McKinley football's Kyelin West, recruiting profile, offers, stats

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CANTON — Kyelin West enters his junior football season at Canton McKinley High School as one of the top running backs in the state.

After a breakout 2025 season under first-year McKinley head coach Renzy Parnell, West looks to lead the Bulldogs back to the Division I playoffs as they try to defend their Federal League title.

The 5-foot-11, 185-pound West also is drawing plenty of college interest.

Here's a look at his stats, honors and college offers entering the 2026 season.

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Kyelin West's stats​

• As a sophomore, he rushed for 1,504 yards in 2025. That ranked first in the Federal League and second in the area overall.
• West averaged 6.2 yards a carry and scored 12 touchdowns for McKinley, which went 9-3 and won the outright Federal League title.
• West ran for a season-high 198 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries in a 25-24 regional semifinal loss at Mentor.

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Kyelin West's honors​

• He was the Northeast Inland District Offensive Player of the Year in Division I.
• West also was selected first-team All-Ohio in Division I and earned a first-team spot on the Repository All-Stark County Football Team.

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Kyelin West's college offers​

• Here's a look at his Division I offers:
• Bowling Green
• Ohio University
• Marshall
• Miami (Ohio)

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