Running back, North Dakota State, 2022–⁠26

Barika Kpeenu

Number
No. 8
Height
5′10″
Weight
199 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Fargo, ND

Barika Kpeenu plays running back for North Dakota State.

Career highs

169rushing yards, career highvs. Missouri State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Youngstown State, 2025

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024 and 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Dakota State15523.5111
2023North Dakota State924775.2424
2024North Dakota State1317145.5752
2025North Dakota State1911,0055.32074
Career4292,2485.23274

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024North Dakota State151228.1140
2025North Dakota State1921111.1147
Career343339.8247

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Dakota State8RBYr 1
2023North Dakota State8RBYr 2
2024North Dakota State8RBYr 3
2025North Dakota State8RBYr 4
2026North Dakota State8RBSo. (Yr 5)5′10″199

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022North Dakota State (FCS)90.10––0.9–
2023North Dakota State (FCS)910.1237th (n=450)0.1710.610%
2024North Dakota State (FCS)1470.1651st (n=434)0.1623.814%
2025North Dakota State (FCS)2080.1769th (n=576)0.1034.624%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 North Dakota State 13 games, 1,005 rushing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atThe CitadelW 38–⁠01279224120
Sep 6atTennessee StateW 59–⁠3105731314
Sep 13vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 41–⁠141484031130
Sep 27vs.South DakotaW 51–⁠131886216439
Oct 4atIllinois StateW 33–⁠161411614212
Oct 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 45–⁠171666114––
Oct 18atIndiana StateW 38–⁠7231132171−2
Oct 25atSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠71339110314
Nov 1vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠30157431826
Nov 8atNorth DakotaW 15–⁠10187302115
Nov 15vs.Northern IowaW 48–⁠161256216241
Nov 22vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 62–⁠710107274147
Dec 6vs.Illinois StateL 28–⁠29165511115
2024 North Dakota State 16 games, 714 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atColoradoL 26–⁠31932014––
Sep 7vs.Tennessee StateW 52–⁠3736021––
Sep 14atEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠359610291−4
Sep 21vs.TowsonW 41–⁠2413540171−5
Sep 28atIllinois StateW 42–⁠1083219246
Oct 5vs.North DakotaW 41–⁠1793101012
Oct 12atSouthern IllinoisW 24–⁠31155120225
Oct 19vs.South Dakota StateW 13–⁠963501726
Oct 26atMurray StateW 59–⁠6656024––
Nov 2vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠19729211316
Nov 16vs.Missouri StateW 59–⁠2110169252––
Nov 23atSouth DakotaL 28–⁠29828010––
Dec 7vs.Abilene ChristianW 51–⁠31532029125
Dec 14vs.MercerW 31–⁠71632110––
Dec 21 ✦vs.South Dakota StateW 28–⁠21628012211
Jan 6 ✦vs.Montana StateW 35–⁠321404––
2023 North Dakota State 15 games, 477 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonW 35–⁠1051908––
Sep 9vs.MaineW 44–⁠7636018––
Sep 16vs.Central ArkansasW 49–⁠31554022––
Sep 30vs.South DakotaL 19–⁠24325012––
Oct 7atMissouri StateW 38–⁠10632013––
Oct 14atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠4961207––
Oct 21vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠7994224––
Oct 28vs.Murray StateW 38–⁠6934012––
Nov 4atSouth Dakota StateL 16–⁠332506––
Nov 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 34–⁠101548011––
Nov 18atNorthern IowaW 48–⁠273804––
Nov 25 ✦vs.DrakeW 66–⁠3958216––
Dec 2 ✦atMontana StateW 35–⁠341404––
Dec 9 ✦atSouth DakotaW 45–⁠1792908––
Dec 16 ✦atMontanaL 29–⁠3141907––
2022 North Dakota State 3 games, 52 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.DrakeW 56–⁠14424111––
Sep 10vs.North Carolina A&TW 43–⁠351306––
Nov 5atWestern IllinoisW 56–⁠1761504––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height5′9⅝″
Weight213 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan74⅜″
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press28 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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