Caleb Komolafe

RB · #5 · Northwestern · JR · 5'11" · 210 · Katy, TX

Projected RB starter

401 2026 rush yards
4 2026 total TDs
26% Team touch share
16 Explosive plays
32 Career games (16 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Northwestern6675 401 5.3 11 132 4
2025 Northwestern1210190 941 5.0 11 60 12
2024 Northwestern10050 139 2.8 2 8 0
2023 Northwestern404 9 2.3 5 33 1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 66.8 84
Yards per carry 5.3 65
Receiving yards per game 22.0 95
Total TDs 4 70

Around Caleb

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Aidan Chiles QB · 1,398 pass yds · 6g
WR-X Hayden Eligon II WR · 71 rec yds · 4g
WR-Z Griffin Wilde WR · 482 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Drew Wagner WR · 176 rec yds · 6g
TE Alex Honig TE · 187 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Northwestern 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 16.4% 98
Red zone TD rate 71.9% 49
Line yards per carry 2.4 42
Sack rate allowed 9.3% 14

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1South Dakota State Jackrabbits10 46 1 2 2 37 0 1
W3 COLO11 49 0 3 3 27 0 0
W4 @ IND6 7 0 1 1 3 0 0
W5 PSU25 188 1 1 1 14 0 4
W6 BALL8 44 1 1 0 0 0 2
W7 @ MSU15 67 1 5 4 51 0 2

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1622 Ravon Johnson EDGE · Grayson
#1622 Alijah Lacey EDGE · New Hampstead GASO
#1630 Caleb Komolafe S · Katy Tompkins NW
#1636 Sawyer Deerman RB · Tuscaloosa County ALA
#1636 Jayden Bethea LB · Dacula APP
Ss in the class
#144 Dante Scott Bonita Vista CSU
#144 Kevin Adams Destrehan TULN
#146 Caleb Komolafe Katy Tompkins NW
#148 Jeremiah Vessel Bishop Gorman NMSU
#149 Dylan Hasz Bixby ARK
2026 · 84th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 41th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.