Braden Pegan

WR · #7 · Utah · SR · 6'3" · 210 · San Juan Capistrano, CA

Projected WR-Z starter

422 2026 receiving yards

32 of 51 2026 catches

6 2026 TDs

7 Explosive plays

25 Career games (18 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Utah	6	6	32-51	422	13.2	6
2025	Utah State	12	11	60-99	926	15.4	5
2023	UCLA	7	1	1-2	7	7.0	0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 70.3 93

Yards per catch 13.2 53

Catch rate 62.7% 49

Receiving TDs 6 97

Around Braden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Devon Dampier QB · 1,412 pass yds · 6g

Wayshawn Parker RB · 597 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Ricky Johnson WR · 233 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Creed Whittemore WR · 253 rec yds · 6g

Noah Bennee TE · 206 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Utah 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 14.4% 84

Red zone TD rate 80.0% 80

Line yards per carry 2.9 75

Sack rate allowed 5.2% 59

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	Idaho Vandals	5	4	81	1	2	19%
W2	ARK	6	3	32	0	2	21%
W3	USU	11	8	122	2	0	30%
W4	@ ISU	5	2	29	1	0	19%
W6	KU	11	7	72	0	1	35%
W7	@ COLO	13	8	86	2	3	33%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#676 CJ Hawkins TE · Berkeley Prep STAN

#676

Horace Lockett DL · Westlake GT

#678

Braden Pegan WR · San Juan Hills UCLA

#690 Steven Nahmias IOL · Marist School DUKE

#690 Jalen Farmer IOL · Eastside FLA

WRs in the class

#91

JoJo Bermudez Cedar Creek CIN

#91 Adarrius Harshaw Cherokee

#95

Braden Pegan San Juan Hills UCLA

#96 Victor Jones Jr. Olympia NEB

#97 Che Nwabuko Manor PITT

2026 · 93th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 73th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.