Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high 0 yds |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
#20
Caleb Francois
Freshman running back on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Minnetonka, MN · Minnetonka
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
0
rushing yards · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Southeast Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2026.
Caleb Francois
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
0 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
His career
2026
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Minnetonka
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 2% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Background
High School Played at Minnetonka for head coach Mark Esch ... three-star prospect and a top-10 player in the state of Minnesota by all major recruiting services … rated as the nation’s No. 32 running back and the No. 5 player in Minnesota by 247Sports ... 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota Player of...
The backfield · Iowa State
- Cameron Pettaway365 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Arnold Barnes217 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Salahadin Allah71 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Aiden Flora58 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Caleb Francois1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology