Niko Castillo
Minnesota Golden Gophers
45
Depth

Niko Castillo

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Is Niko Castillo starting?

Niko Castillo is No. 5 on the Minnesota Golden Gophers depth chart at RB.

Niko Castillo is listed RB #5 for Minnesota at 45 OVR.

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Depth at RB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1183Darius TaylorStarter
  2. 22371TJ Thomas
  3. 3254A.J. Turner
  4. 4949Xavier Ford
  5. 52845Niko CastilloYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Brian Bonner Jr. — at Washington · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?TJ Thomas — No. 2 at RB for MinnesotaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Minnesota Golden Gophers
Jersey
#28
Class
FR

Niko Castillo is currently behind Darius Taylor at RB on the Minnesota depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 82 overall this season.

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 45.

Team offense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-11 for role; −20 depth penalty

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

Sep 4WEIUYDS 2
CAR
4
YDS
2
AVG
0.5
TD
0

Final W 59-7

Niko Castillo's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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