Usage / Role
72%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Air Force
Taven Birdow
FB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Altus, OK, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Taven Birdow leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Air Force
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Air Force
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Taven Birdow built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a FB from Altus, OK wearing No. 33, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Taven Birdow's career was his backfield work: 1,465 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Campbell
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Taven Birdow, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Air Force. Taven Birdow leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,490
- Rushing yards
- 1,465
- Receiving yards
- 25
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Taven Birdow quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Air Force · FB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,490
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Air Force
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Inglewood · Campbell
- High school pipeline
- Inglewood · 35 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 855 scrimmage yards · FB 1st (top 3%) · Mountain West 22nd (top 10%) · National 181st (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Air Force | 9 | 384 | 384 | 0 | 5 | 45.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Air Force | 9 | 251 | 242 | 9 | 1 | 35.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Air Force | 13 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 69.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Air Force | 13 | 747 | 731 | 16 | 6 | 69.3 |
Related Context
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Taven Birdow played FB for Air Force. Across 4 tracked seasons, Taven Birdow recorded 1,465 rushing yards, 25 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Air Force.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Air Force paired 855 primary output with 46.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Air Force
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
65.8
Efficiency
46.2
Usage
21.6
Consistency
69.3
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 108. Colgate: 80. Colorado: 67. Boise State: 67. San José State: 124. Navy: 40. Fresno State: 73. Hawai'i: 27. Utah State: 88. Army: 13. Colorado State: 11. New Mexico: 110. Wyoming: 47
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 20 by 56.3. Colgate: 9 by 87. Colorado: 12 by 58.2. Boise State: 18 by 38.8. San José State: 25 by 51.7. Navy: 15 by 27.8. Fresno State: 18 by 42.2. Hawai'i: 7 by 27.5. Utah State: 18 by 50.9. Army: 5 by 27.1. Colorado State: 4 by 28.6. New Mexico: 17 by 67.4. Wyoming: 13 by 37.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins68 · Games = 11 · +14.5 vs Losses
Losses53.5 · Games = 2 · -14.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
87 vs Colgate
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Washington State100 rush yards | W 31-21 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Wyoming | W 20-6 | 13 | 47 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ New Mexico100 rush yards | W 44-22 | 17 | 110 | 6.50 | 1 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Colorado State | W 38-21 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Army | W 17-13 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sun 10/27 | vs Utah State | W 31-7 | 18 | 88 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Hawai'i | W 56-26 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Fresno State | W 43-24 | 18 | 73 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Navy | L 25-34 | 15 | 40 | 2.70 | 1 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs San José State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-24 | 25 | 124 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5.0 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Boise State | L 19-30 | 18 | 67 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Colorado | W 30-23 | 12 | 67 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Colgate | W 48-7 | 9 | 80 | 8.90 | 0 | — | — | 8.9 |
Player Story
Taven Birdow story
Taven Birdow built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a FB from Altus, OK wearing No. 33, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Taven Birdow's career was his backfield work: 1,465 rushing yards, 312 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 25 receiving yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 25 receiving yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Taven Birdow's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Air Force
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Air Force | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Air Force | 384 | 40.4 | 13.1 | 384 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Air Force | 251 | 53.4 | 7.4 | -133 |
| 2019 Postseason | Air Force | 855 | 46.2 | 21.6 | 604 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Air Force | 855 | 46.2 | 21.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San José State
Week 5 · W 41-24 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
124
Scrimmage Yards
82.8 takeover
124 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.
#2
@ New Mexico
Week 13 · W 44-22 · Conference game
110
Scrimmage Yards
82 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.
#3
@ Washington State
Week 1 · W 31-21 · Postseason
108
Scrimmage Yards
73.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
108 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 11 · W 42-24 · Conference game
85
Scrimmage Yards
72.8 takeover
Win with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
85 scrimmage yards and 17.6 usage.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 8 · W 45-42 · Conference game
100
Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
100 scrimmage yards and 21.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Air Force
855 primary output · 46.2 efficiency · 21.6 usage
69.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Air Force
69.3
855 primary · 46.2 efficiency · 21.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Air Force
45.4
384 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 13.1 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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