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Name: Barika Kpeenu
College: North Dakota State
Number: 8
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-10 Weight: 213
Position: Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2026
40 Low: 4.63 40 Time: 4.68 40 High: 4.73
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Data Scout Notes: X-HPFA/Productive RB1 in Team RB Stable/12GP-175-950-5.4-19/19Rec-242-1 in 25 2025: 1stC...2024: NAC...(+) Coming off August 2024 Knee INJ...2023: NAC
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Height: 5095
Weight: 213
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Dates: 03/19/26
Hand: 09 3/8 Arm: 32 1/4
Wingspan: 74 3/8
Height: 5095
Weight: 213
40 Yrd Dash: 4.68
20 Yrd Dash: 2.71
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 28
Vertical Jump: 33 1/2
Broad Jump: 10'03"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.33
3-Cone Drill: 7.00
40 Time Range: 4.66-4.69/Projected: 4.58/+.10
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Barika Kpeenu, North Dakota State, Player News
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Barika Kpeenu rushed for two scores and caught his first touchdown pass of the season as undefeated and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State beat St. Thomas-Minnesota 62-7 in a regular-season finale on Saturday. Kpeenu had a career-long 74-yard touchdown ru n plus a 4-yarder and was standing alone in the end zone when he took in a 47-yard pass in the Bison's 28-point first quarter. Kpeenu has 20 touchdowns this season. It was 45-0 at halftime and Mikhale Ford's 64-yard punt return made it 52-0 in the third quarter.The Bison (12-0) rolled up 665 yards offense while holding the Tommies (7-5) to 229. Cole Payton had touchdown throws of 81 and 47 yards to Bryce Lance plus his score to Kpeenu and finished 9 of 12 for 279 yards. Nathan Hayes came on to th row two more TD passes and was 8 of 11 for 118 yards. Lance had 106 yards receiving and DJ Scott rushed for 101. North Dakota State had already won its 12th Missouri Valley Football Conference in its 18 years of league membership, seven of those outright . The Bison have won 16 consecutive games and 19 straight FCS home games, the latter streak second to Villanova's current 22 in a row. - AP College Football
(DS#27 RB) rSr/2026  RB Barika Kpeenu, North Dakota State
News Source: AP College Football
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Barika Kpeenu had 113 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns and North Dakota State defeated Indiana State 38-7 on Saturday. The FCS top-ranked Bison (7-0, 4-0 MVFC) overcame a rare 7-0 deficit and a long weather delay in defeating the Sycamores for the 12th time in 13 all-time matchups. This was the sixth time North Dakota State has faced Indiana State when ranked No. 1. The Sycamores scored first on a 3-yard run by Nick Osho and led 7-0 after one quarter. Cole Payton's 3-yard touchdown pass to Truman Werremeyer tied it early in the second quarter and a career-high tying 54-yard field goal by Eli Ozick made it 10-7 for the Bison at halftime.After a long lightning delay at halftime, the game continued in the rain. Payton and Kpeenu had touchdow n runs in the third quarter for a 24-7 lead and DJ Scott and Kpeenu scored in the fourth to wrap it up. Payton completed 12 of 18 passes for 149 yards. Kpeenu had 23 carries and led a rushing game that piled up 283 yards. Scott had 78 yards on nine carri es and Payton kept it 10 times for 71 yards. Indiana State (2-5, 0-3) was held to 192 total yards. - AP College Football
(DS#27 RB) rSr/2026 RB Barika Kpeenu, North Dakota State
News Source: AP College Football
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