Player Career

Brendan Bigelow Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Brendan Bigelow story

Brendan Bigelow built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with California. The clearest part of Brendan Bigelow's career was his backfield work: 877 rushing yards, 155 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 305 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with California. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 305 receiving yards and 1,363 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.

The arc is straightforward: Brendan Bigelow moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    California

    2011-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2011201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 PostseasonCalifornia3657.71.4
2011 Regular SeasonCalifornia3657.71.40
2012 Regular SeasonCalifornia52366.18.2487
2013 Regular SeasonCalifornia62345.717.8100

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Colorado

Week 12 · L 24-41 · Conference game

Loss with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

114

Scrimmage Yards

84.5 takeover

114 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.

#2

@ Ohio State

Week 3 · L 28-35

160

Scrimmage Yards

72.3 takeover

Loss with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

160 scrimmage yards and 5.9 usage.

#3

vs Portland State

Week 2 · W 37-30

94

Scrimmage Yards

69.4 takeover

Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

94 scrimmage yards and 28.4 usage.

#4

vs Northwestern

Week 1 · L 30-44

102

Scrimmage Yards

69.3 takeover

Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102 scrimmage yards and 24.3 usage.

#5

vs Presbyterian

Week 3 · W 63-12

26

Scrimmage Yards

65 takeover

Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

26 scrimmage yards and 4.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · California

623 primary output · 45.7 efficiency · 17.8 usage

63.6

#2

2012 Regular Season · California

56

523 primary · 66.1 efficiency · 8.2 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · California

18.7

36 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games