Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/22Inside-5 share
8 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
Tavien Feaster
Last confirmed: South Carolina, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 221 lb · Spartanburg, SC
Tavien Feaster: RB · South Carolina · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tavien Feaster
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Dabo Swinney and Will Muschamp. One game to point at: 175 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Florida — Week 8, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
South Carolina in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 124 | 672 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2018 | Clemson | 78 | 440 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 2017 | Clemson | 107 | 669 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 2016 | Clemson | 37 | 221 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Career | 346 | 2,002 | 5.8 | 20 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Clemson | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Clemson | 12 | 112 | 9.3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Clemson | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 270 | 6.8 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-24@ North Carolina | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-10vs Charleston Southern | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-47vs No. 2 Alabama | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-34@ Missouri | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-7vs Kentucky | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 2 | 28 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-17@ No. 3 Georgia | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-38vs No. 9 Florida | 25 | 175 | 7.0 | 1 | 37 | Season-high 175 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 21-41@ Tennessee | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Vanderbilt | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-38vs No. 3 Clemson | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 124 | 672 | 5.4 | 5 | 37 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2019
L 27-38
vs Florida
175 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD
With J. Charlton — 45.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 54 long · R. Hilinski — 170 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 7.8
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.60Tavien Feaster 34 Yd Run
- Week 8 · Florida · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.59Tavien Feaster run for 21 yds for a TD, (Parker White KICK)
- Week 8 · Florida · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Tavien Feaster run for 36 yds to the Fla 36 for a
- Week 2 · Charleston Southern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.91Tavien Feaster run for 35 yds to the ChaSo 41 for a
- Week 7 · Georgia · 3rd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.77Tavien Feaster run for 17 yds to the SCaro 43 for a
- Week 5 · Kentucky · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.73Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Tavien Feaster for 12 yds to the Kent 37 for a
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Florida · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.41Tavien Feaster run for 37 yds to the Fla 8 for a
- Week 5 · Kentucky · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA −2.40Tavien Feaster run for a loss of 5 yards to the SCaro 36
- Week 5 · Kentucky · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.39Tavien Feaster run for 19 yds for a TD, (Parker White KICK)
- Week 3 · Alabama · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.24Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Tavien Feaster for 7 yds to the Alab 47 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
124 of 124 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%124 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
21 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
46 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
39 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
18 carries
2 of 8 (25%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.4 yds/carry on 124 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
17%
Stuffed (≤0)
37%
Grind (1–3)
31%
Chunk (4–9)
15%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2016Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2017Clemson12-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2019South Carolina4-8HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 79.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 40.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 52.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 88.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Muschamp
Pass share
54.2%
465 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
Starter
124 carries and 17 catches in 10 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2019 South Carolina MuschampYear 5 · 10 games
- 2018 Clemson SwinneyYear 4 · 15 games
- 2017 Clemson SwinneyYear 3 · 14 games
- 2016 Clemson SwinneyYear 2 · 9 games
- 2015 Clemson SwinneyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons, at Clemson and South Carolina, 2,002 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coaches2015–2018
Clemson
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Will Muschamp.