Sophomore running back for UCLA. 2025: 117 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
6′0″ · 216 lb · Phoenix, AZ · Williams Field HS / Iowa State
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
Best game: 81 rush yds, 1 TD, vs South Dakota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for UCLA. 2025: 117 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Dylan Lee
He got to UCLA by way of Iowa State. The receipt on tape: 81 rush yds, 1 receptions against South Dakota, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Deshaun Foster → Tim Skipper. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 25 | 117 | 4.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 152 | 4.2 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-7vs South Dakota | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 39-14vs Arizona | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ Colorado | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-24vs Arizona State | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14vs Kansas | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 117 | 4.0 | 1 | 28 |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Campbell — 19-7 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 23.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 23.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 36.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.0%
76 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (3.1%).
The No. 1,109 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big Ten as a sophomore.
Career Summary Transferred to UCLA ahead of the 2026 campaign after spending his first two collegiate seasons at Iowa State (2024-25) … played 13 games at Iowa State, totaling 152 yards on 36 carries with two touchdowns. 2025 (Iowa State) Entered 11 games during his redshirt freshman year ……
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