Kendrick Raphael
SMU Mustangs
91
Elite

Kendrick Raphael

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RBOffenseEliteTRANSFER · California
Projected Starter

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Kendrick Raphael is the projected starter at RB for SMU Mustangs.

Senior · #6 · 5'11", 201 lbs

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Depth at RB · SMU Mustangs

  1. 1691Kendrick RaphaelStarter
  2. 2079Derrick McFall
  3. 32163Christian Rhodes
  4. 42559William Fierro

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Up next for SMU

SMU plays Virginia Tech at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Naples, ranked #488 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 952 rushing yards, 13 rush TD. That's 55% of the team's production at his spot and 95th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #488 NatlTeam Share55%Percentile95th
Naples, FL
Jersey
#6
Class
SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
201 lbs
Transfer
California

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—95213

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
0.8875
National Rank
#488
High School
Naples
Hometown
Naples, FL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 95th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 95% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 21% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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 31LSYRYDS 51
CAR
14
YDS
51
AVG
3.6
TD
1
REC
5
YDS
33
AVG
6.6
TD
0

Final L 30-27

Oct 24WCALYDS 104
CAR
22
YDS
104
AVG
4.7
TD
2
REC
1
YDS
22
AVG
22.0
TD
1

Final W 59-20

Oct 17WUVAYDS 119
CAR
22
YDS
119
AVG
5.4
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final W 23-13

Oct 3WBCYDS 45
CAR
15
YDS
45
AVG
3.0
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 25-16

Sep 27WMOSTYDS 98
CAR
23
YDS
98
AVG
4.3
TD
1
REC
4
YDS
23
AVG
5.8
TD
0

Final W 34-24

Sep 19LLOUYDS 197
CAR
24
YDS
197
AVG
8.2
TD
3
REC
2
YDS
11
AVG
5.5
TD
0

Final L 41-31

Sep 12WUCDYDS 23
CAR
3
YDS
3
AVG
1.0
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
23
AVG
23.0
TD
0

Final W 56-10

Sep 7WFSUYDS 75
CAR
12
YDS
75
AVG
6.3
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
11
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final W 27-24

Kendrick Raphael's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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952 rush yds · 13 TD · 59% of carries
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