Originally signed by San Francisco as an undrafted rookie free agent on 4/28/25 and was released by the 49ers on 8/27/25. Signed to the Vikings practice squad on 9/23/25. Signed to Arizona's active roster on 12/2/25 from Minnesota's practice squad.
2025: After signing from the Vikings practice squad in December, saw action in four games with Arizona and recorded 12 carries for 58 yards and two receptions for 15 yards as well as a kickoff return for 22 yards ... DNP vs. LAR (12/7) ... made his NFL debut and rushed twice for 11 yards @ Hou (12/14) and returned a kick for 22 yards ... had six carries for 32 yards vs. Atl (12/21) ... rushed once for two yards @ Cin (12/28) ... recorded 13 yards on three carries in the season finale @ LAR (1/4/26) and hauled in his first two career receptions for 15 yards.
Appeared in 45 games (25 starts) over four seasons at Cincinnati (2022-24) and Louisiana State (2021) and registered 556 carries for 2,882 yards and 16 touchdowns as well as 32 receptions for 172 yards … became the fifth Bearcat to achieve back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, rushing for 1,153 yards and four TDs on 204 carries (5.7 avg.) in 12 starts as a senior in 2024 … placed sixth in the Big 12 in rushing … averaged 96.1 rushing yards per game and tallied six 100-yard games as a senior … his 1,153 rushing yards in 2024 rank as the 14th-most in a single season in school history … accomplished the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in Bearcat history his junior year after finishing with 1,047 rushing yards and five TDs on 192 carries (5.5 avg.) while adding 12 receptions for 49 yards … had six 100-yard performances in 12 starts in 2023 … his 87.3 rushing yards per game ranked eighth in the Big 12 and he tallied four carries of 40+ yards and three of 50+ yards as a junior … rushed 81 times for 362 yards and five TDs in 10 games played in his first season with Cincinnati in 2022 … saw action in 11 games as a freshman at LSU, totaling 79 carries for 324 yards and two TDs.
Last name pronounced "KAI-ner" … attended Roger Bacon (St. Bernard, OH) High School and was crowned Ohio's Mr. Football as a senior in 2020 … deemed a four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … finished his prep career ranked #10 in Ohio High School Athletic Association history in rushing yards (7,130) and #3 all-time in scoring (772), rushing TDs (116) and total TDs (125) … led Roger Bacon to its first-ever regional championship his senior year after rushing for 1,866 yards and 35 TDs … also was named Ohio Division V Offensive Player of the Year and became only the second player in the Cincinnati area to be named Ohio's Mr. Football since 1992 … once scored eight TDs in a game against Christian Hills Academic in October of 2019 … earned a bachelor's degree from Cincinnati in Sports and Fitness Administratoin/Management.
