Niko Castillo

RBFreshman6' 1", 235 lbsSchuylkill Haven, PA★★★ 2026 recruit · #1263 nationally

Minnesota Golden Gophers4-2 · TDC #66

Snap share

likely 1–6%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · -1.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays-0.45

Rushing-0.45

1st down-0.82

2nd down-0.39

3rd down+0.24

Standard downs-0.45

CastilloRB average

Share of team plays

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

All plays6%

Pass plays0%

Run plays10%

1st down6%

2nd down4%

3rd down7%

Standard downs7%

Passing downs0%

CastilloRB average

Game Log

Niko Castillo'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

2.8 avg. game scoreBest: 2.8 vs Eastern Illinois (Week 1)0 of 1 games at 8.0+

				Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	Eastern Illinois	W 59–7	2.8	4	2	0.5	0	1
2	Mississippi State	L 13–38	—	no stats recorded
3	Akron	W 41–7	—	no stats recorded
4	@Washington	W 27–24	—	no stats recorded
5	Michigan	W 20–14	—	no stats recorded
6	@Purdue	L 13–41	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game			2.8	4	2	0.5	0	1

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	4	—
Yards	2	1250th / 1457
Yards / carry	0.5	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	1	—

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 · Eastern Illinois	71	~12 (3–23)	4	17%
Season	376	12 (3–23)	4	3%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
1	Darius Taylor	RB	SR	64	154	2.4	4	18	-0.07
23	TJ Thomas	RB	JR	52	319	6.1	1	17	-0.04
9	Xavier Ford	RB	SO	17	82	4.8	1	—	+0.21
	A.J. Turner	RB		10	44	4.4	1	1	+0.04
28	Niko Castillo	RB	FR	4	2	0.5	0	—	-0.45
20	Ryan Estrada	RB	FR	3	10	3.3	0	2	+0.11
22	Jaron Thomas	RB	SO	1	5	5	0	—	+0.07
26	Zeke Bates	RB	FR	—	—	—	—	—	—

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. Minnesota depth chart →