Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/173rd/4th & short
8/17Inside-5 share
10 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (58.8%). 8 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (47.1%).
Tavierre Dunlap
Tavierre Dunlap is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Eastern Michigan.
Dunlap does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 79 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Buffalo — Week 6, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 106 | 428 | 4.0 | 5 | 36 |
| 2024 | Michigan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2023 | Michigan | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Michigan | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | Michigan | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 28 |
| Career | 128 | 566 | 4.4 | 6 | 36 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 0 | 39 |
| 2024 | Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 118 | 5.6 | 0 | 39 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-52@ Texas State | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-28vs Long Island University | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-48@ Kentucky | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-31vs Louisiana | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-24@ Central Michigan | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-31@ Buffalo | 23 | 79 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 30-44@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28vs Ohio | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Bowling Green | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-9@ Ball State | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-31vs Western Michigan | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 106 | 428 | 4.0 | 5 | 36 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2025
W 34-31
vs Louisiana
45 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 23 yds
Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.
With N. Kim — 226 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.1 · 12 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · M. Tomasek — 49.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 56 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Kentucky · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA −3.44Tavierre Dunlap run for 1 yd to the UK 21
- Week 3 · Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.43Noah Kim pass complete to Tavierre Dunlap for 39 yds to the UK 24 for a
- Week 12 · Ball State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.87Tavierre Dunlap 36 Yd Run
- Week 4 · Louisiana · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Tavierre Dunlap run for 6 yds for a TD (Rudy Kessinger KICK)
- Week 14 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.47Kim to Dunlap: an 8-yard pass.
- Week 11 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.37Kim to Dunlap: an 8-yard pass.
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Buffalo · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.10Tavierre Dunlap run for 2 yds to the EMU 45 for a
- Week 4 · Louisiana · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.05Tavierre Dunlap run for 3 yds to the UL 40 for a
- Week 4 · Louisiana · 3rd and 16 · Q3 · EPA +1.91Noah Kim pass complete to Tavierre Dunlap for 19 yds to the EMU 33 for a
- Week 6 · Buffalo · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.89Tavierre Dunlap run for 11 yds to the BUF 49 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 106 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 111)
Success rate
45%111 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
21 carries
Grind
1–3 yds41%of carries
46 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
32 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
12 carries
10 of 17 (59%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 7 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 106 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
20 of 20 receptions matched to play-by-play
8 of 22 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
226% of team targetsCatch rate
91%20 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
50% of targets (4)
100%catch rate
Air -2.8 · YAC 1.2 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
50% of targets (4)
75%catch rate
Air 3.2 · YAC 2.0 avg
91% catch rate on 22 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
19%
Stuffed (≤0)
41%
Grind (1–3)
29%
Chunk (4–9)
11%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 36.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 41.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 38.7 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 39.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
51.1%
403 pass / 385 run
Plays / game
65.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
106 carries and 20 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
39 · #233 of 326 RBs · 2025
Three-star recruit. Now #233 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #17 of 30 Mid-American RBs
How the All-MAC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Five seasons, two schools
- 2025 Eastern Michigan CreightonYear 5 · 11 games
- Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portalMichigan to Eastern Michigan
- 2024 Michigan MooreYear 4 · 1 game
- 2023 Michigan HarbaughYear 3 · 2 games
- 2022 Michigan HarbaughYear 2 · 6 games
- 2021 Michigan HarbaughYear 1 · 2 games
- High school Del ValleDel Valle, TX · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 403 in the 2021 class. Signed with Michigan.
Moves
- Transferred from Michigan to Eastern Michigan, Dec 24, 2024.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2021
- Signed with MichiganThree-star, out of Del Valle
2025 11 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Eastern Michiganfrom Michigan
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coaches2021–2023
Michigan
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore and Chris Creighton.