Daba Fofana: FB · Navy · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Daba Fofana
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Navy. A game that shows it: 82 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Bucknell — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
10.4% of carries overall (59/566) → 12.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/119) — 6.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (8.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Bucknell | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 1 | 49 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-11vs Temple | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-44vs Memphis | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-18@ UAB | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-7@ Air Force | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-17vs Charlotte | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-51vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ Rice | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-7@ South Florida | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-35vs No. 25 Tulane | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-20@ East Carolina | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 16 | W 31-13vs No. 19 Army | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 21-20vs Oklahoma | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 60 | 263 | 4.4 | 2 | 49 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 49-21
vs Bucknell
82 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win at home against Bucknell.
With B. Chatman — 47 rush yds (6 car) · 1 rec · 42 yds · 1 TD · R. Riethman — 42 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Season context: team record and system
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
30%57 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 60 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 30% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 21.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 29.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 26.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 15.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
23.6%
179 pass / 578 run
Plays / game
58.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
194 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #260 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Navy, 1,315 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
