Tank Bigsby: RB · Auburn · #4.
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Tank Bigsby
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons at Auburn span three head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin and Cadillac Williams. All-SEC in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 179 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Ole Miss, Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 24.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 24.3% of his carries. 10 carries for 19 yds vs Georgia; 20 for 179 vs Ole Miss.
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
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%). 5 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-16vs Mercer | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 2 | 39 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-16vs San José State | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-41vs No. 22 Penn State | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Missouri | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-21vs LSU | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-42@ No. 2 Georgia | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-48@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 20 | 179 | 9.0 | 2 | 50 | Season-high 179 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 27-41vs Arkansas | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 10 | L 33-39@ Mississippi State | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Texas A&M | 23 | 121 | 5.3 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-17vs Western Kentucky | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 2 | 35 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 179 | 970 | 5.4 | 10 | 50 |
Week 7 · 2022
L 34-48
at Ole Miss
179 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
With R. Ashford — 140 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 56.9 · 35 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · O. Chapman — 49.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
39%173 carriesFumble rate
1.1%2 of 179 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 179 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 77.5 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Road4g | 87.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 74.9 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 89.2 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Cadillac Williams
Pass share
39.0%
308 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
179 carries and 30 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #53 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 2,903 rushing yards — drafted at #88 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2020)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2020)
SEC Freshman Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, and Cadillac Williams. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 4th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 4th NFL season
