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California · 2026

Carter Vargas

RBSophomore5' 11", 205 lbsSanta Maria, CA
California Golden Bears3-6 · TDC #93
Snap share
3%
1 of 1 started · likely 2–4%
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
6
1884th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
3.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.25
8 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · -2.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.25
Passing-0.55
Rushing+0.05
1st down-0.68
2nd down-0.65
3rd down+0.16
Standard downs-0.63
Passing downs-0.03
VargasRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays9%
Run plays10%
1st down5%
2nd down7%
3rd down18%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs15%
VargasRB average

Game Log

Carter Vargas'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

5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 5.1 vs UCLA (Week 1)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1UCLAL 24–455.14143.506263.006
2@SyracuseW 21–18—no stats recorded
3WagnerW 49–7—no stats recorded
4ClemsonL 10–24—no stats recorded
5@UNLVL 31–39—no stats recorded
6Virginia TechW 25–20—no stats recorded
7Wake ForestL 7–41—no stats recorded
8@SMUL 20–59—no stats recorded
9@NC StateL 10–31—no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game5.14143.506263.006

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries4—
Yards141006th / 1519
Yards / carry3.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long6—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21510th / 2089
Yards61884th / 2074
Yards / catch3—
Touchdowns0—
Long6—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · UCLA✓ RB86~19 (13–25)822%
Season1 GS63419 (13–25)83%

Position Room

7 RBs on the California roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
24Adam MohammedRBJR823634.4318+0.16
20Ashten EmoryRBSO772383.1416-0.12
25Anthony LeagueRBFR13534.1015-0.24
21Carson Perry-SmithRBSO10343.404+0.43
1Carter VargasRBSO4143.502-0.25
13Victor SantinoRBFR——————
33Dean-Taylor ChapmanRBJR——————

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. California depth chart →