Last confirmed: Georgia State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 190 lb · Inglewood, CA · Long Beach City College
Taz Bateman: RB · Georgia State · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Taz Bateman
Wins in space out of the backfield. Taz Bateman has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Georgia State. A game that shows it: 14 receiving yards and 9 rushing yards against NC State — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia State | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Georgia State | 53 | 176 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2015 | Georgia State | 49 | 251 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Career | 110 | 441 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia State | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2017 | Georgia State | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 2015 | Georgia State | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 303 | 10.4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-20vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-41@ NC State | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 30-40vs Texas State | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 24-20
4 rec · 23 yds · 8 rush yds (3 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
With B. Wright — 53.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20 · D. Ellington — 187 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 77 rush yds (18 car)
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | -3.0 | -3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Elliott
Pass share
43.3%
352 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
67.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia State, 441 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Miles → Shawn Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
