Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Thomas Tyner
Last confirmed: Oregon State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 232 lb · Aloha, OR
Thomas Tyner: RB · Oregon State · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Thomas Tyner
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 54 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Washington — Week 5, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oregon State in the news
- Oregon State ends winless streak
Sports Illustrated Oct 23 - Gavin Honore commits to Oregon State
OregonLive Oct 17 - Oregon State hires Kacir as associate head coach
Oregon State University Athletics Oct 15 - Oregon State denies Heyward's claims
Yahoo Sports Oct 14
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oregon State | 64 | 297 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2014 | Oregon | 113 | 573 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Career | 177 | 870 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oregon State | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2014 | Oregon | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 1 |
| Career | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-58@ Colorado State | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 1 | W 35-32vs Portland State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-42vs No. 6 Washington | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ No. 14 USC | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-36vs Colorado | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-15vs No. 20 Stanford | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-37@ California | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-49@ Arizona | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-40vs Arizona State | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-69@ Oregon | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 64 | 297 | 4.6 | 3 | 21 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2017
L 7-42
vs Washington
54 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
With N. Porebski — 43.8 yards per punt · 8 punts · 58 long · A. Pierce — 22 rush yds (3 car) · 2 rec · 8 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · USC · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA −3.83Thomas Tyner run for 1 yd to the USC 13
- Week 12 · Arizona State · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.40Darell Garretson pass complete to Thomas Tyner for 16 yds to the ArzSt 35 for a
- Week 5 · Washington · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.23Thomas Tyner run for 12 yds for a TD, (Jordan Choukair KICK)
- Week 9 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.59Thomas Tyner 18 Yd Run
- Week 5 · Washington · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.22Thomas Tyner run for 18 yds to the OrgSt 47 for a
- Week 10 · California · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.09Thomas Tyner run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jordan Choukair KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 10 · California · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.89Thomas Tyner run for 21 yds to the OrgSt 46 for a
- Week 7 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.34Thomas Tyner run for 9 yds to the OrgSt 49
- Week 11 · Arizona · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Thomas Tyner run for 11 yds to the Ariz 40 for a
- Week 9 · Stanford · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.20Thomas Tyner run for 7 yds to the OrgSt 43 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
64 of 64 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%64 carriesFumble rate
3.1%2 of 64 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds20%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds25%of carries
16 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds41%of carries
26 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
9 carries
1 of 5 (20%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.6 yds/carry on 64 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Oregon13-2HC: Mark Helfrich · Run-leaning
2017Oregon State1-11HC: Cory Hall · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 32.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 27.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 25.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 34.2 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Cory Hall
Pass share
46.9%
361 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
64 carries and 5 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2017 Oregon State AndersenYear 5 · 10 games
- 2015 Oregon HelfrichYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Oregon HelfrichYear 2 · 11 games
- 2013 Oregon HelfrichYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Oregon in 2013 as a 5-star recruit, No. 20 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Oregon in the 2013 class, a 5-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Oregon and Oregon State, 870 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2013
- Signed with Oregon5-star out of Aloha
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coaches2013–2015
Oregon
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Helfrich, Gary Andersen and Cory Hall.