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Northwestern · 2026

Daniel Anderson

RBFreshman5' 11", 210 lbsAlexander, AR
Northwestern Wildcats5-1 · TDC #26
Snap share
6%
likely 2–12%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · -1.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.26
Rushing-0.26
1st down-0.48
2nd down-0.05
Standard downs-0.67
Passing downs+1.78
AndersonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays0%
Run plays7%
1st down5%
2nd down7%
3rd down0%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs3%
AndersonRB average

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farNorthwestern#26 · 5-126%
2025Northwestern#59 · 7-622%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Daniel Anderson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Daniel Anderson'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

Rushing
WkOpponentResultCarYdsY/CTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–18no stats recorded
3ColoradoW 41–73144.7015
4@IndianaL 23–29no stats recorded
5Penn StateW 34–13no stats recorded
6Ball StateW 45–14341.304
7@Michigan StateW 24–21no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games6183.0015

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries6—
Yards18900th / 1456
Yards / carry3—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Colorado73~12 (3–23)316%
Wk 6 · Ball State55~10 (2–19)318%
Season37822 (8–44)66%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
5Caleb KomolafeRBJR754015.3411+0.18
Gavin SawchukRB412095.101-0.04
6Joseph Himon IIRBSR3034611.535+0.53
22Daniel AndersonRBFR61830—-0.26
12Marcus RomainRBFR451.30—-0.33
36Sean Morris IIRBFR21050—+0.11
41Robby PreckelRBSO11101-1.97
7Mar'Kel PorterRBSO——————

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. Northwestern depth chart →