Player Dossier

2019-2023

Virginia Tech

Tahj Gary

RB • 5'8" • 220 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Tahj Gary leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.5 efficiency.

Usage Score

11.4

Efficiency

57.5

Consistency

67.7

Season Value

58.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Tulsa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Virginia Tech • Tulsa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tahj Gary, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Tulsa. Tahj Gary leans balanced backfield option traits and 57.5 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Tulsa paired 191 primary output with 57.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 57.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Tulsa.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Tulsa

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

38.2

Efficiency

57.5

Usage

11.4

Consistency

67.7

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 12. Oklahoma: 12. Northern Illinois: 51. Temple: 63. Florida Atlantic: 53

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 62.5. Oklahoma: 6 by 20.8. Northern Illinois: 8 by 66.4. Temple: 7 by 87.5. Florida Atlantic: 11 by 50.2

Split Comparison

Wins57 · n=2 · +24.5 vs Losses
Losses32.5 · n=2 · -24.5 vs Wins
First Half25 · n=3 · -33 vs Second Half
Second Half58 · n=2 · +33 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Temple

Best efficiency game

87.5 vs Temple

Result
Sat 10/7@ Florida AtlanticL 17-2011534.8004.8
Thu 9/28vs TempleW 48-266599.801149
Sat 9/23@ Northern IllinoisW 22-148516.4016.4
Sat 9/16vs OklahomaL 17-66612202
Fri 9/1vs Unknown212606

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tulsa

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech2462.57.1
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0-24
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech00
2022 Regular SeasonTulsa6144.67.861
2023 Regular SeasonTulsa19157.511.4130

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Temple

Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

63

Primary metric

63 scrimmage yards and 10.4 usage.

#2

Unknown

24

Primary metric

Game with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 7.1 usage.

#3

Northern Illinois

51

Primary metric

Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

51 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.

#4

Northern Illinois

36

Primary metric

Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

36 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.

#5

Florida Atlantic

53

Primary metric

Loss with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

53 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Tulsa

191 primary output · 57.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage

58.8

#2

2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

45.5

24 primary · 62.5 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Tulsa

37.6

61 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 7.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8674

Woodward Academy · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Virginia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

276

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tahj Gary quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
272