Last confirmed: UTSA, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 210 lb · Corpus Christi, TX
Tyrell Clay: RB · UTSA · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyrell Clay
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at UTSA, two different head coaches: Larry Coker and Frank Wilson. On tape: 153 rushing yards and 1 reception against Rice, Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 27.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 21.5% of his carries. 7 carries for 11 yds vs Southern; 11 for 153 vs Rice.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
29.2% of carries overall (120/411) → 32.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/61) — 65.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 17-10@ Baylor | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-17vs Southern | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-14@ Texas State | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-31vs Southern Miss | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-29@ North Texas | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-7vs Rice | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 0 | 73 | Season-high 153 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14@ UTEP | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-14@ Florida International | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-24vs UAB | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | W 9-7vs Marshall | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-20@ Louisiana Tech | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 135 | 608 | 4.5 | 2 | 73 |
Week 7 · 2017
L 26-29
at North Texas
54 rush yds (14 car) · 1 rec · 41 yds · 1 TD
With D. Sturm — 215 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.2 · 38 rush yds (6 car) · Y. Routsas — 45.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 61 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%120 carriesFumble rate
0.7%1 of 135 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 135 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 57.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 53.5 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 44.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 64.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Wilson
Pass share
40.7%
307 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
68.5
11 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
135 carries and 10 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at UTSA, 850 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Coker → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
