Brenden Brady

Senior running back for UTSA. 2022: 699 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 18 catches.

RB · UTSA · Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 215 lb · Cibolo, TX

CFB Index 48 · #140 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceUTSA 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1408 nationally · Signed with UTSA

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for UTSA. 2022: 699 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 18 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at UTSA, 1,738 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20188 games

Signed with UTSA3-star out of Steele

202212 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1408 national

CFB

College

UTSA

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018–2019

Frank Wilson

UTSA

2020–2022

Jeff Traylor

UTSA

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Jeff Traylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018UTSA3-9HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced

2019UTSA4-8HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

2020UTSA7-5HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021UTSA12-2HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022UTSA11-3HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

48Rotational starter #140 of 317?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (84th percentile). Strength: rush tds (84th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#185 / 398 · 54th pct

4.7%

Yards / carry#221 / 398 · 45th pct

5.0

Success rate#249 / 398 · 38th pct

43.0%

EPA / carry#258 / 398 · 35th pct

0.10

Explosive rate#287 / 398 · 28th pct

4.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#56 / 338 · 84th pct

190

Rush TDs#49 / 346 · 84th pct

Carries#70 / 346 · 80th pct

156

Receptions#90 / 338 · 73rd pct

Rush yards#104 / 346 · 70th pct

699

Fumbles lost#61 / 244 · 48th pct

Long run#191 / 346 · 44th pct

Yards / carry#226 / 346 · 33rd pct

4.5

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

25th → 35th percentile

Success rate

8th → 38th percentile

Explosive rate

24th → 28th percentile

Yards / carry

41st → 45th percentile

TD rate

73rd → 54th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	52.7	4.1	0.8
Road6g	63.8	5.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	57.9	3.5	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	58.8	6.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #140 of 317 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	UTSA	156	699	4.5	9	--
2021	UTSA	65	308	4.7	4	--
2020	UTSA	50	239	4.8	1	--
2019	UTSA	65	271	4.2	2	--
2018	UTSA	49	221	4.5	1	--
Career		385	1,738	4.5	17	--

Season	Team
2022	UTSA	18	190	10.6	--
2021	UTSA	4	37	9.2	--
2020	UTSA	7	48	6.9	--
2019	UTSA	14	115	8.2	--
2018	UTSA	8	44	5.5	--
Career		51	434	8.5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 52–24

vs Texas Southern

49 rush yds (14 car)

Dominant 28-point win at home against Texas Southern.

With F. Harris — 392 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.6 · 31 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · L. Dean — 60 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 76 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Florida International · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.32Frank Harris pass complete to Brenden Brady for 25 yds to the FlaIn 48 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Frank Harris pass complete to Brenden Brady for 24 yds to the WKent 49 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -3.24Brenden Brady run for 10 yds to the WKent 39 Brenden Brady fumbled, recovered by WKent Derrick Smith
Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.92Brenden Brady run for 25 yds for a TD, (Jared Sackett KICK)
Week 11 · Louisiana Tech · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.72Brenden Brady run for 26 yds for a TD, (Jared Sackett KICK)
Week 12 · Rice · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Brenden Brady run for 42 yds to the Rice 16 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · North Texas · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Brenden Brady run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jared Sackett KICK)
Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.04Frank Harris pass complete to Brenden Brady for 15 yds to the MTnSt 47 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · North Texas · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Brenden Brady run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jared Sackett KICK)
Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.71Brenden Brady run for 19 yds to the TexSA 44 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 35-37vs Houston	6	11	1.8	0	3
Wk 2	W 41-38@ Army	19	76	4.0	2	13
Wk 3	L 20-41@ Texas	21	70	3.3	1	13
Wk 4	W 52-24vs Texas Southern	14	49	3.5	0	8
Wk 5	W 45-30@ Middle Tennessee	19	98	5.2	1	25
Wk 6	W 31-28vs Western Kentucky	19	82	4.3	1	10
Wk 7	W 30-10@ Florida International	7	19	2.7	0	9
Wk 8	W 31-27vs North Texas	19	112	5.9	2	22	Season-high 112 yds
Wk 10	W 44-38@ UAB	14	53	3.8	0	9
Wk 11	W 51-7vs Louisiana Tech	8	53	6.6	2	26
Wk 12	W 41-7@ Rice	6	67	11.2	0	42
Wk 13	W 34-31vs UTEP	4	9	2.3	0	8
Total		156	699	4.5	9	42