2019 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
2018 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
2018 - All-Sun Belt Second Team (Southern Pigskin)
2018 - All-Sun Belt Second Team (Pro Football Focus)Â
2020-21: Played in and started eight games … Saw action on 306 total snaps (248 on offense, 58 on special teams) … Carried the ball 66 times for 447 yards and six touchdowns … Had eight catches for 163 yards … Averaged 1.2 yards per punt return with a touchdown … Averaged 18.4 yards on seven kickoff returns … Missed the opener against Campbell … Returned in a big way against Louisiana, catching two passes for 105 yards and rushing for 29 yards against the Ragin’ Cajuns … Had two rushing touchdowns against ULM, rushing for 64 yards … Had six carries for 106 yards, including a 56-yard scoring run, against UMass … Had a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown against Coastal Carolina … Carried the ball 13 times for 91 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns against South Alabama … Saw limited action against Troy before leaving with an injury … Had 14 carries for 79 yards and a touchdown, as well as a 23-yard catch, against Texas State … Had eight carries for 71 yards and a 7-yard catch at Army West Point … Missed the rest of the season.
2019-20: Played in the final nine games, starting six … Saw action on 455 total plays (380 offensive) … Led the squad with 824 rushing yards … Also led the team in all-purpose yards with 1,199 … Scored 12 total touchdowns, 11 via rush and one via punt return … Also had 10 catches for 92 yards … Averaged 15.3 yards per punt return and 23.9 yards per kickoff return … Earned honorable mention honors from the Sun Belt Conference … Missed the first four games of the season … Returned for the South Alabama game and scored the game-tying touchdown with 20 seconds left to force overtime … Carried the ball eight times for 52 yards and had a 24-yard catch … Rushed 24 times for 117 yards and two scores against Coastal Carolina … Scored the game winner in the third overtime … Also caught two passes for 16 yards … Amassed 222 all-purpose yards against New Mexico State … Ran the ball six times for 143 yards and two touchdowns, including a 71-yarder … Also had a 9-yard catch and a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown to earn him Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors … Ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries against No. 20 Appalachian State … Scored on a 68-yard run on the first drive of the second half … Scored on a 41-yard rushing touchdown against Troy … Rushed 19 times for 76 yards against ULM … Scored on a rushing touchdown late … Carried the ball 19 times for 74 yards at Arkansas State … Had 78 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries against Georgia State … Carried the ball nine times for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also had three catches for 20 yards, against Liberty in the Cure Bowl.
2018-19: Played in all 13 games, starting six … An honorable mention All-Sun Belt performer … A second-team all-conference selection by both Southern Pigskin and Pro Football Focus … Started the season at slot back, but moved to running back midway through … Played both spots down the stretch … Was on the field for 416 total plays (302 offensive, 114 special teams) … Led the team with 15 receptions that went for 182 yards with a long of 40 yards … Averaged 12.1 yards per catch … Rushed 63 times for 495 yards and three scores … Averaged 9.1 yards on 11 punt returns and 22.0 yards on 24 kickoff returns … Led the team with 1,306 all-purpose yards … Caught three passes for 92 yards against UMass … Had a 40-yard catch at No. 2 Clemson … Carried the ball eight times for 105 yards against Arkansas State … Scored the game-winning touchdown with 19 second left on a 47-yard reverse … Rushed 16 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns at New Mexico State … Had four receptions at Georgia State … Rushed nine times for 107 yards in the Camellia Bowl victory over Eastern Michigan.
2017-18: Played in 10 games, missing the season opener and finale … Started one game … Was on the field for 203 snaps (42 offensive, 161 special teams) … Tallied eight rushes for 108 yards on the season … Had a 77-yard rush against Louisiana … Had a 25-yard kick return against both Troy and Louisiana … Had a punt return for 25 yards against Georgia State … Had an assisted tackle against Indiana on special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Benedictine for Coach Danny Britt, helping lead his team to a state title as a senior … Named the GHSA Class AA Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, also garnering first-team all-state accolades … Also named the Class 2A offensive player of the year by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … Ranked the No. 89 running back in the country and the No. 166 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … A three-star recruit … Named the Savannah Morning News Football Player of the Year and first-team All-Savannah Morning News … A member of the first WJCL Big 22 Squad … The Offensive Player of the Year and first-team running back on the EnMarket All-ESPN Radio Savannah High School Football Team … Finished the season with 1,236 yards rushing (10.7 yards per carry) with 18 touchdowns … Caught 42 passes for 895 yards and 15 more scores … Added 693 yards in kick returns – finishing the season with 2,867 all-purpose yards and 37 touchdowns … Helped lead his team to a 53-4 record over his four-year career and two state titles … Won the Finocchiaro Award as Chatham County’s top football player, and was the Region 2-2A player of the year … For his career, scored 89 touchdowns and rushed for 3,605 yards with a school-record 7,552 all-purpose yards.
PERSONAL: Born John Wesley Kennedy III on September 30 in Savannah, GA … Son of Wesley Kennedy Jr. and Yulonda Maxwell … Has a sister, Alexis Brantley.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies
