ability. Adams is a short area runner that lacks the desired speed, acceleration and fluidity to his game but should get a shot at an NFL minicamp after the draft.

Scout: Andrew Bohovich

Sixth-year graduate transfer running back from Massachusetts has one season of eligibility remaining . . . has rushed for 1,888 yards on 442 carries with 16 rushing touchdowns in 48 career games, including 15 starts . . . 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.

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.