Player Dossier

2023-2025

Baylor

Dawson Pendergrass

RB • 6'2" • 234 lbs • Alba, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dawson Pendergrass leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage / Role

83%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

81

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Baylor

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Baylor
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Long Island University

Player Story

Dawson Pendergrass built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Alba, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Dawson Pendergrass' career was his backfield work:...

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Dawson Pendergrass, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Baylor. Dawson Pendergrass leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,311
Rushing yards
1,009
Receiving yards
302
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Dawson Pendergrass quick answers

Latest team and position
Baylor · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,311
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Baylor
Top game
Long Island University
Latest roster
No. 35 · Junior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2023 Regular SeasonBaylor11537338199754.7
2024 PostseasonBaylor12896326266.7
2024 Regular SeasonBaylor1268560877566.7
2025 Regular SeasonBaylor00000-

Related Context

Dawson Pendergrass played RB for Baylor. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dawson Pendergrass recorded 1,009 rushing yards, 302 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Baylor.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Baylor paired 774 primary output with 54.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 54.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Baylor

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

64.5

Efficiency

54.4

Usage

18.9

Consistency

58.4

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. LSU: 89. Tarleton State: 71. Utah: 69. Air Force: 35. Colorado: 13. Iowa State: 38. Texas Tech: 38. Oklahoma State: 150. TCU: 33. West Virginia: 73. Houston: 41. Kansas: 124

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 24 by 34.2. Tarleton State: 19 by 38.4. Utah: 9 by 79.9. Air Force: 5 by 49.5. Colorado: 4 by 33.9. Iowa State: 10 by 34.6. Texas Tech: 8 by 51.9. Oklahoma State: 7 by 100. TCU: 8 by 43. West Virginia: 12 by 64. Houston: 14 by 30.5. Kansas: 12 by 93.1

Split Comparison

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

Wins70.6 · Games = 8 · +18.4 vs Losses
Losses52.3 · Games = 4 · -18.4 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

Oklahoma State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Oklahoma State

Result
Tue 12/31@ LSU2+ TDL 31-442163323263.7
Sat 11/30vs Kansas100 rush yardsW 45-17111049.50012010.3
Sun 11/24@ HoustonW 20-1014412.9002.9
Sat 11/16@ West VirginiaW 49-3511686.201156.1
Sun 11/3vs TCUW 37-348334.1014.1
Sat 10/26vs Oklahoma State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 38-28614223.7011821.4
Sat 10/19@ Texas TechW 59-357365.100124.8
Sat 10/5@ Iowa StateL 21-43927301113.8
Sun 9/22@ ColoradoL 31-384133.3003.3
Sat 9/14vs Air ForceW 31-34133.3001227
Sat 9/7@ UtahL 12-239697.7007.7
Sat 8/31vs Tarleton StateW 45-317623.601293.7

Player Story

Dawson Pendergrass story

Dawson Pendergrass built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Alba, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Dawson Pendergrass' career was his backfield work: 1,009 rushing yards, 200 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 302 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 302 receiving yards and 49 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dawson Pendergrass' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Baylor

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBaylor53744.916.5
2024 PostseasonBaylor77454.418.9237
2024 Regular SeasonBaylor77454.418.90
2025 Regular SeasonBaylor0-774

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Long Island University

Week 3 · W 30-7

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

135

Scrimmage Yards

85.8 takeover

135 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 9 · W 38-28 · Conference game

150

Scrimmage Yards

80.6 takeover

Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

150 scrimmage yards and 14.6 usage.

#3

vs Kansas

Week 14 · W 45-17 · Conference game

124

Scrimmage Yards

74.5 takeover

Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

124 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#4

@ LSU

Week 1 · L 31-44 · Postseason

89

Scrimmage Yards

64.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

89 scrimmage yards and 38.1 usage.

#5

@ Utah

Week 2 · L 12-23 · Conference game

69

Scrimmage Yards

59.5 takeover

Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 18.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Baylor

774 primary output · 54.4 efficiency · 18.9 usage

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#2

2024 Regular Season · Baylor

66.7

774 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 18.9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Baylor

54.7

537 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 16.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games