Player Dossier

2023-2025

California

Kendrick Raphael

RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Naples, FL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Kendrick Raphael leans workhorse runner traits and 43.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

85%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

99

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

74

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
NC State • California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Southern

Player Story

Kendrick Raphael built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Naples, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with California and NC State. The clearest part of Kendrick Raphael's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8875

Naples · Naples, FL

Committed To
NC State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Kendrick Raphael, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California. Kendrick Raphael leans workhorse runner traits and 43.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,070
Rushing yards
1,688
Receiving yards
382
Touchdowns
18

Quick Answers

Kendrick Raphael quick answers

Latest team and position
California · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,070
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · California
Top game
Texas Southern
Recruit profile
3-star · Naples · NC State
High school pipeline
Naples · 37 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 1 · Junior
2025 Scrimmage yards rank
1,197 scrimmage yards · RB 35th (top 5%) · ACC 5th (top 2%) · National 44th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2023 PostseasonNC State10502030048.1
2023 Regular SeasonNC State1035729166148.1
2024 PostseasonNC State12660044.7
2024 Regular SeasonNC State1246041941344.7
2025 PostseasonCalifornia131049014179.7
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia131,0938622311379.7

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026California to SMUP4 to P485.4Jan 13, 2026
2025NC State to CaliforniaP4 to P478.9Apr 27, 2025

Kendrick Raphael played RB for NC State and California. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kendrick Raphael recorded 1,688 rushing yards, 382 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with California.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

California paired 1,197 primary output with 43.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 43.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, California.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Southern

Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Postseason · California

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

92.1

Efficiency

43.5

Usage

37.3

Consistency

75.5

Best Game by takeover score

Texas Southern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 104. Oregon State: 32. Texas Southern: 134. Minnesota: 48. San Diego State: 27. Boston College: 122. Duke: 92. North Carolina: 96. Virginia Tech: 87. Virginia: 112. Louisville: 120. Stanford: 59. SMU: 164

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 20 by 54.8. Oregon State: 10 by 39. Texas Southern: 20 by 73.4. Minnesota: 14 by 34.5. San Diego State: 11 by 25.6. Boston College: 26 by 49.3. Duke: 21 by 41.5. North Carolina: 24 by 39.7. Virginia Tech: 23 by 37.9. Virginia: 17 by 49.6. Louisville: 24 by 48.1. Stanford: 19 by 32.5. SMU: 38 by 39

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins102.3 · Games = 7 · +22.1 vs Losses
Losses80.2 · Games = 6 · -22.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Texas Southern

Best efficiency game

73.4 vs Texas Southern

Result
Thu 12/25@ Hawai'iL 31-3517905.3013145.2
Sun 11/30vs SMU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 38-35331113.4015534.3
Sun 11/23@ StanfordL 10-3115473.1004123.1
Sun 11/9@ LouisvilleW 29-2619834.4015375
Sat 11/1vs Virginia2+ TDL 21-3113463.5024666.6
Fri 10/24@ Virginia Tech2+ TDL 34-4220713.6033163.8
Sat 10/18vs North CarolinaW 21-1822813.7012154
Sun 10/5vs Duke2+ TDL 21-4518673.7023254.4
Sat 9/27@ Boston College100 rush yardsW 28-24251194.801134.7
Sun 9/21@ San Diego StateL 0-3411272.5002.5
Sun 9/14vs MinnesotaW 27-1413423.200163.4
Sat 9/6vs Texas Southern100 rush yardsW 35-3181317.301236.7
Sun 8/31@ Oregon StateW 34-159374.1001-53.2

Player Story

Kendrick Raphael story

Kendrick Raphael built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Naples, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with California and NC State. The clearest part of Kendrick Raphael's career was his backfield work: 1,688 rushing yards, 378 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 382 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 382 receiving yards and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kendrick Raphael's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonNC State40751.613.5
2023 Regular SeasonNC State40751.613.50
2024 PostseasonNC State46648.614.459
2024 Regular SeasonNC State46648.614.40
2025 PostseasonCalifornia1,19743.537.3731
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia1,19743.537.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas Southern

Week 2 · W 35-3

Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

82.5 takeover

134 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.

#2

vs No. 23 SMU

Week 14 · W 38-35 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

164

Scrimmage Yards

79.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

164 scrimmage yards and 55.9 usage.

#3

@ Clemson

Week 4 · L 35-59 · Conference game

90

Scrimmage Yards

78.9 takeover

Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

#4

@ Georgia Tech

Week 13 · L 29-30 · Conference game

78

Scrimmage Yards

76.3 takeover

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

#5

@ No. 97 Boston College

Week 5 · W 28-24 · Conference game

122

Scrimmage Yards

74.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

122 scrimmage yards and 44.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · California

1,197 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 37.3 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · California

79.7

1,197 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 37.3 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · NC State

48.1

407 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 13.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games