Running back, Northwestern, 2023–⁠26

Caleb Komolafe

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Katy, TX

Caleb Komolafe plays running back for Northwestern. Last time out, at Michigan State: 15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD; 4 catches, 51 yards. Komolafe leads Northwestern in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

401 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD; 4 catches, 51 yards at Michigan State, W 24–⁠21

Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 46SDST
  2. 49COLO
  3. 7@IU
  4. 188PSU
  5. 44BALL
  6. 67@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

188rushing yards, career highvs. Penn State, 20262rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Nebraska, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Northwestern492.305
2024Northwestern501392.8017
2025Northwestern1909415.01156
2026Northwestern754015.3432
Career3191,4904.71556

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Northwestern5336.6114
2024Northwestern284.005
2025Northwestern11605.5118
2026Northwestern1113212.0025
Career292338.0225

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Northwestern5RBYr 1
2024Northwestern5RBYr 2
2025Northwestern5RBYr 3
2026Northwestern5RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023Northwestern90.40––3.6––
2024Northwestern50-0.31––-15.38%-0.05
2025Northwestern2060.1874th (n=576)0.1037.327%0.26
2026Northwestern870.1869th (n=478)0.1016.122%0.17

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Northwestern42%3.100.801.0012%
2026Northwestern43%3.301.500.9020%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Northwestern 6 games, 401 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateW 34–⁠181046111237
Sep 19vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠71149011327
Sep 25atIndianaL 23–⁠29670213
Oct 2vs.Penn StateW 34–⁠1325188132114
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠14844114––
Oct 17atMichigan StateW 24–⁠211567114451
2025 Northwestern 12 games, 941 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atTulaneL 3–⁠2393401016
Sep 5vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠71163024––
Sep 13vs.OregonL 14–⁠341653181−6
Sep 27vs.UCLAW 17–⁠1427119113––
Oct 4vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠71375239––
Oct 11atPenn StateW 22–⁠2119721919
Oct 18vs.PurdueW 19–⁠01267015––
Oct 25atNebraskaL 21–⁠2817125256––
Nov 7atUSCL 17–⁠3817118137540
Nov 15vs.MichiganL 22–⁠24123116––
Nov 22vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠352212914612
Dec 26 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 34–⁠7155511329
2024 Northwestern 10 games, 139 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠661906––
Sep 6vs.DukeL 20–⁠265−304––
Sep 14vs.Eastern IllinoisW 31–⁠771204––
Sep 21atWashingtonL 5–⁠2471406––
Oct 5vs.IndianaL 24–⁠41290815
Oct 11atMarylandW 37–⁠10729011––
Nov 2atPurdueW 26–⁠201303––
Nov 16vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠31––––13
Nov 23atMichiganL 6–⁠50724011––
Nov 30vs.IllinoisL 28–⁠38832017––
2023 Northwestern 4 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atRutgersL 7–⁠24270511
Sep 9vs.UTEPW 38–⁠7––––––
Sep 16atDukeL 14–⁠38––––326
Dec 23 ✦vs.UtahW 14–⁠7220116

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

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