Dawson Pendergrass

RB · #35 · Baylor · SR · 6'2" · 225 · Alba, TX

Projected RB starter

327 2026 rush yards

1 2026 total TDs

25% Team touch share

5 Explosive plays

30 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2026	Baylor	6	5	90	327	3.6	6	30	1
2024	Baylor	13	0	121	671	5.5	11	103	7
2023	Baylor	11	0	79	338	4.3	26	199	7

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 54.5 75

Yards per carry 3.6 14

Receiving yards per game 5.0 47

Total TDs 1 21

Around Dawson

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

DJ Lagway QB · 1,116 pass yds · 4g

WR-X

Louis Brown IV WR · 327 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Jadon Porter WR · 182 rec yds · 4g

WR-SL

Gavin Freeman WR · 555 rec yds · 6g

TE

Matthew Klopfenstein TE · 32 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Baylor 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 9.1% 12

Red zone TD rate 58.3% 9

Line yards per carry 2.1 20

Sack rate allowed 4.9% 62

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Carries	Rushing yards	Rushing TDs	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	@ AUB	25	88	0	3	2	11	0	4	38%
W2	Prairie View A&M Panthers	15	69	0	2	2	19	0	2	26%
W3	LT	16	46	1	1	1	-1	0	4	27%
W4	COLO	16	85	0	0	0	0	0	1	30%
W5	@ ASU	8	29	0	0	0	0	0	4	13%
W7	TCU	9	11	0	3	1	1	0	3	18%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#938

Daniel Harris EDGE · Palm Bay Senior UAB

#938 Bo Edmundson QB · Lake Travis UNLV

#946

Dawson Pendergrass ATH · Mineola BAY

#958

Jarvis Green RB · Dutch Fork CLEM

#958

Carson Hansen ATH · Lakeville South ISU

ATHs in the class

#68

Jacob Cruz North Cobb Christian School GT

#71

Justin Taylor Nazareth Academy WIS

#72

Dawson Pendergrass Mineola BAY

#76

Carson Hansen Lakeville South ISU

#76 Carlos Wilson Inderkum ARIZ

2026 · 75th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 65th pctile of class