Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/34Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (2.9%).
Brayden El-Bakri
Last confirmed: BYU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 240 lb · Salt Lake City, UT
Brayden El-Bakri: RB · BYU · #35.
Brayden El-Bakri
This is his third year in the same backfield at BYU. On tape: 6 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Western Michigan, Bowl, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
BYU in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-23@ Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45vs Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-23vs Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-7vs Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-21@ Boise State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-35@ No. 18 Utah | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 49-18vs Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2018
L 18-21
vs California
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Arizona · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.93Tanner Mangum pass complete to Brayden El-Bakri for 13 yds to the Ariz 44 for a
- Week 10 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.42Zach Wilson pass complete to Brayden El-Bakri for 16 yds to the BYU 41 for a
- Week 1 · Arizona · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.13Tanner Mangum pass complete to Brayden El-Bakri for 6 yds to the BYU 45 for a
- Week 2 · California · 1st and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.94Mangum to El-Bakri: a 1-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1st and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.94Brayden El-Bakri run for 1 yd for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.42Brayden El-Bakri run for 2 yds to the BYU 25
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.40Zach Wilson pass complete to Brayden El-Bakri for 6 yds to the BYU 48
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.37Brayden El-Bakri run for 1 yd to the WMich 26
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.29Brayden El-Bakri run for 2 yds to the BYU 17
- Week 6 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.23Tanner Mangum pass complete to Brayden El-Bakri for 3 yds to the UthSt 33
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 20-19 over that span.
2016BYU9-4HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2017BYU4-9HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2018BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
8 catches and 4 carries in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Seven seasons at BYU
- 2018 BYU SitakeYear 7 · 8 games
- 2017 BYU SitakeYear 6 · 10 games
- 2016 BYU SitakeYear 5 · 6 games
- 2015 BYU MendenhallYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 BYU MendenhallYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2013 BYU MendenhallYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 BYU MendenhallYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 75 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2018
2 coaches2012–2015
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.