#5
Utah · 2026

Daniel Bray

RBSophomore5' 10", 180 lbsFort Worth, TX
Utah Utes8-0 · TDC #8
Snap share
25%
2 of 8 started · likely 20–31%
Rush yards
237
292nd of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
7.4
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
15
468th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.28
46 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

46 plays · +12.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.28
Passing+0.40
Rushing+0.22
1st down+0.16
2nd down+0.41
3rd down+0.68
Standard downs+0.26
Passing downs+0.37
BrayRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays6%
Run plays10%
1st down9%
2nd down10%
3rd down2%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs6%
BrayRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries27—
Success rate48.1%—
Explosive run rate22.2%—
Stuffed at the line14.8%—
First downs8—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries0—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets15—
Target share7.7%—
Catch rate100.0%—
Success rate per target66.7%—
Yards per target6.3—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Bray's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
15
15 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
-3.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.5
143 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-49
of 94 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted15 targets charted

100% comp-3.3 avg. depth9.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target2100% · 8yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 10 targets (67%), 10 caught (100%), 60 yds, 6.0 per target10100% · 60yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 22 yds, 11.0 per target2100% · 22yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction32 carries

Left
25%
5.1 YPC · 38% succ.
Middle
53%
8.6 YPC · 35% succ.
Right
22%
7.0 YPC · 71% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Utah

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Bray’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
7
6 caught (86%)
Avg. depth of target
0.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.5
57 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
5
of 62 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

89% comp0.4 avg. depth9.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (57%), 3 caught (75%), 10 yds, 2.5 per target475% · 10yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction21 carries

Left
57%
3.9 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
5%
-4.0 YPC · 0% succ.
Right
38%
4.4 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUtah#8 · 8-0825%322377.4248.1%159417.7%
2025Utah#7 · 11-2915%402726.8147.2%86706.9%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Daniel Bray's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Daniel Bray'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

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 8.2 vs Utah State (Week 3)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1IdahoW 66–14—2136.509··········
2ArkansasW 43–104.54-1-0.3022147.0011·····
3Utah StateW 33–08.238227.31634194.808·····
4@Iowa StateW 31–175.4461.5063248.0012115···
6KansasW 41–245.04164.007221.001·····
7@ColoradoW 27–245.64133.30711515.0015126···
8HoustonW 21–135.933311.0021144.004120···
9@CincinnatiW 49–257.68759.41302168.011312···
2026 · 8 games6.0322377.426315946.3115463···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries32—
Yards237292nd / 1519
Yards / carry7.4—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long63—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions15468th / 2089
Yards94807th / 2074
Yards / catch6.3—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long15—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns4—
Yards63—
Average15.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long26—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Idaho✓ RB75~13 (3–25)2·17%
Wk 2 · Arkansas—62~15 (10–19)6·24%
Wk 3 · Utah State—74~19 (13–25)7·26%
Wk 4 · Iowa State—60~17 (12–22)7128%
Wk 6 · Kansas—78~22 (15–29)6·28%
Wk 7 · Colorado✓ RB80~17 (12–22)5121%
Wk 8 · Houston—61~15 (10–19)4125%
Wk 9 · Cincinnati—73~23 (16–30)10132%
Season2 GS563141 (112–174)47425%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Utah roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
1Wayshawn ParkerRBJR1097266.7926+0.45
5Daniel BrayRBSO322377.4215+0.28
20Mateaki HeluRBSO14634.50—+0.19
25Steve Chavez-SotoRBSO14654.612-0.19
26LaMarcus BellRBFR1010910.911+0.40
3Nate JohnsonRBSR——————
28Anthony HernandezRBJR——————

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. Utah depth chart →