Last confirmed: Alabama, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Daphne, AL
T.J. Yeldon: RB · Alabama · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
T.J. Yeldon
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. On tape: 127 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Auburn, Week 14, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.4% of his carries. 7 carries for 43 yds vs Florida Atlantic; 19 for 127 vs Auburn.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.2% of carries overall (192/545) → 25.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (36/139) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.2%). 12 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (37.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alabama | 194 | 979 | 5.0 | 11 |
| Career | 194 | 979 | 5.0 | 11 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alabama | 15 | 180 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Career | 15 | 180 | 12.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-23vs West Virginia | 23 | 126 | 5.5 | 2 | 26 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-0vs Florida Atlantic | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-12vs Southern Miss | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-21vs Florida | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-23@ No. 11 Ole Miss | 20 | 123 | 6.2 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 7 | W 14-13@ Arkansas | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-0vs No. 21 Texas A&M | 13 | 114 | 8.8 | 2 | 31 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-20@ Tennessee | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-13@ No. 14 LSU | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | W 25-20vs No. 1 Mississippi State | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | W 55-44vs No. 15 Auburn | 19 | 127 | 6.7 | 2 | 25 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 42-13@ No. 14 Missouri | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 2 | 12 | |
 Bowl | L 35-42@ No. 5 Ohio State | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 194 | 979 | 5.0 | 11 | 31 |
Week 8 · 2014
W 59-0
vs Texas A&M
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%184 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 194 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 78.5 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 72.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 71.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 80.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
44.5%
450 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
72.3
14 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2014
194 carries and 15 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Alabama, 979 rushing yards — drafted at #36 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2014
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 12th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 12th NFL season
