#6
Fresno State · 2026

Bryson Donelson

RBJunior5' 11", 205 lbsVisalia, CA
Fresno State Bulldogs4-3 · TDC #77
Snap share
39%
1 of 7 started · likely 31–48%
Rush yards
299
169th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.6
172nd of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
5
56th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
6
876th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.03
195th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

73 plays · +1.9 total EPA · 195th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.03
Passing+0.17
Rushing+0.01
1st down-0.11
2nd down+0.21
3rd down+0.31
Standard downs+0.04
Passing downs-0.21
DonelsonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays17%
Pass plays4%
Run plays30%
1st down24%
2nd down11%
3rd down9%
Standard downs23%
Passing downs3%
DonelsonRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries59—
Success rate39.0%255th / 321
Explosive run rate10.2%236th / 321
Stuffed at the line28.8%311th / 321
First downs15—
Red-zone carries15—
Goal-line carries4—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share4.5%—
Catch rate75.0%—
Success rate per target37.5%—
Yards per target4.6—
Explosive catches12.5%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
8
6 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
4.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.8
11 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
26
of 37 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

75% comp4.4 avg. depth1.8 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), -7 yds, -7.0 per target1100% · -7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 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: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), -1 yds, -1.0 per target1100% · -1yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target250% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 21 yds, 10.5 per target250% · 21yRight, 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 direction65 carries

Left
17%
7.2 YPC · 55% succ.
Middle
69%
2.6 YPC · 22% succ.
Right
14%
11.4 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 · Fresno State

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

Charted targets
5
2 caught (40%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.5
9 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-16
of -7 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

70% comp-1.0 avg. depth4.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 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: 3 targets (60%), 2 caught (67%), -7 yds, -2.3 per target367% · -7yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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 direction53 carries

Left
6%
7.3 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
79%
3.2 YPC · 26% succ.
Right
15%
3.4 YPC · 38% 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 since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farFresno State#77 · 4-3739%652994.6539.0%63704.5%
2025Fresno State#73 · 9-41336%1406004.3536.4%1710708.7%
2024Fresno State#85 · 6-71131%774626.0352.5%2194111.7%

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

Game Log

Bryson Donelson'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

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 vs Sacramento State (Week 2)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@USCL 0–393.86152.505·····
2Sacramento StateW 49–38.3131027.83561-1-1.000
3@San José StateW 26–106.79576.3136144.004
4RiceW 38–242.69192.10171-7-7.000
5@Washington StateW 26–63.311131.20711212.0012
6Boise StateL 31–386.64317.802422914.5021
7@San Diego StateL 23–266.313624.8111·····
2026 · 7 games5.4652994.65566376.2021

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries65—
Yards299169th / 1456
Yards / carry4.6172nd / 325
Touchdowns556th / 631
Long56—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions6876th / 1995
Yards371173rd / 1981
Yards / catch6.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long21—

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 · USC—45~14 (4–27)631%
Wk 2 · Sacramento State—63~27 (18–35)1443%
Wk 3 · San José State—68~20 (14–26)1029%
Wk 4 · Rice—68~23 (16–30)1034%
Wk 5 · Washington State—68~32 (22–41)1247%
Wk 6 · Boise State✓ RB51~22 (15–29)643%
Wk 7 · San Diego State—65~28 (19–36)1543%
Season1 GS428166 (132–205)7339%

Position Room

10 RBs on the Fresno State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
6Bryson DonelsonRBJR652994.656+0.03
2Rayshon LukeRBSR523336.4114+0.05
24Julius GillickRBFR341434.242+0.07
41Andrew ChavezRBJR3196.301+0.01
20Orlando GuevaraRBJR2-4-20—-0.97
Tariq ThomasRB2157.50—+0.33
28Jhadis LuckeyRBFR——————
31Brandon RamirezRBJR——————
33Maddox MerrillRBFR——————
34Jalen HarrisRBFR——————

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. Fresno State depth chart →