#14

Austyn Dendy

RB · Bowling Green · Fr. · #14

Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
Fr. · Pine Bluff, Ark. → Pine Bluff HS
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Austyn Dendy

RB · Bowling Green · Fr · #14

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#796 national
CFB
College
Bowling Green
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Bowling Green1084934.65--
Career1084934.65--
SeasonTeam
2025Bowling Green46416.01--
Career46416.01--

How he plays

Play style

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Bowling Green

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Bowling Green

Returning around him

  • 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -12 net (15 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #75

DNA match

Player DNA

Workhorse

Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Greg Garner’s 2021 season.

Greg Garner

75%match

Louisiana Tech · 2021

#2

Markese Stepp

Nebraska · 2021

74%
#3

Deion Hankins

UTEP · 2021

74%
#4

Kenyon Clay

Southern Miss · 2023

73%
#5

Cartevious Norton

Charlotte · 2024

72%

Matches Greg on

Yards / carry
Receiving share
Weight

Differs from Greg on

Class year (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jacqez Barksdale’s path through Buffalo.

Buffalo · 2024

#2

Darius Wilson

William & Mary · 2024

94%
#3

Challen Faamatau

Maryland · 2021

92%
#4

Ryan Ingram

Chattanooga · 2025

92%
#5

Amauri Pesek-Hickson

Northern Iowa · 2024

90%

Matches Jacqez on

Height
Weight
Yards per carry

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Mike Mitchell's freshman season at Utah (2024).

Utah · 2024

#2

Brenden Knox

Marshall · 2020

All-Conference USA
68%
#3

Mike Franklin

UTEP · 2023

67%
#4

Christian Clark

Texas · 2025

67%
#5

Chaton Mobley

Middle Tennessee · 2020

67%

Matches Mike on

Yards / carry
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)

Differs from Mike on

Weight (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Austyn Dendy

#1

Jacqez Barksdale

Buffalo · 2023

98%
#2

Challen Faamatau

Maryland · 2021

92%
#3

Cartevious Norton

Iowa State · 2022

88%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1355

Final rank
#1399
Avg #1408.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1355 this season.

Background

Bowling Green Career Highlights 2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team 2025 | Redshirt Freshman Joined BGSU in Summer 2025 Appeared in five games, starting in four of them Rushed for 493 for five touchdowns, averaging 98.6 yards per game Also caught four passes for 64 yards and a touchdown...

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