Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Tulane
Tyjae Spears
RB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Ponchatoula, LA, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Tyjae Spears leans workhorse runner traits and 65.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Tyjae Spears built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Ponchatoula, LA wearing No. 22, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Tyjae Spears' career was his backfield work: 2,911...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 81
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Tyjae Spears, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Tulane. Tyjae Spears leans workhorse runner traits and 65.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,475
- Rushing yards
- 2,911
- Receiving yards
- 564
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Tyjae Spears quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,475
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Tulane
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Carl Sandburg · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Carl Sandburg · 7 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 18 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,837 scrimmage yards · RB 4th (top 1%) · American Athletic 1st (top 1%) · National 4th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 4 | 325 | 192 | 133 | 2 | 43.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulane | 3 | 305 | 275 | 30 | 2 | 59.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 1,008 | 863 | 145 | 9 | 58.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Tulane | 14 | 219 | 205 | 14 | 4 | 82.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tulane | 14 | 1,618 | 1,376 | 242 | 17 | 82.9 |
Related Context
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Tyjae Spears played RB for Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyjae Spears recorded 2,911 rushing yards, 564 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Tulane paired 1,837 primary output with 65.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
84
Efficiency
60.1
Usage
23
Consistency
51.7
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 26. Morgan State: 50. Ole Miss: 15. UAB: 12. East Carolina: 15. Houston: 64. SMU: 85. Cincinnati: 123. UCF: 112. Tulsa: 117. South Florida: 118. Memphis: 271
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 9 by 32.9. Morgan State: 2 by 87.5. Ole Miss: 6 by 26. UAB: 3 by 41.7. East Carolina: 6 by 13.5. Houston: 6 by 94.4. SMU: 14 by 63.2. Cincinnati: 20 by 60.5. UCF: 20 by 55.4. Tulsa: 17 by 75.1. South Florida: 14 by 85.1. Memphis: 31 by 86.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins84 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses84 · Games = 10 · +0 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
Memphis
Best efficiency game
94.4 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | @ Memphis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-33 | 30 | 264 | 8.80 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8.7 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs South Florida100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-14 | 13 | 111 | 8.50 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8.4 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Tulsa100 rush yards | L 13-20 | 14 | 104 | 7.40 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ UCF | L 10-14 | 15 | 77 | 5.10 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Cincinnati100 rush yards | L 12-31 | 19 | 106 | 5.60 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6.2 |
| Thu 10/21 | @ SMU | L 26-55 | 14 | 85 | 6.10 | 1 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Thu 10/7 | vs Houston | L 22-40 | 5 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10.7 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ East Carolina | L 29-52 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2.5 |
| Sun 9/26 | vs UAB | L 21-28 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sun 9/19 | @ Ole Miss | L 21-61 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Morgan State | W 69-20 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 25 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Oklahoma | L 35-40 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.9 |
Player Story
Tyjae Spears story
Tyjae Spears built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Ponchatoula, LA wearing No. 22, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Tyjae Spears' career was his backfield work: 2,911 rushing yards, 427 carries, 31 rushing touchdowns, and 564 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 564 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyjae Spears' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tulane
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 325 | 64.2 | 13.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulane | 305 | 75.9 | 23.5 | -20 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulane | 1,008 | 60.1 | 23 | 703 |
| 2022 Postseason | Tulane | 1,837 | 65.4 | 32.1 | 829 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tulane | 1,837 | 65.4 | 32.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 1 · W 46-45 · Postseason
Win with 219 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
219
Scrimmage Yards
100 takeover
219 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.
#2
@ Memphis
Week 13 · L 28-33 · Conference game
271
Scrimmage Yards
95.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
271 scrimmage yards and 52.5 usage.
#3
vs UCF
Week 14 · W 45-28 · Conference game
201
Scrimmage Yards
92.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
201 scrimmage yards and 46 usage.
#4
@ South Alabama
Week 2 · W 27-24
136
Scrimmage Yards
87.9 takeover
Win with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
136 scrimmage yards and 24.5 usage.
#5
vs Navy
Week 3 · L 24-27 · Conference game
119
Scrimmage Yards
83.8 takeover
Loss with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
119 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Tulane
1,837 primary output · 65.4 efficiency · 32.1 usage
82.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Tulane
82.9
1,837 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 32.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Tulane
59.1
305 primary · 75.9 efficiency · 23.5 usage
Milestones
15
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
10
2+ TD games
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