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 / Role

13%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

17

Limited ceiling signals so far

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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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8436

Tompkins · Katy, TX

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

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern4826023.6
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern434727123.6
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern101471398035.1
2025 PostseasonNorthwestern1264559177.6
2025 Regular SeasonNorthwestern12937886511177.6

Related Context

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

2023 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 40.9 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: Duke

Loss with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Northwestern

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

10.5

Efficiency

40.9

Usage

4.5

Consistency

36.8

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah: 8. Rutgers: 8. UTEP: 0. Duke: 26

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 3 by 17.4. Rutgers: 3 by 33. Duke: 3 by 72.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins4 · Games = 2 · -13 vs Losses
Losses17 · Games = 2 · +13 vs Wins

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

72.2 vs Duke

Result
Sun 12/24vs UtahW 14-72210162.7
Sat 9/16@ DukeL 14-383268.7
Sat 9/9vs UTEPW 38-7
Sun 9/3@ RutgersL 7-24273.500112.7

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
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

@ 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

81

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