Kijana Amous

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Jeff Abt

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Josh Goff | UCA Athletics

Photo by: Lauren Franco

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 210
Position:
RB
Hometown:
Mansfield, Texas
High School:
Legacy
Last College:
Navarro College

Career: Completed his career in the Purple and White with 1,357 total all-purpose yards ... Played in 21 total games and made 11 starts at running back ... Compiled 867 yards on the ground, 379 yards receiving and 111 yards on kickoff returns ... Scored a total of eight touchdowns and posted three 100-yard rushing games, while registering one 100-yard receiving game.

2017 (Senior): Started all 11 games as SFA's primary running back ... Racked up 639 yards on the ground on 139 carries, averaging 4.6 yards per carry and 58.1 yards per game ... Had two 100-yard rushing games and recorded more than 80 yards on the ground on four different occasions ... Posted a career-high 142 yards on 19 rushes in the Lumberjacks' narrow loss at sixth-ranked Central Arkansas (Oct. 14), including a career-long 40-yard scamper that set up SFA's go-ahead field goal in the third quarter ... Claimed Southland Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 23 after being responsible for 185 of SFA's 483 total offensive yards in the Lumberjacks' 27-10 win over Houston Baptist (Oct. 21) ... Scored two of SFA's three touchdowns on the ground in the win over the Huskies, while grabbing a career-high seven catches for a personal-best 102 yards and rushing 16 times for 83 yards ... Hauled in a career-long 54-yard reception versus Houston Baptist in the second quarter ... Rushed a career-high 21 times in the Lumberjacks' 34-7 rout at Lamar (Oct. 28), recording his second 100-yard game with 118 yards and a 12-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown ... Completed his collegiate career with 19 carries for 84 yards and a score at Northwestern State (Nov. 18) ... Was SFA's third-leading receiver, finishing with 35 receptions for 287 yards ... Averaged 8.2 yards per catch and 26.1 receiving yards per game ... Also had three kickoff returns for 57 yards, including two returns for 45 yards against No. 25 McNeese ... Finished with 983 total all-purpose yards, the most all-purpose yards in a single season by a Lumberjack since 2014 ... Rushed for seven touchdowns, the most touchdowns scored by any Lumberjack in 2017, and led SFA in scoring among non-kickers (3.8 pts./game).

2016 (Junior): Played in 10 games for the Lumberjacks ... Rushed 60 times for 228 yards and a touchdown in his SFA debut ... Also caught seven passes for 92 yards with 54 kick return yards, giving him 374 all-purpose yards ... Rushed 19 times for 103 yards in the win over Northwestern State ... Rushed for 36 yards on seven carries in his SFA debut at Texas Tech while catching a 21-yard pass ... Rushed 10 times for 32 yards at Nicholls ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown at Houston Baptist, rushing eight times for 14 yards ... Tallied 89 all-purpose yards against Abilene Christian with 18 rushing yards, 51 receiving yards and 20 kick return yards.

Prior to SFA: Spent two seasons at Navarro College … Rushed for 1,140 yards and 12 touchdowns during his junior college career … Played just six games as a sophomore due to an injury … Member of Navarro College team that went 7-4 on the year, advancing to the SWJCFC championship game … Two-star recruit (24/7 Sports) out of Mansfield Legacy High School … Rushed for 3,763 yards on 595 attempts (6.3 ypc) and 51 touchdowns … Also caught 25 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns … Helped guide the Broncos to a 10-3 record and an appearance in the regional finals … Coached by Chris Melson.