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2026 season · RB · #28 · 3rd season

28Kimani Vidal

Age 25 · 5'8" · 215 lb · Troy · Pick 181 overall (2024). Listed RB3 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 29% across 7 games.

No injury listingRB3Chargers players
LACChargers offense29% of snaps
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Carries
29
4.1 per game
59th of 70
Rush yards
132
4.6 per carry
54th of 70
Rush TD
1
4 first downs
T-39th of 70
Targets
14
9 catches · 50 yds
T-34th of 70
Touches / game
6.1
43 total
60th of 70
EPA / touch
-0.08
-3.6 total
39th of 70
Explosive
2
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-59th of 70
Snap share
29%
offensive snaps
58th of 70
The short version
  • How goodVidal's -3.7 EPA is 31st of 70 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+10.7, 49th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy4.3 standard points a game, RB50 of 107.5.0 half-PPR points a game, RB51 of 107.5.6 PPR points a game, RB51 of 107.
  • How he's usedHe is a pass-catching back: 33% of his touches are targets (league 18%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 10.3 a game over his last three against 6.1 for the season.
  • This weekA soft matchup: the Texans rank 25th vs the run, allowing -0.03 EPA per designed carry.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 70 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry4.618th of 70
75th
Rush EPA per carry-0.0632nd of 70
55th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.1344th of 64
32nd
Broken tacklesper touch0%38th of 70
24th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch5%59th of 70
16th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game6.160th of 70
15th
Receiving sharetargets per touch33%7th of 70
91st
Yards per touch4.235th of 70
51st
Success rate30%63rd of 70
11th
Total EPA-3.731st of 70
56th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Vidal scores 4.3 standard points a game, RB50 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.4 and 8.5; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 5 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Texans allow the 14th-most standard points to RBs, 17.7 a game.

Points a game4.3RB50 of 107
Season30.2RB49 · 7 games
Most weeks0.4–8.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 512+ · under 5

Vidal scores 5.0 half-PPR points a game, RB51 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.5 and 9.6; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 5 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Texans allow the 13th-most half-PPR points to RBs, 20.1 a game.

Points a game5.0RB51 of 107
Season34.7RB50 · 7 games
Most weeks0.5–9.6his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 516+ · under 6.5

Vidal scores 5.6 PPR points a game, RB51 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.6 and 10.7; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 5 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Texans allow the 13th-most PPR points to RBs, 22.4 a game.

Points a game5.6RB51 of 107
Season39.2RB50 · 7 games
Most weeks0.6–10.7his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 520+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 70 backs

He is a pass-catching back: 33% of his touches are targets (league 18%). He gets to the edge: only 41% of his carries go inside (league 52%). His share of the team's touches is 11%: on third down it falls to 6%; inside the 20 it holds at 9%. Short yardage goes elsewhere: 9% of those touches against 11% overall.

Pass-catching backReceiving share 33% · 91st pctlBounces outsideInside runs 41% · 19th pctlNot the third-down back6% on third down · 11% overallNot the short-yardage backShort-yardage share 9% · 21st pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
41%
19th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
34%
53rd
Receiving sharetargets per touch
33%
91st
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
6%
31st
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
9%
18th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
9%
21st
RPOcarries on run-pass options
7%
49th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
56%
54th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · vs TexansSun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM EST
The game
HOUvs Texans
Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM EST
SoFi Stadium
HOU −4.5 · O/U 40.5
The defense vs the run
25th vs the run
allow -0.03 EPA per designed carry, league -0.08
a soft matchup
His history
vs bottom-10 defenses: 2 games, 5.0 touches a game, 28 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 42%

A soft matchup: the Texans rank 25th vs the run, allowing -0.03 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 28 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season3 seasons
28Games
227Carries
930Rush yards
7TD
30Receptions
2024 to 2026 · 3 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 779 scrimmage yards in 13 games. This season's 30.3 a game puts him on pace for 516 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2024LAC9431553.619562-0.13
2025LAC131556434.142216136-0.08
2026LAC6291324.6214950-0.08
Career1 tm282279304.174530248-0.09
Career highsRush yards 643 · 2025TD 4 · 2025Carries 155 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
RB3 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 14 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
75.6
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    8Omarion HamptonRB102372 · 3 TD-23.9
    34Keaton MitchellRB57214 · 1 TD-3.6
    10Justin HerbertQB34183-4.1
    1Quentin JohnstonWR28205+5.5
    9Tre HarrisWR28256+8.4
    86Oronde Gadsden IITE27157 · 1 TD-8.8
    15Ladd McConkeyWR24286 · 1 TD+9.3
    88Charlie KolarTE1798-15.2