Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/17Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
Niko Castillo is a running back at Minnesota who has played in 1 of Minnesota's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 3.
Minnesota is 5-3.
On tape: 2 rushing yards against Eastern Illinois, Week 1, 2026.
2 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 4 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | Season-high 2 yds |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 59-7
2 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Tracy — 5 rec · 98 yds · D. Lindsey — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.2
Teams and coaches
2026Minnesota5-3HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 YDS/g, 0.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
4 carries in 1 game
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,263 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big Ten as a freshman.
First season at Minnesota, 1 game
- 2026 Minnesota FleckYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Schuylkill HavenSchuylkill Haven, PA · Class of 2026Three-star, No. 1,263 in the 2026 class. Signed with Minnesota.
2026
- Signed with MinnesotaThree-star, out of Schuylkill Haven