Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams

Height:
5-10
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Warren, Ohio
High School:
Warren G. Harding
Prev School:
Rutgers

2023 • Redshirt Junior

• Phil Steele All-Independent Team (First Team - RB)
• Phil Steele Preseason Independent Team (Second Team - RB)
• College Football Network All-Independent Offense Team (First Team - RB)
• New England Football Writer's Association All-New England Team
• Competed in all 12 games for the Minutemen, recording 1,157 rushing yards on 236 attempts and 12 touchdowns.
• Became the second UMass player, (behind Ellis Merriweather) to achieve 1,000-plus yards rushing in a season in the FBS era
• Achieved 200 rushing yards (at Army, 10/28) in a single contest, marking the first time the feat has been achieved since Marquis Young (240 yards; Nov. 27, 2015 at Buffalo)
• Caught 20 passes for 118 yards on the season
• Tallied four games with 100-plus rushing yards (101 - at Auburn, 9/2; 129 - at Eastern Michigan, 9/16; 157 - vs. Toledo, 10/7; 234 - at Army 10/28)
• Registered a career-best 234 attempts on 34 carries, while scoring a career-best three touchdowns, including a 34-yard TD, at Army (10/28)
• Ran it 47-yards to the house vs. Toledo (10/7), marking a season-high
• Tied a career-high four receptions vs. Miami (OH) (9/9), totaling a season-best 32 yards, including a 21-yard catch
• Matched career-best four receptions for 23 yards against Arkansas State (9/30)

2022 • Redshirt Junior

• Adams appeared in 11 games in the 2022 season, recording 297 rushing yards on 84 attempts for one touchdown, getting two receptions for seven yards and one solo tackle
• Rushed for 13 yards on three attempts against Tulane (9/3)
• Earned 25 yards on seven attempts against Temple (9/24)
• Rushed for 37 yards on 15 attempts against Eastern Michigan (10/1)
• Recorded four yards on seven attempts and one solo tackle against Liberty (10/8)
• Rushed for 65 yards on 11 attempts against Buffalo (10/15)
• Rushed for 72 yards and one touchdown against New Mexico State (10/29)
• Rushed for 11 yards on six attempts against UConn (11/4)
• Rushed for 58 yards and two receptions for seven yards against Texas A&M (11/19)
• Rushed for 15 yards on 12 attempts against Army West Point (11/26)

2021 • Redshirt Sophomore

• Tallied seven receptions for 43 yards
• 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)
• Rushed for 34 yards and his first touchdown in a UMass uniform with a long of 20 yards vs. Boston College (9/11)
• Recorded 39 rushes for 114 yards, with one touchdown on the season, before being sidelined with a season-ending injury during the game vs. Toldeo
• Ran for 23 yards on 12 attempts vs. Toledo (10/2) and made a 21-yard catch
• Registered 25 yards on six carries at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (9/25) and had a four-yard catch

Before Massachusetts

• Competed for Rutgers in 2019 and 2020
• Compiled 320 rushing yards and two TDs on 83 carries while playing in 18 career games at Rutgers
• Also hauled in six receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown with the Scarlet Knights
• Produced 159 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries in 2020
• Posted 48 carries for 161 yards and one score as a rookie in 2019
• Played for head coach Steve Arnold at Warren G Harding
• Rushed for 1,710 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior to lead Warren G Harding to Ohio state playoffs
• Also posted 191 receiving yards with three touchdowns
• Named Division II All-Ohio Third Team
• Rated the No. 36 recruit in Ohio by Rivals and 43rd by 247Sports
• Also competed on the track & field team