#13

Daniel Bray

RB · Utah · R-Jr. · #13

Returning to Utah for 2026
R-Jr. · Fort Worth, Texas → North Crowley HS
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Daniel Bray

RB · Utah · Fr · #13

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1029 national
CFB
College
Utah
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Utah402726.81--
Career402726.81--
SeasonTeam
2025Utah8678.40--
Career8678.40--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025

W 51–47

vs Kansas State

9 rush yds (3 car)

Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Utah

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Utah

Returning around him

  • 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (17 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #44 · 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.

Tylan Hines

46%match

Hawai'i · 2022

#2

Courtney Reese

UNLV · 2022

45%
#3

D.Q. James

Wyoming · 2022

39%
#4

Jay Haynes

Clemson · 2024

30%
#5

Isaac Brown

Louisville · 2025

All-ACC
30%

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).

D.Q. James

50%match

Wyoming · 2022

#2

Tylan Hines

Hawai'i · 2022

48%
#3

Jaylen Jenkins

Washington State · 2022

44%
#4

Jamarion Wilcox

Kentucky · 2024

37%
#5

Keilan Robinson

Texas · 2021

34%

Differs from D.Q. on

Height (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #513

Final rank
#513
Avg #771.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #513 this season.

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...

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