Brandon Ramirez is a running back at Fresno State who has not played in Fresno State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Fresno State lists 10 running backs this season.
Fresno State is 5-3. Next: at Utah State, Sat Nov 7.
Ramirez just keeps getting the ball, series after series. One game to point at: 53 rushing yards and 1 reception against Miami (OH) — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
12.9% of carries overall (59/459) → 13.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (16/116) — 68.8% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (53.8%). 3 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (18.8%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 60 | 271 | 4.5 | 3 | 19 |
| Career | 60 | 271 | 4.5 | 3 | 19 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 32 |
| Career | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 32 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Kansas | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-14vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-27@ Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs Southern | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-21@ Hawai'i | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Nevada | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-49@ Colorado State | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23vs San Diego State | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-7@ Boise State | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3vs Wyoming | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28vs Utah State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-14@ San José State | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 10 | |
 Bowl | W 18-3vs Miami (OH) | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 60 | 271 | 4.5 | 3 | 19 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 30-7
at Boise State
34 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Boise State.
With N. Verdugo — 43.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · R. Luke — 88 rush yds (16 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
53%47 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 60 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 53% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 14.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 22.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 20.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 21.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
368 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #223 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #25 of 34 Mountain West RBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 1,340 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Pac-12 as a junior.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, and Matt Entz. Multi-era developmental context.
