Player Dossier

2008-2011

San José State

Brandon Rutley

RB • 5'11" • Martinez, CA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Brandon Rutley leans workhorse runner traits and 45.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

53%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

48

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

47

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

60

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San José State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
San José State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

Brandon Rutley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Martinez, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Brandon Rutley's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.7833

Alhambra Senior · Martinez, CA

Committed To
San José State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Brandon Rutley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San José State. Brandon Rutley leans workhorse runner traits and 45.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,447
Rushing yards
1,779
Receiving yards
668
Touchdowns
23

Quick Answers

Brandon Rutley quick answers

Latest team and position
San José State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,447
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 45 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · San José State
Top game
New Mexico State
Recruit profile
2-star · Alhambra Senior · San José State
High school pipeline
Alhambra Senior · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 9 · Class 2011
2011 Scrimmage yards rank
1,239 scrimmage yards · RB 35th (top 8%) · Western Athletic 6th (top 6%) · National 61st (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonSan José State1242135665441.9
2009 Regular SeasonSan José State101435984223.4
2010 Regular SeasonSan José State12644461183559
2011 Regular SeasonSan José State111,2399033361277.3

Related Context

Brandon Rutley played RB for San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Rutley recorded 63 passing yards, 1,779 rushing yards, and 668 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with San José State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

San José State paired 1,239 primary output with 45.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 38.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Loss with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Regular Season · San José State

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

53.7

Efficiency

38.4

Usage

27

Consistency

68.5

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 52. Wisconsin: 30. Southern Utah: 47. UC Davis: -2. Nevada: 79. Boise State: 34. Fresno State: 23. New Mexico State: 137. Utah State: 67. Hawai'i: 58. Louisiana Tech: 63. Idaho: 56

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 13 by 41.7. Wisconsin: 13 by 25.8. Southern Utah: 11 by 44.5. UC Davis: 3 by 0. Nevada: 9 by 86.6. Boise State: 13 by 20.8. Fresno State: 12 by 20.5. New Mexico State: 20 by 50.4. Utah State: 14 by 49.7. Hawai'i: 12 by 48.6. Louisiana Tech: 13 by 29.2. Idaho: 13 by 43.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins47 · Games = 1 · -7.3 vs Losses
Losses54.3 · Games = 11 · +7.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

86.6 vs Nevada

Result
Sat 12/4@ IdahoL 23-2611454.1012114.3
Sun 11/28vs Louisiana TechL 38-459131.4004504.8
Sun 11/21@ Hawai'iL 7-419414.6003174.8
Sun 11/14vs Utah StateL 34-3813624.801154.8
Sat 10/30@ New Mexico StateL 27-2918633.5002746.8
Sun 10/24vs Fresno StateL 18-33112220111.9
Sun 10/17vs Boise StateL 0-4812191.6001152.6
Sun 10/10@ NevadaL 13-358708.801198.8
Sun 10/3vs UC DavisL 13-142-4-2012-0.7
Sun 9/19vs Southern UtahW 16-1111474.3014.3
Sat 9/11@ WisconsinL 14-2712312.6001-12.3
Sat 9/4@ AlabamaL 3-481352404

Player Story

Brandon Rutley story

Brandon Rutley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Martinez, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Brandon Rutley's career was his backfield work: 1,779 rushing yards, 454 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 668 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 63 passing yards, 668 receiving yards, and 1,150 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Rutley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    San José State

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonSan José State42142.415.2
2009 Regular SeasonSan José State14326.18.4-278
2010 Regular SeasonSan José State64438.427501
2011 Regular SeasonSan José State1,23945.239.6595

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico State

Week 4 · W 34-24 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

242

Scrimmage Yards

89.5 takeover

242 scrimmage yards and 55.6 usage.

#2

vs Navy

Week 12 · W 27-24

233

Scrimmage Yards

84.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

233 scrimmage yards and 55.6 usage.

#3

@ New Mexico State

Week 9 · L 27-29 · Conference game

137

Scrimmage Yards

83.5 takeover

Loss with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

137 scrimmage yards and 46.5 usage.

#4

vs San Diego State

Week 3 · W 35-10

94

Scrimmage Yards

75.7 takeover

Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

94 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#5

@ Colorado State

Week 5 · W 38-31

131

Scrimmage Yards

71.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

131 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · San José State

1,239 primary output · 45.2 efficiency · 39.6 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · San José State

59

644 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 27 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · San José State

41.9

421 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 15.2 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games