Bryce Grays
Transferred to UTSA from Washington State. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Navy — Week 7, 2026.
27 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 8): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ No. 1 Texas | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-45vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 16-14@ Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-34vs Navy | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-19@ Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 24 · W 42-19 at Tulane, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How UTSA’s defense played that day
Tulane’s 12 drives: 9 stopped (5 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 5.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 13. Third quarter, up 24-20.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 2 ended Texas State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 2. Third quarter, tied 17-17. Ended Texas State’s drive (downs).
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
7%2 pass breakups27 tackles · 2 for loss.
4 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 30-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #388 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #53 of 61 American Athletic LBs
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%).
The No. 1,855 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic as a redshirt senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Dickert and Jeff Traylor.
