Caleb Komolafe
Northwestern Wildcats
91
Elite

Caleb Komolafe

Northwestern WildcatsContender
RBOffenseElite
Projected Starter

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Caleb Komolafe is the projected starter at RB for Northwestern Wildcats.

Redshirt junior · #5 · 5'11", 210 lbs

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Depth at RB · Northwestern Wildcats

  1. 1591Caleb KomolafeStarter
  2. 22785Gavin Sawchuk
  3. 3678Joseph Himon II
  4. 41268Marcus Romain

Northwestern Starting Lineup

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Up next for Northwestern

Northwestern plays Iowa at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Katy Tompkins, ranked #1,630 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 941 rushing yards, 11 rush TD. That's 45% of the team's production at his spot and 95th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,630 Natl3-Yr Total1,089 rush yds · 11 TDTeam Share45%Percentile95th
Katy, TX
Jersey
#5
Class
RS JR
Height
5'11"
Weight
210 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
202594111
20241390
202390

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8436
National Rank
#1630
High School
Katy Tompkins
Hometown
Katy, TX

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated offense; 95th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 95% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LOREYDS 67
CAR
16
YDS
67
AVG
4.2
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
30
AVG
7.5
TD
0

Final L 34-26

Oct 24WRUTGYDS 150
CAR
13
YDS
150
AVG
11.5
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 42-14

Oct 17WMSUYDS 67
CAR
15
YDS
67
AVG
4.5
TD
1
REC
4
YDS
51
AVG
12.8
TD
0

Final W 24-21

Oct 10WBALLYDS 44
CAR
8
YDS
44
AVG
5.5
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 45-14

Oct 3WPSUYDS 188
CAR
25
YDS
188
AVG
7.5
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
14
AVG
14.0
TD
0

Final W 34-13

Sep 26LIUYDS 7
CAR
6
YDS
7
AVG
1.2
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 29-23

Sep 19WCOLOYDS 49
CAR
11
YDS
49
AVG
4.5
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
27
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 41-7

Sep 6WSDSTYDS 46
CAR
10
YDS
46
AVG
4.6
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
37
AVG
18.5
TD
0

Final W 34-18

Caleb Komolafe's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
941 rush yds · 11 TD · 43% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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