Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 6-30@ Texas | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 21 | 108 | 4.9 | 1 | 25 |
#10
Brandon High
Junior running back for UTSA. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Spring, TX
CFB Index 51 · #115 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred California → 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
108
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung UTSA from 41% to 88% to win.UTSA at Texas State · 31-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for UTSA. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2023.
- Transferred from California to UTSA in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
5.3own fans
19.4national conversation
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In Their Words
282 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Brandon High
Wears you down at the goal line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Traylor and Justin Wilcox. One game to point at: 47 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Texas State — Week 2, 2026.
108 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 21 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Grand Oaks
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTSA
2025California
2026UTSA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA | 21 | 108 | 5.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | California | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 93 | 495 | 5.3 | 8 | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 143 | 715 | 5.0 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | California | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Brandon High's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Brandon High Jr. 25 Yd Run (Michael Petro Kick)
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +0.94(00:05) Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 14 yards gain to the UTRGV21 (#3 J.Ford), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +0.71(01:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UTSA30 (#53 S.Smith; #23 J.Haygood), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA -0.71(00:20) Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTRGV35 (#1 A.Prosser)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +0.57(00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TXST25 (#0 J.Lawton; #56 T.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA -0.34(14:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTRGV10 (#41 C.Carrigan), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Texas · 3&16 · Q4 · EPA +0.33(13:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 O.McCown pass complete short right to #10 B.High Jr. caught at UTSA15, for 13 yards to the UTSA32 (#19 Z.Umeozulu)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.33(05:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the TXST01 (#34 J.Davis; #90 C.Owens)
- Week 2 · Texas State · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +0.31(07:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush right for 8 yards gain to the TXST09 (#15 A.Jones; #12 J.Mackey), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UT Rio Grande Valley · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +0.31(00:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.High Jr. rush right for 6 yards gain to the UTSA47 (#56 J.Waid; #45 S.Rich)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +16 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026UTSA2-1HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 45.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 31.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 36.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
53.1%
95 pass / 84 run
Plays / game
59.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
106 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Zamir White’s 2021 season.
67%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Zamir on
Weight
Yards / reception
Rush TD rate
Differs from Zamir on
Height (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dedrick Mills’s path through Nebraska.
Matches Dedrick on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Snoop Conner's sophomore season at Ole Miss (2021).
74%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Snoop on
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Rush TD rate
Differs from Snoop on
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brandon High
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #161
Peaked at #161 this season.
The backfield · UTSA
- #1Will Henderson III866 rushing yards · 2025
- #28A'Marion Peterson177 rushing yards · 2025
- #10Brandon High98 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Bryson Donnell84 rushing yards · 2025
- #14John Emery Jr.4 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology