Fullback, Navy, 2021–⁠24

Daba Fofana

Number
No. 45
Height
5′8″
Weight
213 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Cumming, GA

Daba Fofana played fullback at Navy (2021–⁠24).

At a glance

Best season
769
Rushing yards, 2022 (Navy, 4–⁠8)
Best game
159 yards
Vs. Tulsa, week 6, 2022: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

159rushing yards, career highvs. Tulsa, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tulsa, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Navy1867694.1650
2023Navy722833.9320
2024Navy602634.4249
Career3181,3154.11150

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Navy45FBSo.
2023Navy45FBJr.
2024Navy45FBSr.5′8″213

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
2022Navy186-0.0211th (n=470)0.14-3.022%
2023Navy110-0.008th (n=450)0.17-0.110%
2024Navy590.00––0.28%

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

2024 Navy 13 games, 263 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.BucknellW 49–⁠21882149––
Sep 7vs.TempleW 38–⁠112402––
Sep 21vs.MemphisW 56–⁠444603––
Sep 28atUABW 41–⁠1884211613
Oct 5atAir ForceW 34–⁠761608––
Oct 19vs.CharlotteW 51–⁠173706––
Oct 26vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠512402––
Nov 2atRiceL 10–⁠2451103––
Nov 9atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠71575017––
Nov 16vs.TulaneL 0–⁠3521005––
Nov 29atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠202302––
Dec 14vs.ArmyW 31–⁠131−300––
Dec 27 ✦vs.OklahomaW 21–⁠202603––
2023 Navy 12 games, 283 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠421556014––
Sep 9vs.WagnerW 24–⁠0834112––
Sep 14atMemphisL 24–⁠28953019224
Sep 30vs.South FloridaL 30–⁠44953020––
Oct 7vs.North TexasW 27–⁠241055019––
Oct 14atCharlotteW 14–⁠0220217
Oct 21vs.Air ForceL 6–⁠171202113
Nov 4atTempleL 18–⁠322405––
Nov 11vs.UABW 31–⁠671214––
Nov 18vs.East CarolinaW 10–⁠05100712
Nov 25atSMUL 14–⁠593−212––
Dec 9vs.ArmyL 11–⁠171404––
2022 Navy 12 games, 769 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.DelawareL 7–⁠141547013––
Sep 10vs.MemphisL 13–⁠3791505––
Sep 24atEast CarolinaW 23–⁠201544013––
Oct 1atAir ForceL 10–⁠1371009––
Oct 8vs.TulsaW 53–⁠2121159347––
Oct 14atSMUL 34–⁠402161013––
Oct 22vs.HoustonL 20–⁠382089125––
Oct 29vs.TempleW 27–⁠202463115––
Nov 5atCincinnatiL 10–⁠2081403––
Nov 12vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠3515133150––
Nov 19atUCFW 17–⁠1420114046––
Dec 10vs.ArmyL 17–⁠20112007––

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

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