Last confirmed: Utah State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Pensacola, FL
Gerold Bright: RB · Utah State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gerold Bright
Wins in space out of the backfield. Four seasons at Utah State, two different head coaches: Matt Wells and Gary Andersen. On tape: 179 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards against Colorado State, Week 5, 2019.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 17.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.7% of his carries. 6 carries for 18 yds vs San Diego State; 36 for 164 vs Colorado State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
41.7% of carries overall (179/429) → 40.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (30/74) — 80.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (86.7%). 6 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (37.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Utah State | 182 | 921 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 2018 | Utah State | 141 | 888 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 29 | 249 | 8.6 | 2 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 1 |
| Career | 363 | 2,145 | 5.9 | 22 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Utah State | 35 | 230 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 2018 | Utah State | 22 | 232 | 10.5 | 3 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 2 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 |
| Career | 72 | 704 | 9.8 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-38@ Wake Forest | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-7vs Stony Brook | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17@ San Diego State | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-24vs Colorado State | 36 | 179 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 179 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 6-42@ No. 5 LSU | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10vs Nevada | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 2 | 67 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-42vs BYU | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-35@ Fresno State | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-21vs Wyoming | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-56vs No. 20 Boise State | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-25@ New Mexico | 19 | 113 | 5.9 | 1 | 15 | |
 Bowl | L 41-51@ Kent State | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Total | 182 | 921 | 5.1 | 9 | 67 |
Week 8 · 2019
W 36-10
vs Nevada
126 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
Dominant 26-point win at home against Nevada.
With C. Bartolic — 40.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 53 long · S. Scarver — 2 rec · 23 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%161 carriesFumble rate
1.6%3 of 182 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 182 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 89.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 48.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 68.8 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 72.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Andersen
Pass share
53.0%
504 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
73.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
540 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
182 carries and 35 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah State, 2,145 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Gary Andersen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
