#25
Utah · 2026

Steve Chavez-Soto

RBSophomore6' 0", 205 lbsChino, CA
Utah Utes8-0 · TDC #8
Snap share
10%
likely 6–23%
Rush yards
65
608th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.6
Rush TD
1
411th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.19
18 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

18 plays · -3.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.19
Passing-0.50
Rushing-0.10
1st down-0.48
2nd down+0.31
3rd down+0.69
Standard downs-0.24
Passing downs+0.03
Chavez-SotoRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays3%
Run plays9%
1st down5%
2nd down8%
3rd down6%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs5%
Chavez-SotoRB average

Charting

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

Run direction14 carries

Left
21%
6.0 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
57%
4.8 YPC · 38% succ.
Right
21%
3.0 YPC · 33% 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 · San José State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Chavez-Soto’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
4
2 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
-4.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.0
12 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-14
of -2 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted4 targets charted

60% comp-4.2 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (25%), 1 caught (100%), -1 yds, -1.0 per target1100% · -1yLeft, 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: 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: 2 targets (50%), 1 caught (50%), -1 yds, -0.5 per target250% · -1yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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 direction49 carries

Left
18%
6.9 YPC · 78% succ.
Middle
55%
3.8 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
27%
6.5 YPC · 62% 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 at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farUtah#8 · 8-0410%14654.61—
2025San José State#122 · 3-9832%874485.1750.0%

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

Game Log

Steve Chavez-Soto'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

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.2 vs Idaho (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1IdahoW 66–146.26355.8115·····
2ArkansasW 43–10—3186.0010·····
3Utah StateW 33–0—3103.305·····
4@Iowa StateW 31–17—no stats recorded
6KansasW 41–24—no stats recorded
7@ColoradoW 27–24—no stats recorded
8HoustonW 21–13—no stats recorded
9@CincinnatiW 49–254.5221.002252.507
2026 · 4 games5.314654.6115252.507

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries14—
Yards65608th / 1519
Yards / carry4.6—
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long15—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21510th / 2089
Yards51936th / 2074
Yards / catch2.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long7—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Idaho75~16 (11–21)621%
Wk 2 · Arkansas62~12 (3–23)419%
Wk 3 · Utah State74~14 (4–27)419%
Wk 9 · Cincinnati73~13 (3–25)418%
Season56355 (31–131)1810%

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 →