Usage / Role
83%
Major offensive role
Player Dossier
2023-2025Baylor
RB • 6'2" • 234 lbs • Alba, TX, USA
Dawson Pendergrass leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Usage / Role
83%
Major offensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Baylor
Snapshot
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:...
Read the storyDawson 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
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Baylor | 11 | 537 | 338 | 199 | 7 | 54.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Baylor | 12 | 89 | 63 | 26 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Baylor | 12 | 685 | 608 | 77 | 5 | 66.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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.
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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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 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
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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
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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+ TD | L 31-44 | 21 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Kansas100 rush yards | W 45-17 | 11 | 104 | 9.50 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10.3 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Houston | W 20-10 | 14 | 41 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ West Virginia | W 49-35 | 11 | 68 | 6.20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Sun 11/3 | vs TCU | W 37-34 | 8 | 33 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-28 | 6 | 142 | 23.70 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21.4 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Texas Tech | W 59-35 | 7 | 36 | 5.10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Iowa State | L 21-43 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.8 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Colorado | L 31-38 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Air Force | W 31-3 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Utah | L 12-23 | 9 | 69 | 7.70 | 0 | — | — | 7.7 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Tarleton State | W 45-3 | 17 | 62 | 3.60 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.7 |
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: 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.
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Baylor
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Baylor | 537 | 44.9 | 16.5 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Baylor | 774 | 54.4 | 18.9 | 237 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Baylor | 774 | 54.4 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | -774 |
#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.
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Baylor
774 primary output · 54.4 efficiency · 18.9 usage
66.7
#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
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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