Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 133 | — |
| Success rate | 51.9% | 52nd / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 13.5% | 149th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 14.3% | 136th / 332 |
| First downs | 43 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 29 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 10 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 17 | — |
| Target share | 7.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 88.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 47.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 8.9 | — |
| Explosive catches | 17.6% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 5.9% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Raphael's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Run direction121 carries
2025 charting · California
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Raphael’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted29 targets charted
Run direction110 carries
Career
4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  SMU#29 · 6-2 | 8 | 64% | 135 | 697 | 5.2 | 9 | 51.9% | 15 | 152 | 1 | 7.8% |
| 2025 |  California#82 · 7-6 | 13 | 72% | 232 | 943 | 4.1 | 13 | 41.7% | 34 | 245 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2024 |  NC State#78 · 6-7 | 12 | 28% | 78 | 425 | 5.4 | 3 | 43.1% | 10 | 41 | 0 | 5.1% |
| 2023 | NC State#32 · 9-4 | 10 | 26% | 67 | 309 | 4.6 | 1 | 28.3% | 10 | 96 | 0 | 8.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kendrick Raphael's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Kendrick Raphael's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Florida State | W 27–24 | 6.6 | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  UC Davis | W 56–10 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | @ Louisville | L 31–41 | 9.6 | 24 | 197 | 8.2 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |  Missouri State | W 34–24 | 7.9 | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 |  Boston College | W 25–16 | 5.5 | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 1 | 20 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Virginia | W 23–13 | 6.9 | 22 | 124 | 5.6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | California | W 59–20 | 8.3 | 22 | 104 | 4.7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | @ Syracuse | L 27–30 | 7.1 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.3 | 135 | 697 | 5.2 | 9 | 40 | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 1 | 36 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 135 | — |
| Yards | 697 | 29th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.2 | 100th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 9 | 16th / 683 |
| Long | 40 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 15 | 468th / 2089 |
| Yards | 152 | 559th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 36 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Florida State | — | 67 | ~31 (21–40) | 14 | 46% |
| Wk 2 · UC Davis | — | 55 | ~15 (10–19) | 4 | 27% |
| Wk 3 · Louisville | ✓ RB | 79 | ~53 (45–59) | 26 | 67% |
| Wk 4 · Missouri State | ✓ RB | 78 | ~50 (42–55) | 27 | 64% |
| Wk 5 · Boston College | — | 63 | ~53 (45–59) | 15 | 84% |
| Wk 7 · Virginia | ✓ RB | 69 | ~57 (48–63) | 24 | 83% |
| Wk 8 · California | ✓ RB | 68 | ~45 (38–50) | 23 | 66% |
| Wk 9 · Syracuse | — | 67 | ~46 (39–51) | 19 | 69% |
| Season | 4 GS | 546 | 350 (298–395) | 152 | 64% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the SMU roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kendrick Raphael | RB | SR | 135 | 697 | 5.2 | 9 | 15 | +0.25 |
| 4 | Dramekco Green | RB | SO | 36 | 111 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 | +0.01 |
| 21 | Christian Rhodes | RB | FR | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 2 | 2 | +0.39 |
| 25 | William Fierro | RB | SR | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | -0.52 |
| 20 | EJ Kelly | RB | FR | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | — | +1.41 |
| 24 | Link Rhodes | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. SMU depth chart →