Running back, Utah (from Washington State), 2024–⁠26

Wayshawn Parker

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Richmond, CA

Wayshawn Parker plays running back for Utah, after Washington State (2024). Last time out, at Colorado: 23 carries, 98 yards; 2 catches, 11 yards. Parker leads Utah in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

597 rushing yards, 7 TD

Last game: 23 carries, 98 yards; 2 catches, 11 yards at Colorado, W 27–⁠24

Next game: vs. Houston, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 71IDHO
  2. 53ARK
  3. 30USU
  4. 174@ISU
  5. 171KU
  6. 98@COLO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

174rushing yards, career highat Iowa State, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Kansas, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Idaho, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Washington State1377355.4475
2025Utah1499816.6664
2026Utah895976.7790
Career3752,3136.21790

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Washington State1010010.0152
2025Utah1318514.2352
2026Utah1920110.6436
Career4248611.6852

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Washington State1RBFr.
2025Utah1RBSo.
2026Utah1RBJr.5′10″205

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
2024Washington State1300.0012th (n=434)0.160.519%0.04
2025Utah1610.2894th (n=576)0.1045.317%0.18
2026Utah1090.4899th (n=478)0.1052.125%0.42

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
2025Utah44%3.401.202.0014%
2026Utah54%3.401.302.5019%

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 Utah 6 games, 597 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.IdahoW 66–⁠141271121323
Sep 12vs.ArkansasW 43–⁠101053215565
Sep 19vs.Utah StateW 33–⁠0103001421
Sep 26atIowa StateW 31–⁠1718174254565
Oct 10vs.KansasW 41–⁠2416171290236
Oct 17atColoradoW 27–⁠242398014211
2025 Utah 13 games, 981 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atUCLAW 43–⁠101162113––
Sep 6vs.Cal PolyW 63–⁠9650143152
Sep 13atWyomingW 31–⁠6108002029
Sep 20vs.Texas TechL 10–⁠346221519
Sep 27atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠14966040221
Oct 11vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠101055019––
Oct 18atBYUL 21–⁠24823091−1
Oct 25vs.ColoradoW 53–⁠710145158––
Nov 1vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠1417104139––
Nov 15atBaylorW 55–⁠281512916415
Nov 22vs.Kansas StateW 51–⁠471910002515
Nov 28atKansasW 31–⁠211295034132
Dec 31 ✦vs.NebraskaW 44–⁠221650016353
2024 Washington State 12 games, 735 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Portland StateW 70–⁠30896154152
Sep 7vs.Texas TechW 37–⁠16116914312
Sep 14vs.WashingtonW 24–⁠191049037116
Sep 20vs.San José StateW 54–⁠52227602011
Sep 28atBoise StateL 24–⁠451135021––
Oct 12atFresno StateW 25–⁠1712630221−2
Oct 19vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠1092509––
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 29–⁠26933010––
Nov 9vs.Utah StateW 49–⁠2811149275110
Nov 16atNew MexicoL 35–⁠38114701229
Nov 23atOregon StateL 38–⁠419480110−3
Nov 30vs.WyomingL 14–⁠151445013215

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

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