Kyle Monangai

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

2023-24 Rutgers Athletics Junior of the Year

2023 Pinstripe Bowl MVP

2023 Big Ten Rushing Leader (1,262 Yards)

2023 First Team All-Big Ten (Pro Football Focus)

2023 Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, Phil Steele)

2023 All-ECAC Offense

Doak Walker Award Weekly Recognition (Sept. 19, 2023)

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, 2023)

2023 Academic All-Big Ten

2023 Team Captain

2022 Academic All-Big Ten

2021 Academic All-Big Ten

 

2024 (Senior): Named Preseason All-Big Ten by Phil Steele (first team) (6/17), Athlon Sports (second team) (6/28) and Lindy's Sports (third team) (6/5).

 

2023 (Junior): Started all 13 games at running back ... named Rutgers Athletics Junior of the Year (7/18) ... selected First Team All-Big Ten by Pro Football Focus (12/13) ... voted Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches (11/29), media (11/29) and Phil Steele (12/22) ... selected All-ECAC Offense (12/24) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the third time ... led the Big Ten with 1,262 rushing yards ... first 1,000-yard season for a Scarlet Knight since 2012 and tied for the fourth-highest season mark in program history ... had seven 100-yard games and three with 150 or more yards (high of 165) ... ranked No. 12 nationally, second in the league and sixth in the school record book with 242 carries ... logged 20 or more carries in six games ... rushed for eight touchdowns ... added eight receptions for 78 yards ... led the team with 1,340 all-purpose yards and ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 103.1 per game ... rated as the top running back in the Big Ten, best in the Power 5 and No. 5 nationally by Pro Football Focus ... forced 73 missed tackles, most in the Big Ten and No. 8 nationally by Pro Football Focus ... contributed 163 rushing yards on 25 carries with a touchdown and 17 receiving yards to earn MVP in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... totaled 118 rushing yards on 20 carries plus a season-high three receptions against Maryland (11/25) ... ran for 159 yards on 24 attempts against No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... picked up 109 rushing yards on 24 carries at Indiana (10/21) ... rushed for 148 yards (107 in the fourth quarter) with a go-ahead 21-yard touchdown as part of the comeback win over Michigan State (10/14) ... added 87 yards on the ground with a score versus Wagner (9/30) ... became the second Scarlet Knight to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/18) and also garnered national recognition from the Doak Walker Award (9/19) ... rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns with a long of 55 yards against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... racked up season highs with 165 yards and 28 carries, plus a touchdown, versus Temple (9/9) ... rushed for 49 yards with a 15-yard touchdown and a 20-yard reception in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3) ... voted a team captain (9/2).

2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at running back ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) for the second time ... led the team with 109 carries and 445 yards on the ground ... scored two touchdowns ... had four games with 10 or more carries ... added six receptions for 31 yards ... second on the team with 476 all-purpose yards ... rushed for 45 yards at Maryland (11/26) ... ran for 162 yards (most by a Scarlet Knight in a Big Ten game) on 24 carries with three receptions for 20 yards at Michigan State (11/12) ... rushed seven times at Minnesota (10/29) ... picked up 58 rushing yards on 10 attempts with a score in the home opener versus Wagner (9/10) ... rushed for 64 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown in first collegiate start at Boston College (9/3).

 

2021 (Freshman): Played in 11 games ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) ... rushed for 235 yards with four touchdowns on 62 carries ... added 10 receptions for 68 yards ... picked up season highs with 77 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown in the win at Illinois (10/30) ... rushed for 31 yards and added a season-best 20 receiving yards at Northwestern (10/16) ... contributed two receptions against No. 11 Ohio State (10/2) ... scored a go-ahead 11-yard rushing touchdown and added two receptions at Syracuse (9/11) ... recorded two rushing touchdowns on eight carries and added a tackle on kickoff coverage in the win over Temple (9/4).

 

2020 (Freshman): Played in five games ... recorded a tackle on kickoff coverage in the win at Maryland (12/12) ... made collegiate debut on special teams at No. 3 Ohio State (11/7).

 

HIGH SCHOOL

 

Played for head coach Dan Sabella at Don Bosco Prep ... guided the Marauders to the final round of the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 Tournament ... rushed for over 900 yards and 11 touchdowns, adding more 400 yards receiving and another five scores as a senior ... named First Team All-Bergen County on offense by NJ.com ... named Second Team 2019 All-North Jersey by the Bergen Record ... selected honorable mention All-New Jersey by USA Today Network in 2019 ... First Team All-Bergen County team selection by the Bergen County Coaches Association ... named to the 2019 Jersey Sports Zone All-Zone Team ... All-New Jersey honorable mention by USA Today Network in 2019 ... a 2018 Jersey Sports Zone All-Zone Team selection.

 

PERSONAL

 

Supply Chain and Marketing Science Major

2022

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
4.2	2.0	459.0	109.0	31.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
6.0	5.2	0.0	7.0	31.0

2021

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
3.8	4.0	235.0	62.0	20.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
10.0	6.8	0.0	17.0	68.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0