Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011BYU
Bryan Kariya
RB • 6'0" • Kaysville, UT, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Bryan Kariya leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Bryan Kariya built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Kaysville, UT wearing No. 33, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Bryan Kariya's career was his backfield work: 1,101...
Read the storyBryan Kariya, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · BYU. Bryan Kariya leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,518
- Rushing yards
- 1,101
- Receiving yards
- 417
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Bryan Kariya quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,518
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- TCU
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 386 scrimmage yards · RB 185th (top 40%) · FBS Independents 19th (top 25%) · National 534th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | BYU | 7 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 7 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 36 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 385 | 199 | 186 | 4 | 40.4 |
| 2010 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 66.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 641 | 519 | 122 | 5 | 66.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | BYU | 13 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 355 | 271 | 84 | 7 | 50.4 |
Related Context
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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.
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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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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 | @ Tulsa | W 24-21 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Sun 12/4 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-20 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs New Mexico State | W 42-7 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Idaho2+ TD | W 42-7 | 6 | 35 | 5.80 | 2 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ TCU | L 28-38 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Idaho State | W 56-3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Oregon State | W 38-28 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs San José State | W 29-16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Utah State | W 27-24 | 11 | 42 | 3.80 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UCF | W 24-17 | 14 | 52 | 3.70 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Utah | L 10-54 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Texas | L 16-17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Ole Miss | W 14-13 | 11 | 35 | 3.20 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3.7 |
Player Story
Bryan Kariya story
Bryan Kariya built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Kaysville, UT wearing No. 33, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Bryan Kariya's career was his backfield work: 1,101 rushing yards, 278 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 417 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 417 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bryan Kariya's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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BYU
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200820092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | BYU | 88 | 53.6 | 3.9 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | BYU | 88 | 53.6 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 385 | 43 | 11 | 297 |
| 2010 Postseason | BYU | 659 | 39.2 | 21.2 | 274 |
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 659 | 39.2 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | BYU | 386 | 47.1 | 11.8 | -273 |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 386 | 47.1 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ TCU
Week 7 · L 3-31 · Conference game
Loss with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88
Scrimmage Yards
80.8 takeover
88 scrimmage yards and 39 usage.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 14-13
118
Scrimmage Yards
79.6 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
#3
vs UCF
Week 4 · W 24-17
63
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
63 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 6 · W 24-21 · Conference game
98
Scrimmage Yards
76.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
98 scrimmage yards and 31.2 usage.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 8 · W 25-20 · Conference game
88
Scrimmage Yards
76.2 takeover
Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · BYU
659 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage
66.3
#2
2010 Regular Season · BYU
66.3
659 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · BYU
50.4
386 primary · 47.1 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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