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Gary Brightwell

Arizona · Running Back · 2017-20

RUSH YDS
1,306
RUSH TD
9
REC YDS
126

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2018 to 2020, Brightwell ran for 1,306 yards and 9 touchdowns.

Brightwell was the No. 196 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 67 overall, the 14th-highest running back rating at Arizona since 1990 and No. 126 among all running backs of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2021
    • No. 196 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Gary Brightwell season-by-season statistics at Arizona
SeasonCarRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TD
2018915303290
20196639054591
202086386113580
Total2431,3069191261

Seasons with tracked stats at Arizona. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Arizona Teammates

  1. 88Dalton Johnson2021-25S
  2. 86Tetairoa McMillan2022-24WR
  3. 75Dorian Singer2021-22WR
  4. 74Treydan Stukes2020-25CB
  5. 74Jacob Manu2022-24LB
  6. 72Jayden de Laura2022-23QB
  7. 70Tacario Davis2022-24CB
  8. 70Jacob Cowing2022-23WR
  9. 68Jaxen Turner2019-22S
  10. 67Tanner McLachlan2022-23TE

Full Arizona all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Kenneth Walker IIIMichigan State · 2021RB
  2. 91Blake CorumMichigan · 2020-23RB
  3. 91Breece HallIowa State · 2019-21RB
  4. 90Najee HarrisAlabama · 2017-20RB
  5. 90Travis EtienneClemson · 2017-20RB
  6. 90Bijan RobinsonTexas · 2020-22RB
  7. 90Chuba HubbardOklahoma State · 2018-20RB
  8. 90Ollie Gordon IIOklahoma State · 2022-24RB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Gary Brightwell) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.