Air Force · W 38-32
No carries.
Nevada · W 31-17
No carries.
New Mexico · L 16-21
No carries.
UTEP · W 31-7
1 carry, 7 yards
The other 5 games average 10 yards. This one was 3 below.
Wavrunek has carries in 6 of North Dakota State’s 9 games: none against Air Force, Nevada and New Mexico.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Brady Wavrunek
On tape: 20 rushing yards and 1 reception against UNLV, Week 6, 2026.
59 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 12 carries
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UTEP on Oct. 31: 1 carry for 7 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 12 carries for 59 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 9 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10@ Sacramento State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs UTEP | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 9 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 28-0
vs Wyoming
17 rush yds (3 car) · 1 rec · 9 yds
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wyoming.
With N. Hayes — 187 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.5 · 79 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · A. Bickerton — 50.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 68 long
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to -2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.4 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 13.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
