Caleb Francois

RBFreshman6' 2", 210 lbsMinnetonka, MN★★★ 2026 recruit · #921 nationally

Iowa State Cyclones3-3 · TDC #45

Snap share

likely 2–11%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · -1.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays-0.19

Rushing-0.19

1st down-0.23

2nd down-0.43

3rd down-0.09

Standard downs-0.53

Passing downs+1.48

FrancoisRB average

Share of team plays

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

All plays5%

Pass plays0%

Run plays8%

1st down4%

2nd down3%

3rd down16%

Standard downs6%

Passing downs4%

FrancoisRB average

Game Log

Caleb Francois'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

4.2 avg. game scoreBest: 4.2 vs Bowling Green (Week 3)0 of 1 games at 8.0+

				Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	Southeast Missouri State	W 38–10	—	1	0	0.0	0	0
2	@Iowa	L 13–16	—	no stats recorded
3	Bowling Green	W 55–7	4.2	5	16	3.2	0	8
4	Utah	L 17–31	—	no stats recorded
5	West Virginia	W 45–42	—	no stats recorded
6	@BYU	L 10–24	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games			4.2	6	16	2.7	0	8

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	6	—
Yards	16	925th / 1453
Yards / carry	2.7	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	8	—

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 · Southeast Missouri State	48	~9 (2–17)	1	19%
Wk 3 · Bowling Green	63	~11 (3–21)	5	17%
Season	370	20 (8–40)	6	5%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21	Aiden Flora	RB	SO	90	680	7.6	6	10	+0.31
3	Arnold Barnes III	RB	SR	25	90	3.6	2	—	-0.03
0	Cameron Pettaway	RB	SO	21	51	2.4	0	7	-0.18
22	Ryver Peppers	RB	FR	8	29	3.6	0	1	-0.19
20	Caleb Francois	RB	FR	6	16	2.7	0	—	-0.19
25	Easton Miller	RB	JR	5	12	2.4	0	2	-0.48
7	Salahadin Allah	RB	JR	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Wyatt Archer	RB	JR	—	—	—	—	—	—

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. Iowa State depth chart →