Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Northwestern
Caleb Komolafe
RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Caleb Komolafe leans workhorse runner traits and 51.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Caleb Komolafe built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Katy, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Caleb Komolafe's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Caleb Komolafe, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Caleb Komolafe leans workhorse runner traits and 51.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,190
- Rushing yards
- 1,089
- Receiving yards
- 101
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Caleb Komolafe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,190
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tompkins · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Tompkins · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Sophomore
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,001 scrimmage yards · RB 60th (top 9%) · Big Ten 14th (top 5%) · National 93rd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 23.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 147 | 139 | 8 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 12 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 77.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 937 | 886 | 51 | 11 | 77.6 |
Related Context
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Caleb Komolafe played RB for Northwestern. Across 3 tracked seasons, Caleb Komolafe recorded 1,089 rushing yards, 101 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Northwestern paired 1,001 primary output with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
83.4
Efficiency
51.1
Usage
32.7
Consistency
65.7
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 64. Tulane: 40. Western Illinois: 63. Oregon: 47. UCLA: 119. UL Monroe: 75. Penn State: 81. Purdue: 67. Nebraska: 125. USC: 158. Michigan: 31. Minnesota: 131
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 17 by 38.6. Tulane: 10 by 40.3. Western Illinois: 11 by 59.7. Oregon: 17 by 32.2. UCLA: 27 by 45.9. UL Monroe: 13 by 60.1. Penn State: 20 by 40.6. Purdue: 12 by 58.2. Nebraska: 17 by 76.6. USC: 22 by 73.3. Michigan: 12 by 26.9. Minnesota: 23 by 60.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins85.7 · Games = 7 · +5.5 vs Losses
Losses80.2 · Games = 5 · -5.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
76.6 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 34-7 | 15 | 55 | 3.70 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Minnesota100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-35 | 22 | 129 | 5.90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Michigan | L 22-24 | 12 | 31 | 2.60 | 1 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 17-38 | 17 | 118 | 6.90 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 7.2 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nebraska100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 21-28 | 17 | 125 | 7.40 | 2 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Purdue | W 19-0 | 12 | 67 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Penn State | W 22-21 | 19 | 72 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.0 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs UL Monroe2+ TD | W 42-7 | 13 | 75 | 5.80 | 2 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCLA100 rush yards | W 17-14 | 27 | 119 | 4.40 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Oregon | L 14-34 | 16 | 53 | 3.30 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 2.8 |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Western Illinois | W 42-7 | 11 | 63 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Tulane | L 3-23 | 9 | 34 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Player Story
Caleb Komolafe story
Caleb Komolafe built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Katy, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Caleb Komolafe's career was his backfield work: 1,089 rushing yards, 244 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 101 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 101 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Caleb Komolafe's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 42 | 40.9 | 4.5 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 42 | 40.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 147 | 29.6 | 11.4 | 105 |
| 2025 Postseason | Northwestern | 1,001 | 51.1 | 32.7 | 854 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1,001 | 51.1 | 32.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 16 USC
Week 11 · L 17-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
158
Scrimmage Yards
91.1 takeover
158 scrimmage yards and 48.9 usage.
#2
@ No. 46 Nebraska
Week 9 · L 21-28 · Conference game
125
Scrimmage Yards
85.2 takeover
Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125 scrimmage yards and 37.8 usage.
#3
vs No. 70 Minnesota
Week 13 · W 38-35 · Conference game
131
Scrimmage Yards
81.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
131 scrimmage yards and 35.9 usage.
#4
vs No. 98 UCLA
Week 5 · W 17-14 · Conference game
119
Scrimmage Yards
73.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
119 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#5
@ No. 15 Penn State
Week 7 · W 22-21 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Scrimmage Yards
64 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Northwestern
1,001 primary output · 51.1 efficiency · 32.7 usage
77.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Northwestern
77.6
1,001 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 32.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
35.1
147 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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