#45

Daba Fofana

Former fullback at Navy. 2024: 263 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.

FB · Navy · Sr. · #45

5′8″ · 213 lb · Cumming, GA

CFB Index 35 · #260 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceNavy 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former fullback at Navy. 2024: 263 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Navy in 2021.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

RB recruit

No. 2604 nationally · Signed with Navy

No college snaps yet.

His full recruiting profile

How it ended

Three seasons at Navy, 1,315 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2021

Signed with Navy2-star out of West Forsyth

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2604 national

CFB

College

Navy

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

2 coaches

2022

Ken Niumatalolo

Navy

2023–2024

Brian Newberry

Navy

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy

2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

35Below cohort / limited sample #260 of 310?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: success rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#300 / 442 · 32nd pct

3.4%

Explosive rate#314 / 442 · 29th pct

5.1%

Yards / carry#347 / 442 · 22nd pct

4.4

EPA / carry#370 / 442 · 16th pct

0.01

Success rate#429 / 442 · 3rd pct

29.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Long run#150 / 335 · 55th pct

Yards / carry#245 / 335 · 26th pct

4.4

Rush TDs#231 / 335 · 25th pct

Carries#253 / 335 · 24th pct

Rush yards#270 / 335 · 20th pct

263

Receptions#314 / 330 · 3rd pct

Rec yards#321 / 330 · 2nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

9th → 16th percentile

Success rate

28th → 3rd percentile

Explosive rate

35th → 29th percentile

Yards / carry

9th → 22nd percentile

TD rate

47th → 32nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	17.0	3.7	0.1
Road6g	24.0	2.3	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Brian Newberry

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #260 of 310 RBs

Two-star recruit. Now #260 at the position.

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · 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) · R. Riethman — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Bucknell · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.76Daba Fofana run for 49 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood PAT MISSED)
Week 5 · UAB · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.57Daba Fofana 16 Yd Run (Nathan Kirkwood Kick)
Week 5 · UAB · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.33Daba Fofana run for 4 yds to the UAB 46 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · South Florida · 3&19 · Q4 · EPA +1.82Daba Fofana run for 17 yds to the USF 10
Week 11 · South Florida · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.80Daba Fofana run for 8 yds to the NAVY 49 for a 1ST down
Week 16 · Army · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.34Daba Fofana run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 40
Week 11 · South Florida · 2&17 · Q4 · EPA -1.21Daba Fofana run for a loss of 2 yards to the USF 27
Week 1 · Bucknell · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +0.97Daba Fofana run for 7 yds to the BUCK 4 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Air Force · 1&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.96Daba Fofana run for no gain to the AFA 1
Week 4 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.96Daba Fofana run for a loss of 3 yards to the NAVY 22

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-21vs Bucknell	8	82	10.3	1	49	Season-high 82 yds
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 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 Tulane	2	10	5.0	0	5
Wk 14	W 34-20@ East Carolina	2	3	1.5	0	2
Wk 16	W 31-13@ Army	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Bowl	W 21-20vs Oklahoma	2	6	3.0	0	3
Total		60	263	3.1	2	49