Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#26
Bryce Grays
Senior linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Richmond, TX · Fort Bend Christian Academy
CFB Index 22 · #514 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to 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
8
tackles · 2026
2 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs UT Rio Grande Valley
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2022.
- Transferred from Washington State to UTSA in 2023.
Bryce Grays
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Washington State to UTSA — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 5 tackles against UT Rio Grande Valley — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Fort Bend Christian Academy
20234 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UTSA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 25-16 over that span.
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026UTSA2-0HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/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 · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
22 · #514 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #514 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #53 of 61 American Athletic LBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTSA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UTSA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTSA · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #79
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donyai Taylor’s 2022 season.
Matches Donyai on
Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Marcellus Wilkerson's junior season at UTSA (2025).
Matches Marcellus on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Bryce Grays
The linebacker corps · UTSA
- #23Brandon Tucker Jr.35 tackles · 2025
- #2Owen Pewee28 tackles · 2025
- #32Elijah Baldwin23 tackles · 2025
- #26Bryce Grays22 tackles · 2025
- #31Vic Shaw20 tackles · 2025
25 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology