Brandon Tullis
Brandon Tullis
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. This is his second year in the same backfield at Michigan State. One game to point at: 56 rush yds, 7 rec yds against Iowa — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 68 | 297 | 4.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 317 | 4.2 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–24
vs Youngstown State
31 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chaton Mobley’s 2020 season.
Matches Chaton on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Garrett Groshek’s path through Wisconsin.
Garrett Groshek
Narii Gaither
Andrew Body
Matches Garrett on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Brown Jr.'s sophomore season at California (2021).
Matches Christopher on
Differs from Christopher on
Player DNA
Players who play like Brandon Tullis
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+1385%
Up 1385% from first season to most-recent.
Background
Third-year running back and two-year letterwinner has rushed for 321 yards and four touchdowns on 76 carries in 20 career games for the Spartans. 2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, including two starting assignments (vs. USC and Minnesota) . . . ranked second on the team with four r...