Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Total | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
#21
Tae Meadows
Senior running back for Auburn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Roanoke, AL · Handley
CFB Index 38 · #246 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Troy → Auburn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
18
rushing yards · 2026
6 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 23 car · 186 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 18 rush yds, vs Southern Miss
The play that turned itSwung Troy from 43% to 80% to win.Troy at Buffalo · 21-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Auburn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Troy in 2022.
- Transferred from Troy to Auburn in 2026.
In Their Words
128 windows · 2026 fan posts
undisclosed×171.6questionable×140.3tae×393.6davenport×318.6dealing×238.9neptune×107.9christian×25.6injury×17.7
Tae Meadows
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jon Sumrall, Gerad Parker and Alex Golesh. The receipt on tape: 18 rush yds against Southern Miss, Week 2, 2026.
18 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 3 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Troy3-star out of Handley
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025Troy
2026Auburn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
2025Troy8-6HC: Gerad Parker · Balanced
2026Auburn2-0HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 18.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sedrick Irvin’s 2025 season.
82%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Sedrick on
Receiving share
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Sedrick on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kenan Christon II’s path through San Diego State.
Matches Kenan on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sedrick Irvin's junior season at Stanford (2025).
83%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Sedrick on
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Tae Meadows
The backfield · Auburn
- #23Jeremiah Cobb969 rushing yards · 2025
- #30Bryson Washington788 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Tae Meadows695 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Nykahi Davenport612 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Omar Mabson Ii71 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology