Running back, Saint Francis (from Ole Miss), 2024–⁠25

Raphael Ekechi

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Raphael Ekechi played running back at Ole Miss (2024) and Saint Francis (2025).

Career highs

85rushing yards, career highvs. Robert Morris, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highat Bucknell, 2025

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Saint Francis923443.7216

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Saint Francis17653.8020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Ole Miss3RBSo.
2025Saint Francis3RBJr.5′10″200

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
2025Saint Francis (FCS)1100.0637th (n=576)0.106.224%

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 Saint Francis 8 games, 344 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atUL MonroeL 0–⁠2910370310
Sep 6atBuffaloL 6–⁠458210180
Sep 13atCentral ConnecticutL 7–⁠317350270
Sep 27atBucknellL 23–⁠3012542370
Oct 11atDuquesneL 7–⁠52122904100
Oct 25vs.Robert MorrisL 14–⁠24178502290
Nov 15vs.Long Island UniversityL 3–⁠1012510230
Nov 22atStonehillL 10–⁠2014320–––

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

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