#19

Ty Chandler

Former running back at North Carolina. 2021: 1,092 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 15 catches.

RB · North Carolina · Sr. · #19

6′0″ · 210 lb · Nashville, TN

CFB Index 78 · #20 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceMinnesota — drafted 2022, Rd 5, Pick 26, #169 overall

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 66 nationally · Signed with Tennessee

Statement game22 car · 213 yds · 4 TDvs Wake Forest (FBS) · W 58-55

Top 1% rushing TDs game since 2021.

TY CHANDLER YOU BEAUTIFUL FUCKr/CFB game threadHis career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at North Carolina. 2021: 1,092 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 15 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2017.
Transferred from Tennessee to North Carolina in 2021.
Drafted round 5 by the Minnesota in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at North Carolina, 3,138 rushing yards — drafted at #169 overall by Minnesota.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201712 games

Signed with Tennessee4-star out of Montgomery Bell Academy

202112 games

Entered the portal
All-ACCsecond

2022

Drafted by Minnesotaround 5, pick 169

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#66 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #169

Minnesota · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2018

Larry Fedora

North Carolina

2019–2021

Mack Brown

North Carolina

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Larry Fedora → Mack Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 5th NFL season

#169Rd 5 · Pick 26

MinnesotaEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Tennessee4-8HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2018Tennessee5-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2019Tennessee8-5HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2020Tennessee3-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

78All-Conference level #20 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (83rd percentile). Strength: explosive rate (81st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#70 / 409 · 83rd pct

7.2%

Explosive rate#79 / 409 · 81st pct

10.5%

Yards / carry#112 / 409 · 73rd pct

6.1

EPA / carry#130 / 409 · 68th pct

0.25

Success rate#199 / 409 · 51st pct

45.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#22 / 343 · 92nd pct

Rush yards#40 / 343 · 88th pct

1092

Rec yards#51 / 331 · 85th pct

216

Carries#53 / 343 · 85th pct

182

Yards / carry#53 / 343 · 84th pct

6.0

Long run#102 / 343 · 70th pct

Receptions#112 / 331 · 65th pct

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	109	6.6	1.6
Road5g	59.6	5.5	0.4

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	84.0	5.4	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	95.0	7.2	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bill Belichick

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #20 of 315 RBs

Former four-star. Now #20 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	North Carolina	182	1,092	6.0	13	--
2020	Tennessee	100	456	4.6	4	--
2019	Tennessee	135	655	4.9	3	--
2018	Tennessee	115	630	5.5	4	--
2017	Tennessee	71	305	4.3	2	--
Career		603	3,138	5.2	26	--

Season	Team
2021	North Carolina	15	216	14.4	1	--
2020	Tennessee	16	111	6.9	0	--
2019	Tennessee	13	63	4.8	0	--
2018	Tennessee	19	183	9.6	3	--
2017	Tennessee	10	108	10.8	0	--
Career		73	681	9.3	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2021

W 45–42

vs Miami

104 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD

Edged out Miami at home in a shootout.

With S. Howell — 154 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 84.0 · 98 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · B. Kiernan — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 56 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Duke · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +7.01Sam Howell pass complete to Ty Chandler for 75 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 9 · Notre Dame · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +5.25Ty Chandler run for 53 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 7 · Miami · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.92Ty Chandler run for 51 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 10 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.84Ty Chandler run for 50 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 3 · Virginia · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.61Ty Chandler run for 60 yds to the Virg 10 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Virginia · 2&11 · Q3 · EPA +3.43Ty Chandler run for 21 yds to the UNC 41 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Antonio Clary) to the Virg 26 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Georgia State · 3&12 · Q3 · EPA +3.11Sam Howell pass complete to Ty Chandler for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Wake Forest · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.02Ty Chandler run for 21 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)
Week 13 · NC State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Ty Chandler run for 35 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Wake Forest · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.69Ty Chandler run for 13 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-17@ Virginia Tech	10	66	6.6	0	23
Wk 2	W 59-17vs Georgia State	15	58	3.9	1	16
Wk 3	W 59-39vs Virginia	20	198	9.9	2	60	198-yard day
Wk 4	L 22-45@ Georgia Tech	17	48	2.8	0	13
Wk 5	W 38-7vs Duke	12	53	4.4	1	18
Wk 6	L 25-35vs Florida State	14	61	4.4	1	13
Wk 7	W 45-42vs Miami	18	104	5.8	2	51
Wk 9	L 34-44@ Notre Dame	15	83	5.5	2	53
Wk 10	W 58-55vs Wake Forest	22	213	9.7	4	50	Season-high 213 yds
Wk 11	L 23-30@ Pittsburgh	14	42	3.0	0	16
Wk 12	W 34-14vs Wofford	10	78	7.8	0	19
Wk 13	L 30-34@ NC State	6	59	9.8	0	35
Total		173	1063	6.1	13	60