Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Fresno State
Bryson Donelson
RB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Visalia, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Bryson Donelson leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
Bryson Donelson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Visalia, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Bryson Donelson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Bryson Donelson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Fresno State. Bryson Donelson leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,256
- Rushing yards
- 1,055
- Receiving yards
- 201
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Bryson Donelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,256
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Fresno State
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Central Valley Christian · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Central Valley Christian · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Sophomore
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 690 scrimmage yards · RB 135th (top 19%) · Mountain West 25th (top 11%) · National 268th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Fresno State | 11 | 110 | 82 | 28 | 2 | 56.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 456 | 390 | 66 | 2 | 56.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Fresno State | 13 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Fresno State | 13 | 670 | 563 | 107 | 5 | 61.4 |
Related Context
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Bryson Donelson played RB for Fresno State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Bryson Donelson recorded 1,055 rushing yards, 201 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Fresno State paired 690 primary output with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Fresno State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
53.1
Efficiency
41.5
Usage
22.2
Consistency
40.6
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 20. Georgia Southern: 192. Kansas: 73. Oregon State: 38. Southern: 109. Hawai'i: 12. Nevada: 49. Colorado State: 29. San Diego State: 23. Boise State: 38. Wyoming: 45. Utah State: 32. San José State: 30
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 6 by 34.7. Georgia Southern: 27 by 75. Kansas: 12 by 44.7. Oregon State: 8 by 50.1. Southern: 11 by 91.3. Hawai'i: 19 by 3. Nevada: 15 by 31. Colorado State: 9 by 31.4. San Diego State: 7 by 34.2. Boise State: 13 by 37.7. Wyoming: 14 by 35. Utah State: 9 by 37. San José State: 9 by 34.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins59.2 · Games = 9 · +20.0 vs Losses
Losses39.3 · Games = 4 · -20.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
91.3 vs Southern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Miami (OH) | W 18-3 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sun 11/30 | @ San José State | W 41-14 | 9 | 30 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Utah State | L 17-28 | 9 | 32 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Wyoming | W 24-3 | 13 | 45 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Boise State | W 30-7 | 11 | 45 | 4.10 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 2.9 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs San Diego State | L 0-23 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Colorado State | L 21-49 | 8 | 23 | 2.90 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.2 |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Nevada | W 20-17 | 14 | 39 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 |
| Sun 9/21 | @ Hawai'i | W 23-21 | 15 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0.6 |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Southern | W 56-7 | 9 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.9 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oregon State | W 36-27 | 7 | 34 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Georgia Southern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-14 | 23 | 167 | 7.30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 7.1 |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Kansas | L 7-31 | 11 | 34 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6.1 |
Player Story
Bryson Donelson story
Bryson Donelson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Visalia, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Bryson Donelson's career was his backfield work: 1,055 rushing yards, 220 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 201 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 201 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bryson Donelson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Fresno State | 566 | 51.6 | 17.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 566 | 51.6 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Fresno State | 690 | 41.5 | 22.2 | 124 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Fresno State | 690 | 41.5 | 22.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 1 · W 42-14
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
192
Scrimmage Yards
91.7 takeover
192 scrimmage yards and 42.2 usage.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 13 · W 28-22 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
89.8 takeover
Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
150 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#3
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · L 20-28 · Postseason
110
Scrimmage Yards
77.6 takeover
Loss with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.
#4
@ UCLA
Week 14 · L 13-20
85
Scrimmage Yards
74.2 takeover
Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
85 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#5
vs Southern
Week 3 · W 56-7
109
Scrimmage Yards
65.3 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Fresno State
690 primary output · 41.5 efficiency · 22.2 usage
61.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Fresno State
61.4
690 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 22.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Fresno State
56.7
566 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 17.7 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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