Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Arizona
Gary Brightwell
RB • 6'1" • 218 lbs • Chester, PA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Gary Brightwell leans workhorse runner traits and 46.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Gary Brightwell built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Chester, PA, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Gary Brightwell's career was his backfield work: 1,306 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Arizona
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 196
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Gary Brightwell, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arizona. Gary Brightwell leans workhorse runner traits and 46.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,432
- Rushing yards
- 1,306
- Receiving yards
- 126
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Gary Brightwell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,432
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Arizona
- Top game
- UCLA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Georges Tech · Arizona
- High school pipeline
- St. Georges Tech · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 6 · Pick 12 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 444 scrimmage yards · RB 155th (top 27%) · Pac-12 13th (top 8%) · National 321st (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 11 | 539 | 530 | 9 | 3 | 59.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 449 | 390 | 59 | 6 | 50.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona | 5 | 444 | 386 | 58 | 1 | 70.7 |
Related Context
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Gary Brightwell played RB for Arizona. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gary Brightwell recorded 1,306 rushing yards, 126 receiving yards, and 8 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Arizona paired 444 primary output with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
88.8
Efficiency
46.1
Usage
33.2
Consistency
59.7
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 137. Washington: 67. UCLA: 59. Colorado: 118. Arizona State: 63
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 24 by 57.1. Washington: 15 by 49.9. UCLA: 18 by 34.6. Colorado: 22 by 57.7. Arizona State: 20 by 31.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half87.7 · Games = 3 · -2.8 vs Second Half
Second Half90.5 · Games = 2 · +2.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
57.7 vs Colorado
Player Story
Gary Brightwell story
Gary Brightwell built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Chester, PA, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Gary Brightwell's career was his backfield work: 1,306 rushing yards, 243 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 126 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 126 receiving yards, 8 tackles, and 86 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gary Brightwell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 539 | 56.1 | 14.6 | 539 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona | 449 | 54.4 | 10.9 | -90 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona | 444 | 46.1 | 33.2 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCLA
Week 8 · L 30-31 · Conference game
Loss with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
121 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
#2
vs USC
Week 11 · L 30-34 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
137 scrimmage yards and 38.1 usage.
#3
vs Colorado
Week 14 · L 13-24 · Conference game
118
Scrimmage Yards
81.3 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
118 scrimmage yards and 35.5 usage.
#4
@ Oregon State
Week 4 · W 35-14 · Conference game
113
Scrimmage Yards
80.5 takeover
Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
113 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.
#5
vs Northern Arizona
Week 2 · W 65-41
141
Scrimmage Yards
73.5 takeover
Win with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
141 scrimmage yards and 7.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Arizona
444 primary output · 46.1 efficiency · 33.2 usage
70.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Arizona
59.1
539 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 14.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Arizona
50.5
449 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 10.9 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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