Wayshawn Parker
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 83rd · Production percentile: 53rd
He's mentioned more than 83% of qualified RBs this season, but his production sits in just the 53rd percentile — a gap of 30 points between volume and tape.
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Wayshawn Parker
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Wayshawn Parker has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 145 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Colorado — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
our read surprisingly productive for a back with no award recognition yet — top-10% yards per carry, top-3% yards per catch.2025 profile
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 149 | 981 | 6.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 137 | 735 | 5.4 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 286 | 1,716 | 6.0 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 13 | 185 | 14.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 285 | 12.4 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 51–47
vs Kansas State
100 rush yds (19 car)
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
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 Kevorian Barnes’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Davon Booth's sophomore season at Mississippi State (2024).
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Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #74
Peaked at #74 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+33%
Up 33% from first season to most-recent.
Background
PARKER QUICK HITS 2025 Big 12 All-Conference Third Team 2025: Played in all 13 games, rushing for 981 yards and six touchdowns on 149 carries. Led Utah with 88.6 all-purpose yards per game. His 7.0 yards per carry ranked 20th nationally and fourth in the Big 12. Sixth in the Big 12 with 75.5rushi...