#35
Baylor · 2026

Dawson Pendergrass

RBSenior6' 2", 225 lbsAlba, TX
Baylor Bears4-2 · TDC #46
Snap share
41%
5 of 6 started · likely 33–51%
Rush yards
328
143rd of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.7
265th of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
1
359th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
6
876th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.06
168th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

97 plays · +6.2 total EPA · 168th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.06
Passing+0.07
Rushing+0.06
1st down-0.14
2nd down-0.03
3rd down+1.07
Standard downs+0.06
Passing downs+0.09
PendergrassRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays20%
Pass plays3%
Run plays40%
1st down24%
2nd down21%
3rd down9%
Standard downs25%
Passing downs9%
PendergrassRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries75—
Success rate45.3%168th / 321
Explosive run rate4.0%313th / 321
Stuffed at the line14.7%156th / 321
First downs19—
Red-zone carries13—
Goal-line carries3—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share3.7%—
Catch rate57.1%—
Success rate per target28.6%—
Yards per target4.1—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
8
5 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.6
38 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-9
of 29 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

63% comp-1.6 avg. depth7.6 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target250% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 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: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 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 (38%), 2 caught (67%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target367% · 18yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 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 direction89 carries

Left
15%
2.1 YPC · 31% succ.
Middle
69%
3.7 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
17%
4.9 YPC · 47% 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 farBaylor#46 · 4-2641%893283.7145.3%63003.7%
2024Baylor#40 · 8-51232%1216715.5648.1%1110314.5%
2023Baylor#102 · 3-91131%793384.3543.3%2619929.7%

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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.5 vs Prairie View A&M (Week 2)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1vsAuburnL 16–175.825883.507
2Prairie View A&MW 44–36.515694.6013
3Louisiana TechW 36–195.416462.918
4ColoradoW 23–136.216855.3017
5@Arizona StateW 55–194.58293.6011
7TCUL 6–172.69111.203
2026 · 6 games5.2893283.7117

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries89—
Yards328143rd / 1456
Yards / carry3.7265th / 325
Touchdowns1359th / 631
Long17—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions6876th / 1995
Yards301265th / 1981
Yards / catch5—
Touchdowns0—
Long19—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Auburn✓ RB98~58 (49–64)28·59%
Wk 2 · Prairie View A&M✓ RB84~32 (22–41)17·38%
Wk 3 · Louisiana Tech✓ RB67~26 (18–34)17139%
Wk 4 · Colorado✓ RB74~35 (24–45)17·47%
Wk 5 · Arizona State✓ RB79~19 (13–25)8·24%
Wk 7 · TCU—86~31 (21–40)11·36%
Season5 GS488201 (159–248)98141%

Position Room

5 RBs on the Baylor roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
35Dawson PendergrassRBSR893283.716+0.06
11Caden KnightenRBSO602784.625+0.05
25Ryelan MorrisRBFR302076.915+0.17
Michael TurnerRB281214.305+0.03
33HD DavisRBFR1110—-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 →