Kendrick Raphael

RB · #6 · SMU · SR · 5'11" · 201 · Naples, FL

Projected RB starter

542 2026 rush yards

6 2026 total TDs

31% Team touch share

16 Explosive plays

41 Career games (17 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2026	SMU	6	4	99	542	5.5	9	72	6
2025	California	13	11	233	944	4.1	34	245	14
2024	NC State	12	0	78	425	5.4	10	41	3
2023	NC State	10	2	67	309	4.6	10	96	1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 90.3 95

Yards per carry 5.5 68

Receiving yards per game 12.0 78

Total TDs 6 89

Around Kendrick

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Kevin Jennings QB · 1,834 pass yds · 6g

WR-X

Jalen Cooper WR · 299 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Yannick Smith WR · 318 rec yds · 5g

WR-SL

Yamir Knight WR · 418 rec yds · 6g

Randy Pittman Jr. TE · 172 rec yds · 6g

The situation

SMU 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 12.1% 60

Red zone TD rate 74.3% 62

Line yards per carry 2.4 44

Sack rate allowed 3.3% 86

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Carries	Rushing yards	Rushing TDs	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	@ FSU	12	75	0	2	1	11	6	23%
W2	UC Davis Aggies	3	3	1	1	1	23	1	8%
W3	@ LOU	24	197	3	2	2	11	3	38%
W4	MOSU	23	98	1	4	4	48	5	38%
W5	BC	15	45	1	0	0	0	2	30%
W7	UVA	22	124	0	2	1	4	5	43%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#482 Grant Tucker ATH · Charlotte Christian APP

#487

London Humphreys WR · Christ Presbyterian Academy VAN

#488

Kendrick Raphael RB · Naples NCST

#491

LJ Martin RB · Canutillo BYU

#492

Micah Banuelos IOL · Kennedy Catholic USC

RBs in the class

#29 Mike Mitchell Middleburg UTAH

#30

Damian Henderson II Los Alamitos CSU

#31

Kendrick Raphael Naples NCST

#32

LJ Martin Canutillo BYU

#33

Quintrevion Wisner DeSoto TEX

2026 · 95th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 82th pctile of class