Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Total | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 1 | 25 |
#10
Brandon High
Junior running back for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Spring, TX
CFB Index 51 · #115 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred California → UTSA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
92
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 5.8 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung UTSA from 41% to 88% to win.UTSA at Texas State · 31-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2023.
- Transferred from California to UTSA in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 19.3 points in belief.
0.1own fans
19.4national conversation
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
282 windows · 2026 fan posts
california×69.0school×33.5class×20.5talent×17.8southern×19.0tackles×12.3freshman×6.8star×7.8
Brandon High
Wears you down at the goal line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Traylor and Justin Wilcox. One game to point at: 47 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Texas State — Week 2, 2026.
92 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 16 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Grand Oaks
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTSA
2025California
2026UTSA
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026UTSA2-0HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 46.0 YDS/g, 5.8 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | California | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 93 | 495 | 5.3 | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 138 | 699 | 5.1 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Brandon High Jr. 25 Yd Run (Michael Petro Kick)
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +0.94(00:05) Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 14 yards gain to the UTRGV21 (#3 J.Ford), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +0.71(01:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UTSA30 (#53 S.Smith; #23 J.Haygood), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA -0.71(00:20) Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTRGV35 (#1 A.Prosser)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +0.57(00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TXST25 (#0 J.Lawton; #56 T.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA -0.34(14:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTRGV10 (#41 C.Carrigan), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.33(05:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the TXST01 (#34 J.Davis; #90 C.Owens)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +0.31(07:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush right for 8 yards gain to the TXST09 (#15 A.Jones; #12 J.Mackey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +0.31(00:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush right for 6 yards gain to the UTSA47 (#56 J.Waid; #45 S.Rich)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.28(11:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush right for 1 yard loss to the UTSA01, End Of Play
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Zamir White’s 2021 season.
67%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Zamir on
Weight
Yards / reception
Rush TD rate
Differs from Zamir on
Height (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dedrick Mills’s path through Nebraska.
Matches Dedrick on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Snoop Conner's sophomore season at Ole Miss (2021).
74%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Snoop on
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Rush TD rate
Differs from Snoop on
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brandon High
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #161
Peaked at #161 this season.
The backfield · UTSA
- #1Will Henderson III866 rushing yards · 2025
- #28A'Marion Peterson177 rushing yards · 2025
- #10Brandon High98 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Bryson Donnell84 rushing yards · 2025
- #14John Emery Jr.4 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology