Player Dossier

2023-2025

Northwestern

Caleb Komolafe

RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Katy, TX, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Caleb Komolafe leans workhorse runner traits and 51.1 efficiency.

Usage Score

32.7

Efficiency

51.1

Consistency

65.7

Season Value

62.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: USC

Scouting Read

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Caleb Komolafe, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Northwestern. Caleb Komolafe leans workhorse runner traits and 51.1 efficiency.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Central Michigan

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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. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 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.

Wins89.5 · Games = 6 · +9.3 vs Losses
Losses80.2 · Games = 5 · -9.3 vs Wins
First Half68 · Games = 6 · -30.8 vs Second Half
Second Half98.8 · Games = 6 · +30.8 vs First Half

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 12/26vs Central MichiganW 34-715553.701293.8
Sat 11/22vs Minnesota100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 38-35221295.901125.7
Sat 11/15vs MichiganL 22-2412312.6012.6
Sat 11/8@ USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 17-38171186.9015407.2
Sat 10/25@ Nebraska100 rush yards · 2+ TDL 21-28171257.4027.4
Sat 10/18vs PurdueW 19-012675.6005.6
Sat 10/11@ Penn StateW 22-2119723.801194.0
Sat 10/4vs UL Monroe2+ TDW 42-713755.8025.8
Sat 9/27vs UCLA100 rush yardsW 17-14271194.4014.4
Sat 9/13vs OregonL 14-3416533.3011-62.8
Fri 9/5vs Unknown11635.7005.7
Sat 8/30@ TulaneL 3-239343.800164

Career Arc

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    Northwestern

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern4240.94.5
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern4240.94.50
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern14729.611.4105
2025 PostseasonNorthwestern1,00151.132.7854
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1,00151.132.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

USC

Loss with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

158

Primary metric

158 scrimmage yards and 48.9 usage.

#2

Nebraska

125

Primary metric

Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

125 scrimmage yards and 37.8 usage.

#3

Minnesota

131

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

131 scrimmage yards and 35.9 usage.

#4

Duke

26

Primary metric

Loss with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 5.8 usage.

#5

UCLA

119

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

119 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Northwestern

1,001 primary output · 51.1 efficiency · 32.7 usage

62.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Northwestern

62.4

1,001 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 32.7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northwestern

30

147 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 11.4 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8436

Tompkins · Katy, TX

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,190

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 26 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.