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Utah · 2026

Wayshawn Parker

RBJunior5' 10", 205 lbsRichmond, CA
Utah Utes6-0 · TDC #8
Snap share
62%
6 of 6 started · likely 52–70%
Rush yards
597
22nd of 1458 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.7
26th of 322 in FBS
Rush TD
7
22nd of 633 in FBS
Receptions
19
248th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.48
6th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

109 plays · +52.1 total EPA · 6th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.48
Passing+0.85
Rushing+0.38
1st down+0.27
2nd down+0.52
3rd down+1.01
Standard downs+0.49
Passing downs+0.41
ParkerRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays25%
Pass plays11%
Run plays38%
1st down29%
2nd down21%
3rd down24%
Standard downs29%
Passing downs13%
ParkerRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries85—
Success rate52.9%51st / 320
Explosive run rate16.5%85th / 320
Stuffed at the line18.8%233rd / 320
First downs29—
Red-zone carries23—
Goal-line carries8—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets21—
Target share12.4%421st / 527
Catch rate81.0%41st / 527
Success rate per target57.1%128th / 527
Yards per target9.1190th / 527
Explosive catches14.3%172nd / 527
Deep-target rate9.5%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

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

Targets
22
18 caught (82%)
Avg. depth of target
3.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.1
154 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
29
of 183 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted21 targets charted

82% comp3.1 avg. depth9.1 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (24%), 4 caught (80%), 46 yds, 9.2 per target580% · 46yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 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 (5%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 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: 7 targets (33%), 6 caught (86%), 53 yds, 7.6 per target786% · 53yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (14%), 3 caught (100%), 16 yds, 5.3 per target3100% · 16yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 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 (10%), 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 direction87 carries

Left
20%
6.9 YPC · 59% succ.
Middle
56%
5.7 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
24%
6.9 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.
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 · 6-0662%895976.7752.9%19201412.4%
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

8.0 avg. game scoreBest: 10.0 at Iowa State (Week 4)4 of 6 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
2026 · 6 games8.0895976.77901920110.6436

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries89—
Yards59722nd / 1458
Yards / carry6.726th / 322
Touchdowns722nd / 633
Long90—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions19248th / 1995
Yards201349th / 1981
Yards / catch10.6337th / 463
Touchdowns443rd / 830
Long36—
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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Idaho✓ RB75~35 (24–45)1547%
Wk 2 · Arkansas✓ RB62~34 (23–44)1555%
Wk 3 · Utah State✓ RB74~35 (24–45)1347%
Wk 4 · Iowa State✓ RB60~45 (38–50)2575%
Wk 6 · Kansas✓ RB78~54 (46–60)1969%
Wk 7 · Colorado✓ RB80~62 (52–69)2578%
Season6 GS429265 (225–299)11262%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Utah roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
1Wayshawn ParkerRBJR895976.7719+0.48
5Daniel BrayRBSO211296.1112+0.13
25Steve Chavez-SotoRBSO12635.31—+0.10
26LaMarcus BellRBFR89311.61—+1.04
20Mateaki HeluRBSO63660—+0.43
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 →