Running back, Baylor, 2023–⁠26

Dawson Pendergrass

Lettered 2023–⁠24 (school media guide)

Number
No. 35
Height
6′2″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Alba, TX

Dawson Pendergrass plays running back for Baylor. Last time out, against TCU: 9 carries, 11 yards; 1 catch, 5 yards. Pendergrass leads Baylor in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

328 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 9 carries, 11 yards; 1 catch, 5 yards vs. TCU, L 6–⁠17

Next game: at Kansas, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 88AUB
  2. 69PV
  3. 46LT
  4. 85COLO
  5. 29@ASU
  6. 11TCU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

142rushing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. LSU, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highat Kansas State, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Baylor793384.3531
2024Baylor1216715.5655
2026Baylor893283.7117
Career2891,3374.61255

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Baylor261997.7226
2024Baylor111039.4122
2026Baylor6345.7019
Career433367.8326

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Baylor35RBFr.
2024Baylor35RBSo.
2025Baylor35RBJr.
2026Baylor35RBSr.6′2″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023Baylor1060.3490th (n=450)0.1736.514%0.21
2024Baylor1340.2063rd (n=434)0.1626.816%0.19
2026Baylor970.0640th (n=478)0.106.220%0.15

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Baylor46%3.000.600.2015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Baylor 6 games, 328 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.AuburnL 16–⁠17258802110
Sep 12vs.Prairie View A&MW 44–⁠3156902190
Sep 19vs.Louisiana TechW 36–⁠19164611−10
Sep 26vs.ColoradoW 23–⁠1316850–––
Oct 3atArizona StateW 55–⁠198290–––
Oct 17vs.TCUL 6–⁠179110150
2024 Baylor 12 games, 671 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Tarleton StateW 45–⁠317621290
Sep 7atUtahL 12–⁠239690–––
Sep 14vs.Air ForceW 31–⁠341301220
Sep 21atColoradoL 31–⁠384130–––
Oct 5atIowa StateL 21–⁠4392701110
Oct 19atTexas TechW 59–⁠357360120
Oct 26vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠2861421180
Nov 2vs.TCUW 37–⁠348331–––
Nov 16atWest VirginiaW 49–⁠3511681150
Nov 23atHoustonW 20–⁠1014410–––
Nov 30vs.KansasW 45–⁠171110401201
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUL 31–⁠44216323260
2023 Baylor 11 games, 338 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9vs.UtahL 13–⁠20120–––
Sep 16vs.Long Island UniversityW 30–⁠72111112240
Sep 23vs.TexasL 6–⁠386210120
Sep 30atUCFW 36–⁠3573011250
Oct 7vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠3921204410
Oct 21atCincinnatiW 32–⁠294120–––
Oct 28vs.Iowa StateL 18–⁠3083723390
Nov 4vs.HoustonL 24–⁠2595013130
Nov 11atKansas StateL 25–⁠5962003182
Nov 18atTCUL 17–⁠42102705160
Nov 25vs.West VirginiaL 31–⁠3451604210

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

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