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2018 Football Roster

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  • RB
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Hamilton, Mo.
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • 209
    Weight
  • Penney
    High School
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Kellen Overstreet
#29
Kellen Overstreet
RB
Position
Junior
Class
Hamilton, Mo.
Hometown

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Biography

UW This Season: Overstreet brings power to the Cowboy backfield. He missed spring practice with an injury, but owns the top spot in a talented group heading into fall camp.

2017: Overstreet appeared in all 13 games for the Cowboys ranking second on the team in rushing with 481 yards. He averaged 37 rushing yards per game and 4.4 per carry. He also grabbed three passes for 39 yards. He found the endzone three times during the season including the go ahead score against Colorado State. He rushed for a career-high 139 yards at San Jose State. He followed that up with 85 rushing yards in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Central Michigan. He rushed seven times for 43 yards in the Colorado State contest averaging over six yards per carry.
 
2016: Redshirted due to injury.

2015: Overstreet made an immediate impact in the backfield and on special teams during his freshman season. He appeared in all 12 games for the Pokes. He rushed for 84 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown. Overstreet hauled in three passes for 33 yards. He  averaged 5.2 yards per carry on the season. He also returned two kickoffs for 51 yards. Overstreet had a big day against Nevada, as he rushed for 27 yards on eight carries with a touchdown. He also had two catches for 22 yards with a career-high 21-yard reception against the Wolf Pack. His first career touchdown came against New Mexico grabbing an 11-yard reception. He was named to the Academic All-Conference team as a freshman.

High School:
Kellen Overstreet was named to the 2015 Parade All-American First Team. He is the first University of Wyoming recruit in history to be named to the Parade All-American Team. Overstreet was one of only three running backs and one of only 27 high school football players in the nation named to the team. He was also named to the 2014 MaxPreps Small Schools All-America Team. Overstreet was rated a three-star recruit and ranked as the 18th top recruit in the state of Missouri by 247Sports.com. ESPN.com also rated him a three-star recruit and the No. 22 overall recruit in the state of Missouri. He ranked No. 2 in the nation in rushing yards in 2014, with 4,259 yards on 401 carries. His 4,259 rushing yards ranked as the fourth best all-time single-season total in national high school football history and set a state of Missouri single-season record. Overstreet also fell just one touchdown shy of tying the national record of 71 touchdowns in a single season. His 70 touchdowns in 2014 set a Missouri state single-season record. He led the nation in scoring (426 points) in 2014, rushing for 65 touchdowns, catching four TD passes and returning one kickoff for a TD, as well as scoring three, two-point conversions. He set a new career rushing record for the state of Missouri, concluding his four-year career with 9,475 career rushing yards on 955 rushing attempts, and he scored 135 rushing touchdowns and 168 total touchdowns during his four seasons of high school. He rushed for 3,327 yards as a junior, 1,070 as a sophomore and 819 as a freshman. Overstreet was a unanimous selection to the 2014 Class 1 All-State Team by the Missouri Football Coaches Association, who also named him the Class 1 Offensive Player of the Year. He was named to the First Team Class 1 All-State Team by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters, and was also selected to the 2014 American Family Insurance All-USA Missouri Football Team. Overstreet helped lead Penney High to an 11-3 record and the Semifinals of the 2014 Class 1 State Playoffs. He played for head football coach Dave Fairchild. Overstreet was also recruited by Air Force, Boston College, North Dakota State and Tulsa.

Personal:
Kinesiology and health promotion major.