No.76 4★, national recruit — the number Ousmane Kromah has built a role at Florida State on.
6′1″ · 216 lb · Leesburg, GA · Lee County
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Florida State from 31% to 63% to win.SMU at Florida State · 27-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Florida State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Also worth knowing:
Ousmane Kromah
Ousmane Kromah is a cornerstone for Florida State — measured against the line he joined.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.76
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Career arc
Badges
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 53 | 311 | 5.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 72 | 408 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 125 | 719 | 5.8 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 9 | 147 | 16.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 169 | 13.0 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 1 | 52 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | 22 | 116 | 5.3 | 1 | 54 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 36-50@ Alabama | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 1 | 27 | |
| Total | 53 | 311 | 6.1 | 3 | 54 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
115 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · S. Singleton — 42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 1: +196 rushing yards, +2 rushing TD, +3 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Norvell, all run-leaning offenses — 6-9 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: rush yards (81st percentile). Strength: yards / carry (81st percentile). Concern: explosive rate (25th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%52 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.9 yds/carry on 53 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 116 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 80.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 104 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
40.5%
79 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #25 of 38 ACC RBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to DJ Giddens’s 2022 season.
Matches DJ on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to JJ Cowan’s path through Campbell.
JJ Cowan
Journey Wyche
Matches JJ on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jamal Roberts's sophomore season at Missouri (2024).
Matches Jamal on
Differs from Jamal on
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #176 this season.
ACCOLADES: 2025: FSU Team Honors - Devaughn Darling Award 2025 (Freshman): Played all 12 games and started against Miami and Florida...third on the team with 408 rushing yards on 72 carries, averaging 5.7 yards per rush...added nine receptions for 147 yards and one touchdown...Alabama: began…
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