Jaguar Highlights: Enters his final year as a Jag listed as the backup at running back ... Carried six times for 41 yards for the victorious Red team in the annual spring game, including a four-yard touchdown run ... Scored from two yards out in the opening scrimmage of the spring season, adding a 12-yard carry later in the day.
As A Junior (2013): Played in 10 games, ranking fourth on the team with 209 yards rushing ... Second on the squad with six rushing touchdowns and tied for third with 36 points ... Also stood fifth on the team in total offense ... Tied a career high with two scores in season-ending victory over Sun Belt Conference co-champion Louisiana-Lafayette, scoring both in a 76-second stretch of the first quarter to help the Jaguars build a 17-0 advantage ... Finished with a season-best 43 yards — scoring on runs of three and 14 yards in the second half — in Homecoming win over Kent State ... Posted 41 all-purpose yards Navy, carrying a season-high 11 times for 36 yards to go along with a five-yard reception ... Had eight rushing attempts against both Louisiana-Monroe and Georgia State, collecting 32 and 26 yards, respectively, in a pair of wins ... Reached the end zone from two yards out against Arkansas State, giving USA a 13-7 lead with less than five minutes remaining in the third quarter ... Carried seven times in Tulane victory.
As A Sophomore (2012): Appeared in 12 contests, making his only start of the season in the home finale against Middle Tennessee ... Finished second on the squad with 217 yards and two scores on 81 carries, adding eight receptions for 34 more and another touchdown ... Also tied for third on the team in scoring and was fourth in total offense ... Posted season-best 43 yards on 11 attempts in season opener against Texas-San Antonio, scoring from one yard out early in the fourth quarter, also catching two passes in the contest ... Paced the Jaguars with 11 rushes for 42 yards at North Texas, posting the first points of the contest on a one-yard touchdown run with just over five minutes to go in the opening quarter ... Carried a season-high 18 times for 36 yards at Arkansas State, adding a four-yard touchdown reception to close out the Jags’ opening possession ... Had 22 yards on seven attempts against Middle Tennessee in the home finale ... Recorded 21 yards on eight rushes at nationally-ranked Mississippi State.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2011): Started five times while seeing action in all 10 contests ... Paced the squad with 558 yards rushing — which stood among the top 100 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level rankings, as well as seventh among Independent running backs — while finishing second in total offense and third in all-purpose yards (583) ... Collected eight touchdowns to finish second on the team in the category as well as third in scoring; he was 10th among FCS Independent running backs with 4.80 points per outing ... Also added four receptions for 25 yards ... Only 100-yard game of the season came at North Carolina State, where he led the Jags with 117 yards on 18 attempts to go along with a 13-yard catch ... Carried the ball 11 times for 78 yards and two scores — all in the second half — to help lead team to win in season opener against West Alabama ... Also paced USA on the ground in win over Tennessee-Martin with 16 rushes for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and again the next week when he finished with 83 yards on 17 attempts at Georgia State ... Carried it 19 times for 72 yards and a score in double-overtime victory at Texas-San Antonio ... Scored a touchdown while finishing with 43 yards on 13 rushes in Lamar win ... Reached the end zone twice in win over Mississippi Valley State, ending with 31 yards on just six attempts ... Had two catches in season finale against Cal Poly, adding 22 yards rushing on seven carries.
As A Freshman (2010): Played in every game, starting the final five after Brandon Ross suffered a season-ending injury ... Led the team with 891 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns, and finished second in both all-purpose yards — he also had two catches for 31 yards — and total offense ... Paced USA in rushing in five of 10 games ... Posted five 100-yard games, accomplishing the feat in each of the final three contests ... Had the Jaguars been eligible in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision rankings, would’ve ranked in the top 80 in two categories — rushing yards per game (33rd) and points per contest (tied for 79th) ... Recorded 29 yards on six attempts in collegiate debut against Pikeville (Ky.) ... In USA’s next game against Nicholls State, posted first 100-yard effort with a team-high 116 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries ... Scored two touchdowns in wins over both Kentucky Wesleyan and Missouri S&T in back-to-back weeks ... In first career start, ran 21 times for a game-high 166 yards in victory at Lamar ... Reached the end zone in each of the team’s final four contests ... Ran for a season-best 175 yards and a score on 31 carries in win over Georgia State ... Had 21 rushes for a game-high 140 yards and a touchdown in Homecoming victory over Henderson (Ark.) State ... Carried 16 times for team-leading 104 yards, adding a season-long 28-yard reception, in season-ending Arkansas-Monticello win.
Arkansas State Highlights (Spring 2010): Participated in spring practice with the Red Wolves.
High School Highlights: Prepped at Vigor HS, where he helped lead the Wolves to a 15-0 record and the state 5A championship as a senior ... Was selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game following the season, where he carried five times to help Alabama to victory ... Named to the Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team and was selected first-team all-state after rushing for 2,190 yards and 25 touchdowns his senior year ... Named the most valuable player of the state title game after recording 180 yards and three scores on 26 carries as VHS defeated Russellville High 50-30.
Personal: Full name is Kendall Keon Houston ... Born Oct. 23, 1990, in Mobile, Ala. ... Son of Charles Green and Annie Houston ... Favorite movie is “House Party” ... Also recruited by Mississippi State ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.
