Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/21Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (14.3%).
Tayvon Ruley
Tayvon Ruley: RB · Temple · #28.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tayvon Ruley
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the Temple backfield. One game to point at: 68 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Navy — Week 13, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Temple in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-61@ Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Akron | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-28vs Boston College | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7vs Wagner | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-31vs Memphis | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-52@ No. 5 Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-34@ South Florida | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-49vs UCF | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-45@ East Carolina | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ Tulsa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38vs Navy | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Total | 45 | 241 | 5.4 | 2 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2021
W 34-31
vs Memphis
27 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.
With D. Mathis — 322 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.9 · 53 rush yds (4 car) · A. Anderson — 3 rec · 108 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Navy · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Tayvon Ruley run for 24 yds to the TEMPLE 43 TEMPLE Penalty, Illegal Motion ( Yards) declined
- Week 5 · Memphis · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Tayvon Ruley 1 Yd Run
- Week 2 · Akron · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.76Tayvon Ruley run for 19 yds to the Akron 27 for a
- Week 4 · Wagner · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.76Tayvon Ruley run for 11 yds to the Temp 40 for a
- Week 13 · Navy · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Tayvon Ruley run for 4 yds for a TD, (Rory Bell KICK)
- Week 13 · Navy · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +1.62Tayvon Ruley run for 16 yds to the Temp 48
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Memphis · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −1.44Tayvon Ruley run for no gain to the Temp 45
- Week 5 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38D'Wan Mathis pass complete to Tayvon Ruley for 9 yds to the Temp 45
- Week 4 · Wagner · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.34Tayvon Ruley run for 16 yds to the Wagn 44 for a
- Week 13 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.23Tayvon Ruley run for 9 yds to the Temp 33
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
44 of 45 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%44 carriesFumble rate
6.7%3 of 45 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds34%of carries
15 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds18%of carries
8 carries
2 of 3 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.4 yds/carry on 45 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Rod Carey — 12-20 over that span.
2019Temple8-5HC: Rod Carey · Balanced
2020Temple1-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 34.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 11.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 25.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 17.8 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rod Carey
Pass share
50.3%
363 pass / 359 run
Plays / game
60.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
45 carries and 4 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
36 · #250 of 315 RBs · 2021
Five seasons at Temple
- 2021 Temple CareyYear 5 · 11 games
- 2020 Temple CareyYear 4 · 7 games
- 2019 Temple CareyYear 3 · 5 games
- 2018 Temple CollinsYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Temple CollinsYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Temple, 674 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coaches2017–2018
Temple
Coaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Rod Carey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.