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 Score

37.3

Efficiency

43.5

Consistency

75.5

Season Value

64.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
NC State • California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Scouting Read

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

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: SMU

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Hawai'i

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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. Unknown: 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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 20 by 54.8. Oregon State: 10 by 39. Unknown: 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.

Wins97 · Games = 6 · +16.8 vs Losses
Losses80.2 · Games = 6 · -16.8 vs Wins
First Half79.9 · Games = 7 · -26.5 vs Second Half
Second Half106.3 · Games = 6 · +26.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

73.4 vs Unknown

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 Unknown100 rush yards181317.301236.7
Sun 8/31@ Oregon StateW 34-159374.1001-53.2

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 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

Clemson

Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90

Primary metric

90 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

#2

SMU

164

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

164 scrimmage yards and 55.9 usage.

#3

Georgia Tech

78

Primary metric

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

#4

Unknown

134

Primary metric

Game with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

134 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.

#5

Unknown

85

Primary metric

Game with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

85 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · California

1,197 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 37.3 usage

64.1

#2

2025 Regular Season · California

64.1

1,197 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 37.3 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · NC State

42.5

407 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 13.5 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8875

Naples · Naples, FL

Committed To
NC State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

2,070

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.