Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 6 | 12 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
#5
Daniel Bray
Sophomore running back for Utah. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Fort Worth, TX · North Crowley HS
CFB Index 47 · #153 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Utah 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
12
rushing yards · 2026
2 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: -1 rush yds, 14 rec yds, vs Arkansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Utah. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2025.
Daniel Bray
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Two seasons at Utah, two different head coaches: Kyle Whittingham and Morgan Scalley. The receipt on tape: 13 rush yds against Idaho, Week 1, 2026.
13 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Utah3-star out of North Crowley
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Utah
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Utah
2026era →
Morgan Scalley
Utah
Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2026Utah2-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 YDS/g, 3.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #21 of 35 Big 12 RBs
How the All-Big 12 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 66–14
vs Idaho
13 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 52-point win at home against Idaho.
With D. Dampier — 176 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · 31 rush yds (6 car) · B. Ficklin — 93 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 70 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Utah
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tylan Hines’s 2022 season.
46%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Tylan on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Tylan on
Height (higher)
Yards / carry (higher)
Receiving share (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to D.Q. James's freshman season at Wyoming (2022).
50%match
Differs from D.Q. on
Height (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (lower)
Background
2025: Appeared in nine games, making his collegiate debut on the road at West Virginia. Tallied 40 carries for 272 yards and a touchdown in his freshman season, averaging 6.8 yards per carry. Returned five kickoffs for 95 yards, including three returns for 64 yards against K-State. Put together h...
The backfield · Utah
- #1Wayshawn Parker981 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Steve Chavez-Soto448 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Daniel Bray272 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Nate Johnson225 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Mateaki Helu2 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology