Air Force · W 38-32
No carries.
Sacramento State · W 31-10
No carries.
New Mexico · L 16-21
No carries.
UTEP · W 31-7
11 carries, 41 yards
The other 5 games average 12 yards. This one was 29 above.
Kpeenu has carries in 6 of North Dakota State’s 9 games: none against Air Force, Sacramento State and New Mexico.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Barry Kpeenu
On tape: 41 rushing yards against UTEP, Week 9, 2026.
102 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 30 carries
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
8.9% of carries overall (30/338) → 29.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/75) — 54.5% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UTEP on Oct. 31: 11 carries for 41 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 30 carries for 102 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 1 | −3 | −3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | −3 | −3.0 | 0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 41 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs UTEP | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Total | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 31-17
vs Nevada
33 rush yds (8 car) · 1 rec · -3 yds
With A. Bickerton — 49.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · N. Hayes — 153 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.2 · 42 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to -2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 19.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 12.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 41.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
