Niko Castillo

RBFreshman6' 1", 235 lbsSchuylkill Haven, PA★★★ 2026 recruit · #1263 nationally

Minnesota Golden Gophers2-1 · TDC #65

Snap share

17%

likely 4–32%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · -1.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays-0.45

Rushing-0.45

1st down-0.82

2nd down-0.39

3rd down+0.24

Standard downs-0.45

CastilloRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays6%

Pass plays0%

Run plays10%

1st down6%

2nd down4%

3rd down7%

Standard downs7%

Passing downs0%

CastilloRB average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	4	—
Yards	2	1047th / 1194
Yards / carry	0.5	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	1	—

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	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois	71	~12 (3–23)	4	17%
Season	71	12 (3–23)	4	17%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
23	TJ Thomas	RB	JR	23	173	7.5	1	9	-0.09
1	Darius Taylor	RB	SR	20	71	3.6	3	4	+0.30
9	Xavier Ford	RB	SO	13	63	4.8	1	—	+0.21
	A.J. Turner	RB		10	44	4.4	1	1	+0.04
28	Niko Castillo	RB	FR	4	2	0.5	0	—	-0.45
20	Ryan Estrada	RB	FR	3	10	3.3	0	2	+0.11
22	Jaron Thomas	RB	SO	1	5	5	0	—	+0.07
26	Zeke Bates	RB	FR	—	—	—	—	—	—

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. Minnesota depth chart →