2025 Football Roster

1 Kendrick Raphael

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Naples, FL
  • Prev School NC State
  • High School Naples HS

Biography

Accolades

  • Honorable mention All-ACC (2025).
  • All-ACC Fourth Team (Phil Steele).

Junior (2025) - Cal

  • Played in all 13 games and started 12.
  • Third in the ACC in rushing touchdowns (13) and total touchdowns (14) with career highs in both.
  • His 13 rushing scores tied for ninth on Cal’s all-time single-season list.
  • Led the team in scoring with 84 points.
  • Led the ACC and ranked 11th nationally in rushes (232), while he finished fifth in the conference in yards rushing (943), with both career highs.
  • Has added career highs of 31 receptions for 231 yards receiving and his first career touchdown reception on a season-long 42-yard catch from tight end Mason Mini.
  • Second on the team with a career-high 1,188 all-purpose yards (91.4 ypg).
  • Carried the ball 17 times for a season-high 122 yards and a touchdown against Texas Southern.
  • Collected his second 100-yard game against Boston College with 119 yards on 25 carries and added a touchdown.
  • Had a career-high 33 carries against SMU and rushed for 111 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown to upset the Mustangs.
  • Tallied eight games with 15 or more carries.
  • Recorded four games with 20 or more carries.
  • Scored a touchdown in all but four games.

Sophomore (2024) - NC State

  • Third-leading rusher on the Wolfpack squad, he averaged 5.4 yards per carry. That mark is the 18th-best in school history for a single season.
  • Rushed for three touchdowns for the season.
  • 40-yard run at Clemson was the longest of his career, he rushed for a then career-best 90 yards in that contest.
  • Tallied 63 yards vs. LaTech. 

Freshman (2023) - NC State

  • True freshman who enrolled in January of 2023 and went through spring practice.
  • Started the last three games of the season at running back. 
  • Led the team in rushing in the win over VMI with a season-high 85 yards.
  • Scored his first collegiate touchdown - a 31-yarder - in the win over Miami. That was his longest run of the season.

Prep

  • Played running back at Naples High in Florida for head coach Rick Martin. 
  • Rushed for 3,766 yards and 49 touchdowns during his prep career. Tallied 52 total touchdowns for his career. Averaged 117.7 rushing yards per game and more than 10 yards per carry. Finished with 4,253 all-purpose yards.
  • As a senior, carried the ball 140 times for 1,731 yards and 22 touchdowns, averaging 12.4 yards per carry. Led team to a 9-3 record and a district title. 
  • As a junior, rushed 126 times for 1,374 yards and 18 touchdowns. Also caught one touchdown pass. 
  • As a sophomore, carried the ball 86 times for 661 yards and nine touchdowns. 
  • Ranked a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals. Considered the No. 18 running back in the country by Rivals. A three-star prospect by On3 and 247Sports. 
  • Also ran track at Naples. Was a regional qualifier in the 110 and 300 hurdles his sophomore year. Posted times of 11:39 and 11.57 in the 100-meter dash.

Statistics

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