Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Washington State
Dwight Tardy
RB • 5'10" • Walnut, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Dwight Tardy leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Dwight Tardy built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Walnut, CA wearing No. 31, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Dwight Tardy's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2005
Dwight Tardy, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Washington State. Dwight Tardy leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,638
- Rushing yards
- 2,241
- Receiving yards
- 397
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Dwight Tardy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,638
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2007 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Paul · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- St. Paul · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 531 scrimmage yards · RB 117th (top 26%) · Pac-10 28th (top 17%) · National 341st (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 774 | 667 | 107 | 6 | 67.9 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Washington State | 8 | 765 | 676 | 89 | 6 | 75.3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 568 | 481 | 87 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 531 | 417 | 114 | 2 | 62.9 |
Related Context
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Dwight Tardy played RB for Washington State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dwight Tardy recorded 35 passing yards, 2,241 rushing yards, and 397 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2006 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Washington State paired 765 primary output with 45.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
44.3
Efficiency
42.3
Usage
23.6
Consistency
73.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 71. Hawai'i: 30. SMU: 48. USC: 46. Oregon: 31. Arizona State: 4. California: 10. Notre Dame: 72. Arizona: 53. UCLA: 53. Oregon State: 64. Washington: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 16 by 46.4. Hawai'i: 9 by 37.1. SMU: 10 by 45.8. USC: 18 by 27.8. Oregon: 9 by 30.8. Arizona State: 4 by 10.4. California: 2 by 20.8. Notre Dame: 8 by 87.5. Arizona: 5 by 94.2. UCLA: 15 by 33. Oregon State: 12 by 45.3. Washington: 17 by 28.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins48 · Games = 1 · +4.1 vs Losses
Losses43.9 · Games = 11 · -4.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
94.2 vs Arizona
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | @ Washington | L 0-30 | 14 | 37 | 2.60 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Oregon State | L 10-42 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs UCLA | L 7-43 | 14 | 41 | 2.90 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Arizona | L 7-48 | 4 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10.6 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Notre Dame | L 14-40 | 8 | 72 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ California | L 17-49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Arizona State | L 14-27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sun 10/4 | @ Oregon | L 6-52 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.4 |
| Sun 9/27 | @ USC | L 6-27 | 16 | 44 | 2.80 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs SMU | W 30-27 | 8 | 33 | 4.10 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Hawai'i | L 20-38 | 7 | 26 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Stanford | L 13-39 | 13 | 58 | 4.50 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.4 |
Player Story
Dwight Tardy story
Dwight Tardy built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Walnut, CA wearing No. 31, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Dwight Tardy's career was his backfield work: 2,241 rushing yards, 528 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 397 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2006 with Washington State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 35 passing yards, 397 receiving yards, and 257 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: Dwight Tardy moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Washington State | 774 | 40.6 | 24.8 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Washington State | 765 | 45.7 | 33 | -9 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Washington State | 568 | 38.6 | 29.2 | -197 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Washington State | 531 | 42.3 | 23.6 | -37 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 8 · W 34-23 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
151
Scrimmage Yards
90.9 takeover
151 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.
#2
vs UCLA
Week 9 · W 27-7 · Conference game
236
Scrimmage Yards
87.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
236 scrimmage yards and 49.4 usage.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 9 · L 14-40
72
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 21.1 usage.
#4
vs Washington
Week 12 · L 32-35 · Conference game
123
Scrimmage Yards
79.7 takeover
Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 13-39 · Conference game
71
Scrimmage Yards
77.1 takeover
Loss with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
71 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Regular Season · Washington State
765 primary output · 45.7 efficiency · 33 usage
75.3
#2
2006 Regular Season · Washington State
67.9
774 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 24.8 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Washington State
66.7
568 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 29.2 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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