Player Dossier

2008-2011

BYU

Bryan Kariya

RB • 6'0" • Kaysville, UT, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Bryan Kariya leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.1 efficiency.

Usage Score

11.8

Efficiency

47.1

Consistency

62.2

Season Value

44.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
BYU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona

Scouting Read

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Bryan Kariya, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · BYU. Bryan Kariya leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.1 efficiency.

Bryan Kariya played RB for BYU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Bryan Kariya recorded 1,101 rushing yards, 417 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with BYU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

BYU paired 659 primary output with 39.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2011 Postseason · BYU

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

29.7

Efficiency

47.1

Usage

11.8

Consistency

62.2

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 31. Ole Miss: 48. Texas: 7. Utah: 13. UCF: 63. Utah State: 62. San José State: 17. Oregon State: 9. Idaho State: 22. TCU: 25. Idaho: 35. New Mexico State: 30. Hawai'i: 24

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 8 by 40.3. Ole Miss: 13 by 35.3. Texas: 1 by 58.3. Utah: 2 by 52.1. UCF: 16 by 39.6. Utah State: 13 by 43.7. San José State: 5 by 26.7. Oregon State: 3 by 31.3. Idaho State: 4 by 57.3. TCU: 5 by 44.3. Idaho: 6 by 60.8. New Mexico State: 8 by 39.7. Hawai'i: 3 by 83.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins34.1 · Games = 10 · +19.1 vs Losses
Losses15 · Games = 3 · -19.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UCF

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Hawai'i

Result
Fri 12/30@ TulsaW 24-217273.900143.9
Sun 12/4@ Hawai'iW 41-20324818
Sun 11/20vs New Mexico StateW 42-77273.901133.8
Sun 11/13vs Idaho2+ TDW 42-76355.8025.8
Sat 10/29@ TCUL 28-384153.8011105
Sat 10/22vs Idaho StateW 56-34225.5005.5
Sat 10/15@ Oregon StateW 38-2839303
Sun 10/9vs San José StateW 29-1636202113.4
Sat 10/1vs Utah StateW 27-2411423.8002204.8
Sat 9/24vs UCFW 24-1714523.7012113.9
Sun 9/18vs UtahL 10-541440196.5
Sat 9/10@ TexasL 16-17177
Sat 9/3@ Ole MissW 14-1311353.2002133.7

Career Arc

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    BYU

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200820092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonBYU8853.63.9
2008 Regular SeasonBYU8853.63.90
2009 Regular SeasonBYU3854311297
2010 PostseasonBYU65939.221.2274
2010 Regular SeasonBYU65939.221.20
2011 PostseasonBYU38647.111.8-273
2011 Regular SeasonBYU38647.111.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona

Loss with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

32

Primary metric

32 scrimmage yards and 6.5 usage.

#2

TCU

88

Primary metric

Loss with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

88 scrimmage yards and 39 usage.

#3

Oklahoma

118

Primary metric

Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

118 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#4

UCF

63

Primary metric

Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

63 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#5

San Diego State

98

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

98 scrimmage yards and 31.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · BYU

659 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage

56.4

#2

2010 Regular Season · BYU

56.4

659 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · BYU

44.9

386 primary · 47.1 efficiency · 11.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

1,518

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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