Running back, Utah State, 2015–⁠19

Gerold Bright

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Pensacola, FL

Gerold Bright played running back at Utah State (2015–⁠19).

Career highs

179rushing yards, career highvs. Colorado State, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highat Hawai’i, 201883receiving yards, career highat Boise State, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Utah State11877.9141
2017Utah State292498.6275
2018Utah State1418886.31070
2019Utah State1829215.1967
Career3632,1455.92275

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Utah State55611.2018
2017Utah State1018618.6277
2018Utah State2223210.5383
2019Utah State352306.6135
Career727049.8683

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Utah State91830
2017Utah State1210
2018Utah State4640
2019Utah State5790
Career193470

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Utah State1RBFr.
2017Utah State1RBSo.
2018Utah State1RBJr.
2019Utah State1RBSr.5′10″190

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
2016Utah State180.42––7.5––
2017Utah State430.62––26.66%0.24
2018Utah State1640.3189th (n=300)0.1551.517%0.27
2019Utah State2230.1349th (n=287)0.1327.923%0.06

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.

Game by game

2019 Utah State 13 games, 921 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atWake ForestL 35–⁠3893714300
Sep 7vs.Stony BrookW 62–⁠79671330
Sep 21atSan Diego StateW 23–⁠1761801−30
Sep 28vs.Colorado StateW 34–⁠243617902190
Oct 5atLSUL 6–⁠4281802−40
Oct 19vs.NevadaW 36–⁠101512622150
Oct 26atAir ForceL 7–⁠316240120
Nov 2vs.BYUL 14–⁠42126614540
Nov 9atFresno StateW 37–⁠35147913270
Nov 16vs.WyomingW 26–⁠21175603441
Nov 23vs.Boise StateL 21–⁠5610441260
Nov 30atNew MexicoW 38–⁠251911314140
Dec 20 ✦vs.Kent StateL 41–⁠51219414230
2018 Utah State 13 games, 888 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atMichigan StateL 31–⁠382−20180
Sep 8vs.New Mexico StateW 60–⁠13141341–––
Sep 13vs.Tennessee TechW 73–⁠1213551170
Sep 22vs.Air ForceW 42–⁠321110122190
Oct 5atBYUW 45–⁠2014610121
Oct 13vs.UNLVW 59–⁠28117201120
Oct 20atWyomingW 24–⁠1612350360
Oct 27vs.New MexicoW 61–⁠198570190
Nov 3atHawai’iW 56–⁠171612132130
Nov 10vs.San José StateW 62–⁠2465413301
Nov 17atColorado StateW 29–⁠24138903230
Nov 24atBoise StateL 24–⁠335801831
Dec 15 ✦vs.North TexasW 52–⁠131610323200
2017 Utah State 9 games, 249 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atWisconsinL 10–⁠59–––3230
Sep 7vs.Idaho StateW 51–⁠13–––2180
Sep 16atWake ForestL 10–⁠46–––1771
Sep 23atSan José StateW 61–⁠10–––1431
Sep 29vs.BYUW 40–⁠24–––180
Oct 21atUNLVW 52–⁠28160–––
Nov 18vs.Hawai’iW 38–⁠08931150
Nov 25atAir ForceL 35–⁠3891021–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.New Mexico StateL 20–⁠26114801120
2016 Utah State 7 games, 9 returns, 183 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 16vs.Arkansas StateW 34–⁠203100–––
Sep 24vs.Air ForceL 20–⁠27––––––
Oct 8atColorado StateL 24–⁠312401–––
Oct 28vs.San Diego StateL 13–⁠40––––––
Nov 5atWyomingL 28–⁠521−20–––
Nov 12vs.New MexicoL 21–⁠242702130
Nov 19atNevadaL 37–⁠3833203430

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

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