Kadarius Calloway is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico State.
Calloway just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Ricky Rahne, Justin Wilcox and Tony Sanchez. A game that shows it: 84 rushing yards and 1 reception against Liberty — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 29.9% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 19.0% of carries. 7 carries for -8 yds vs Tulsa; 16 for 69 vs UTEP.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
30.5% of carries overall (100/328) → 45.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/37) — 94.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 117 | 450 | 3.8 | 3 | 29 |
| 2024 | California | 26 | 124 | 4.8 | 1 | 60 |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 88 | 623 | 7.1 | 5 | 75 |
| Career | 231 | 1,197 | 5.2 | 9 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 26 | 175 | 6.7 | 0 | 27 |
| 2024 | California | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Career | 35 | 223 | 6.4 | 1 | 27 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-3vs Bryant | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14vs Tulsa | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-38@ New Mexico | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-10vs Sam Houston | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Liberty | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24vs Missouri State | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-35@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Kennesaw State | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ No. 21 Tennessee | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ UTEP | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 117 | 450 | 3.8 | 3 | 29 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 19-3
vs Bryant
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
26%100 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 117 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.8 yds/carry on 117 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 26% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often the receiver is targeted, and how well it works
Targets
318% of team targetsCatch rate
81%25 of 31 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
81% catch rate on 31 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 37.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 37.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 31.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 41.7 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
57.4%
472 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
117 carries and 26 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #26 of 28 Conference USA RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Ricky Rahne, Justin Wilcox and Tony Sanchez.
