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Utah · 2026

Wayshawn Parker

RBJunior5' 10", 205 lbsRichmond, CA
Utah Utes8-0 · TDC #8
Snap share
59%
7 of 8 started · likely 50–66%
Rush yards
726
24th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.7
18th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
9
16th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
26
199th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.45
4th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

136 plays · +61.3 total EPA · 4th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.45
Passing+0.84
Rushing+0.34
1st down+0.28
2nd down+0.32
3rd down+1.05
Standard downs+0.48
Passing downs+0.26
ParkerRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays24%
Pass plays11%
Run plays35%
1st down25%
2nd down22%
3rd down26%
Standard downs27%
Passing downs14%
ParkerRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries105—
Success rate51.4%56th / 332
Explosive run rate16.2%81st / 332
Stuffed at the line21.0%278th / 332
First downs36—
Red-zone carries28—
Goal-line carries9—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets28—
Target share13.1%408th / 534
Catch rate85.7%17th / 534
Success rate per target60.7%60th / 534
Yards per target9.1179th / 534
Explosive catches14.3%161st / 534
Deep-target rate7.1%—
3rd-down targets9—
Red-zone targets7—

Charting

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

Targets
29
25 caught (86%)
Avg. depth of target
2.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.5
228 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
18
of 246 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
7%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted28 targets charted

86% comp2.0 avg. depth9.5 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (11%), 3 caught (100%), 19 yds, 6.3 per target3100% · 19yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (25%), 6 caught (86%), 54 yds, 7.7 per target786% · 54yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 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: 8 targets (29%), 7 caught (88%), 76 yds, 9.5 per target888% · 76yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (14%), 4 caught (100%), 29 yds, 7.3 per target4100% · 29yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 36 yds, 18.0 per target250% · 36y
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 direction107 carries

Left
18%
6.4 YPC · 53% succ.
Middle
59%
6.4 YPC · 43% succ.
Right
23%
5.9 YPC · 56% 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 Parker’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
8
6 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
4.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
12.7
76 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
19
of 95 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
13%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

80% comp4.5 avg. depth12.7 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 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 (25%), 2 caught (100%), 46 yds, 23.0 per target2100% · 46yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 2 caught (100%), 22 yds, 11.0 per target2100% · 22yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yRight, 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 direction86 carries

Left
29%
9.0 YPC · 56% succ.
Middle
49%
6.4 YPC · 45% succ.
Right
22%
7.8 YPC · 58% 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUtah#8 · 8-0859%1097266.7951.4%26264413.1%
2025Utah#7 · 11-21345%1499816.6644.4%1318535.5%
2024Washington State#66 · 8-51247%1377355.4439.3%1110814.7%

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

Game Log

Wayshawn Parker'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

7.9 avg. game scoreBest: 10.0 at Iowa State (Week 4)4 of 8 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1IdahoW 66–148.312715.91213237.7211
2ArkansasW 43–108.910535.321556513.0136
3Utah StateW 33–04.510303.0014210.502
4@Iowa StateW 31–1710.0181749.725456513.0122
6KansasW 41–249.71617110.729023618.0022
7@ColoradoW 27–246.423984.30142115.506
8HoustonW 21–137.513473.611844611.5023
9@CincinnatiW 49–257.978211.71643175.707
2026 · 8 games7.91097266.79902626410.2436

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries109—
Yards72624th / 1519
Yards / carry6.718th / 312
Touchdowns916th / 683
Long90—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions26199th / 2089
Yards264312th / 2074
Yards / catch10.2355th / 460
Touchdowns469th / 914
Long36—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

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 involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Idaho✓ RB75~35 (24–45)15·47%
Wk 2 · Arkansas✓ RB62~34 (23–44)15·55%
Wk 3 · Utah State✓ RB74~35 (24–45)13·47%
Wk 4 · Iowa State✓ RB60~45 (38–50)25·75%
Wk 6 · Kansas✓ RB78~54 (46–60)19·69%
Wk 7 · Colorado✓ RB80~62 (52–69)25·78%
Wk 8 · Houston✓ RB61~42 (35–47)17169%
Wk 9 · Cincinnati—73~23 (16–30)10·32%
Season7 GS563330 (280–372)139159%

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 →