Daniel Bray
Daniel Bray
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
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.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tylan Hines’s 2022 season.
Matches Tylan on
Differs from Tylan on
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).
Differs from D.Q. on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #513
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...