#22

Tyjae Spears

RB · Tulane · Jr. · #22

All-Conf HMTennessee — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 18, #81 overall
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Tyjae Spears

RB · Tulane · Jr · #22

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1403 national
CFB
College
Tulane
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #81
Tennessee · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-AAC

Where He Ended Up · NFL

TennesseeEntering 4th NFL season

#81Rd 3 · Pick 18
TennesseeEntering 4th NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Tulane2-10HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-AAC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Tulane2291,5816.919--
2021Tulane1298636.79--
Career3582,4446.828--
SeasonTeam
2022Tulane2225611.62--
2021Tulane191457.60--
Career414019.82--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2022

W 46–45

at USC

205 rush yds (17 car) · 4 TD

Edged out USC on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to T.J. Pledger’s 2021 season.

T.J. Pledger

65%match

Utah · 2021

#2

Bryant Koback

Toledo · 2021

All-MAC
60%
#3

Tyler Allgeier

BYU · 2020

NFL Rd 5
52%
#4

Jerome Ford

Cincinnati · 2021

All-AACNFL Rd 5
51%
#5

DeWayne McBride

UAB · 2022

All-Conference USANFL Rd 7
50%

Matches T.J. on

Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from T.J. on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Based on 8 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tyrell Robinson’s path through Army.

Tyrell Robinson

84%match

Army · 2024

#2

Shane Porter

North Texas · 2024

80%
#3

Jamauri McClure

Tulane · 2025

78%
#4

Ashton Gray

North Texas · 2025

75%
#5

Jermar Jefferson

Oregon State · 2020

NFL Rd 7
76%

Matches Tyrell on

Yards per carry
Weight
Height
202020212022
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan James's junior season at Oregon (2024).

Jordan James

67%match

Oregon · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 5
#2

Cam Cook

Jacksonville State · 2025

All-Conference USA
61%
#3

Dylan Sampson

Tennessee · 2024

NFL Rd 4
59%
#4

RJ Harvey

UCF · 2023

All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 28
59%
#5

Jacory Merritt

New Mexico · 2023

58%

Matches Jordan on

Yards / carry

Differs from Jordan on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Tyjae Spears

#1

Tyrell Robinson

Army · 2021

84%
#2

Jamauri McClure

Tulane · 2025

78%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
8632021
1,5812022

+83%

Up 83% from first season to most-recent.