Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 74 | — |
| Success rate | 37.8% | 270th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.8% | 233rd / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 29.7% | 327th / 332 |
| First downs | 18 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 18 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 4 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 4.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 11.1% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Donelson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted9 targets charted
Run direction80 carries
2025 charting · Fresno State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Donelson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Run direction53 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Fresno State#75 · 5-3 | 8 | 41% | 81 | 407 | 5.0 | 6 | 37.8% | 6 | 37 | 0 | 4.7% |
| 2025 | Fresno State#73 · 9-4 | 13 | 36% | 140 | 600 | 4.3 | 5 | 36.4% | 17 | 107 | 0 | 8.7% |
| 2024 | Fresno State#85 · 6-7 | 11 | 31% | 77 | 462 | 6.0 | 3 | 52.5% | 21 | 94 | 1 | 11.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Bryson Donelson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Bryson Donelson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ USC | L 0–39 | 3.8 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Sacramento State | W 49–3 | 8.3 | 13 | 102 | 7.8 | 3 | 56 |
| 3 | @ San José State | W 26–10 | 6.7 | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 1 | 36 |
| 4 |  Rice | W 38–24 | 2.6 | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | @ Washington State | W 26–6 | 3.3 | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  Boise State | L 31–38 | 6.6 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | @ San Diego State | L 23–26 | 6.3 | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 |  Oregon State | W 38–22 | 7.3 | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 1 | 63 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.6 | 81 | 407 | 5.0 | 6 | 63 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 81 | — |
| Yards | 407 | 126th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5 | 118th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 6 | 54th / 683 |
| Long | 63 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 37 | 1270th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · USC | — | 45 | ~14 (4–27) | 6 | 31% |
| Wk 2 · Sacramento State | — | 63 | ~27 (18–35) | 14 | 43% |
| Wk 3 · San José State | — | 68 | ~20 (14–26) | 10 | 29% |
| Wk 4 · Rice | — | 68 | ~23 (16–30) | 10 | 34% |
| Wk 5 · Washington State | — | 68 | ~32 (22–41) | 12 | 47% |
| Wk 6 · Boise State | ✓ RB | 51 | ~22 (15–29) | 6 | 43% |
| Wk 7 · San Diego State | — | 65 | ~28 (19–36) | 15 | 43% |
| Wk 9 · Oregon State | — | 55 | ~34 (23–44) | 17 | 62% |
| Season | 1 GS | 483 | 200 (159–247) | 90 | 41% |
Position Room
10 RBs on the Fresno State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bryson Donelson | RB | JR | 81 | 407 | 5 | 6 | 6 | +0.04 |
| 2 | Rayshon Luke | RB | SR | 61 | 377 | 6.2 | 1 | 15 | +0.04 |
| 24 | Julius Gillick | RB | FR | 36 | 153 | 4.3 | 4 | 2 | +0.08 |
| 41 | Andrew Chavez | RB | JR | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | +0.01 |
| 20 | Orlando Guevara | RB | JR | 2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | — | -0.97 |
| Tariq Thomas | RB | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | — | +0.33 | ||
| 28 | Jhadis Luckey | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Brandon Ramirez | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Maddox Merrill | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jalen Harris | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Fresno State depth chart →