Running back, BYU, 2012–⁠18

Brayden El-Bakri

Number
No. 35
Height
6′0″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT

Brayden El-Bakri played running back at BYU (2012–⁠18).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016BYU221.011
2017BYU17673.9115
2018BYU461.512
Career23753.3315

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016BYU110000
2017BYU640000
2018BYU550000
Career12100000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016BYU58817.6027
2017BYU9808.9126
2018BYU8556.9116
Career2222310.1227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2012BYU35RB
2013BYU35RB
2014BYU35RBRS
2015BYU35RBFr.
2016BYU35RBSo.
2017BYU35RBJr.
2018BYU35RBSr.6′0″240

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016BYU61.14––6.8–
2017BYU160.10––1.5–
2018BYU140.28––3.9–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 BYU 8 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 1atArizonaW 28–⁠23––––––
Sep 8vs.CaliforniaL 18–⁠21–––100
Oct 5vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠45––––––
Oct 13vs.Hawai’iW 49–⁠23–––200
Oct 27vs.Northern IllinoisL 6–⁠7–––100
Nov 3atBoise StateL 16–⁠21–––100
Nov 24atUtahL 27–⁠35––––––
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠18461–––
2017 BYU 10 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.LSUL 0–⁠27100–––
Sep 29atUtah StateL 24–⁠401−10–––
Oct 6vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠24–––300
Oct 14atMississippi StateL 10–⁠355200–––
Oct 21atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠33––––––
Oct 28vs.San José StateW 41–⁠203210200
Nov 4atFresno StateL 13–⁠205230–––
Nov 10atUNLVW 31–⁠21241–––
Nov 18vs.MassachusettsL 10–⁠16––––––
Nov 25atHawai’iW 30–⁠20–––100
2016 BYU 6 games, 2 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.ArizonaW 18–⁠16111–––
Sep 10atUtahL 19–⁠20110–––
Sep 24vs.West VirginiaL 32–⁠35––––––
Sep 30vs.ToledoW 55–⁠53––––––
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 31–⁠14–––100
Nov 12vs.Southern UtahW 37–⁠7––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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