Steve Chavez-Soto
Utah Utes
79
Solid

Steve Chavez-Soto

Utah UtesContender
RBOffenseSolidTRANSFER · San José State
3rd String

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Steve Chavez-Soto is listed 3rd string at RB for Utah Utes.

Steve Chavez-Soto is listed RB #3 for Utah at 79 OVR.

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Depth at RB · Utah Utes

  1. 1191Wayshawn ParkerStarter
  2. 2583Daniel Bray
  3. 32579Steve Chavez-SotoYou
  4. 42663LaMarcus Bell
  5. 52063Mateaki Helu

What's Next

Who do they play next?Javen Jacobs — vs Utah State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Daniel Bray — No. 2 at RB for UtahHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Utah Utes

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Orange Lutheran, ranked #2,427 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 448 rushing yards, 7 rush TD. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,427 NatlTeam Share13%
Chino, CA
Jersey
#25
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
San José State

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—4487

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8311
National Rank
#2427
High School
Orange Lutheran
Hometown
Orange, CA

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated offense; 77th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.79 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 79.

Team offense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 77% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 31% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 13WARKYDS 18
CAR
3
YDS
18
AVG
6.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 43-10

Sep 4WIDHOYDS 35
CAR
6
YDS
35
AVG
5.8
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 66-14

Steve Chavez-Soto's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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79
Solid
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Team Role

448 rush yds · 7 TD · 15% of carries
Usage / Involvement46%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.