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 | 80 | — |
| Success rate | 43.8% | 182nd / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 3.7% | 325th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 15.0% | 151st / 332 |
| First downs | 20 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 15 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 5 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 7 | — |
| Target share | 3.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 57.1% | — |
| Success rate per target | 28.6% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Pendergrass's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
Run direction94 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 |  Baylor#34 · 5-3 | 8 | 36% | 94 | 339 | 3.6 | 2 | 43.8% | 6 | 30 | 0 | 3.7% |
| 2024 | Baylor#40 · 8-5 | 12 | 32% | 121 | 671 | 5.5 | 6 | 48.1% | 11 | 103 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | Baylor#102 · 3-9 | 11 | 31% | 79 | 338 | 4.3 | 5 | 43.3% | 26 | 199 | 2 | 9.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dawson Pendergrass's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Dawson Pendergrass'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 | vs Auburn | L 16–17 | 5.8 | 25 | 88 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Prairie View A&M | W 44–3 | 6.5 | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 |  Louisiana Tech | W 36–19 | 5.4 | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Colorado | W 23–13 | 6.2 | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | @ Arizona State | W 55–19 | 4.5 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 |  TCU | L 6–17 | 2.6 | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | @ Kansas | L 24–25 | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | @ UCF | W 41–9 | — | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.2 | 94 | 339 | 3.6 | 2 | 17 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 94 | — |
| Yards | 339 | 183rd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.6 | 259th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 266th / 683 |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 30 | 1361st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 19 | — |
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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Auburn | ✓ RB | 98 | ~58 (49–64) | 28 | · | 59% |
| Wk 2 · Prairie View A&M | ✓ RB | 84 | ~32 (22–41) | 17 | · | 38% |
| Wk 3 · Louisiana Tech | ✓ RB | 67 | ~26 (18–34) | 17 | 1 | 39% |
| Wk 4 · Colorado | ✓ RB | 74 | ~35 (24–45) | 17 | · | 47% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona State | ✓ RB | 79 | ~19 (13–25) | 8 | · | 24% |
| Wk 7 · TCU | — | 86 | ~31 (21–40) | 11 | · | 36% |
| Wk 8 · Kansas | — | 66 | ~12 (3–23) | 4 | 1 | 18% |
| Wk 9 · UCF | — | 66 | ~11 (3–21) | 1 | · | 17% |
| Season | 5 GS | 620 | 224 (178–277) | 103 | 2 | 36% |
Position Room
5 RBs on the Baylor roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Dawson Pendergrass | RB | SR | 94 | 339 | 3.6 | 2 | 6 | +0.08 |
| 11 | Caden Knighten | RB | SO | 74 | 334 | 4.5 | 3 | 5 | +0.06 |
| Michael Turner | RB | 49 | 202 | 4.1 | 0 | 7 | +0.03 | ||
| 25 | Ryelan Morris | RB | FR | 45 | 295 | 6.6 | 1 | 5 | +0.12 |
| 33 | HD Davis | RB | FR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.50 |
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. Baylor depth chart →