BEAR NATION · BIG 12 · 2026 SEASON
Baylor Bears Football Stats
The 2026 Baylor football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 6 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 30 points per game, 436.8 total yards per game and 14.7 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | 12.7 | – |
| FPI | 9.965 | #34 |
| SRS | 8 | – |
| Elo | 1615 | – |
| Returning Production | 60.2% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
6 GAMES · 30 PPG · 14.7 ALLOWED · 436.8 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 6 | #70 |
| Points / Game | 30 | #65 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 14.7 | #9 |
| Total Yards / Game | 436.8 | #39 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 152.3 | #76 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 284.5 | #17 |
| Yards / Play | 5.3 | #111 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 39.8% | #79 |
| Turnover Margin | 1 | #61 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.103 | #87 |
| Defense PPA | -0.089 | #9 |
| Offense Success Rate | 37.4% | #126 |
| Defense Success Rate | 34.4% | #13 |
| Explosiveness | 1.395 | #7 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Lagway | 93/186 | 1116 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 |
| Nate Bennett | 46/61 | 568 | 9.3 | 5 | 2 |
| Edward Griffin | 2/6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 141/253 | 1703 | 6.7 | 13 | 6 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Pendergrass | 89 | 328 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Caden Knighten | 60 | 278 | 4.6 | 2 |
| Ryelan Morris | 30 | 207 | 6.9 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 28 | 121 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Jayden McGowan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Nate Bennett | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Edward Griffin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| HD Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| D.J. Lagway | 15 | -28 | -1.9 | 1 |
| Totals | 232 | 939 | 4.0 | 8 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Freeman | 49 | 555 | 11.3 | 2 |
| Louis Brown | 20 | 327 | 16.4 | 3 |
| Jayden McGowan | 8 | 197 | 24.6 | 3 |
| Jadon Porter | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 2 |
| Hawkins Polley | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 1 |
| Tony Livingston | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 1 |
| Drelon Miller | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 |
| Taz Williams Jr. | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 |
| Matthew Klopfenstein | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Dawson Pendergrass | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Ryelan Morris | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Caden Knighten | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Parker Almanza | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| DeBraun Hampton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 141 | 1703 | 12.1 | 13 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travion Barnes | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Micah Gifford | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyland Reed | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Devon Jordan | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Daniel Cobbs | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Devin Turner | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby McCalister | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Burns | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kedrick Walker | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Ponder | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo Onu | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Davis | 13 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Levar Thornton Jr. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Turner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Jordan | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Traevon Mitchell | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jamaal Whyce | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosea Wheeler | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamren Washington | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaleb Arterberry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Mack | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Zavion Hardy | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Devonte Tezino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stilton McKelvey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Crenshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blackwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Beaty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Shelton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| London Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Kibble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 362 | 52 | 22 | 6 |