Player Dossier

2019-2023

SMU

Tyler Lavine

RB • 5'11" • 222 lbs • Cedar Park, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Tyler Lavine leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.

Usage Score

6.4

Efficiency

38.3

Consistency

37.2

Season Value

28.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Navy

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.

Tyler Lavine, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · SMU. Tyler Lavine leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.

Tyler Lavine played RB for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyler Lavine recorded 1,415 rushing yards, 381 receiving yards, and 12 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

SMU paired 764 primary output with 46.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 38.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Win with 59 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

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2023 Postseason · SMU

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

18.3

Efficiency

38.3

Usage

6.4

Consistency

37.2

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 7. Louisiana Tech: 1. Oklahoma: 6. Unknown: 23. TCU: 25. Charlotte: 4. Temple: 23. Tulsa: 1. Rice: 7. North Texas: 15. Navy: 49. Tulane: 59

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 4 by 22.9. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 2.6. Oklahoma: 2 by 25. Unknown: 4 by 59.9. TCU: 5 by 52.1. Charlotte: 2 by 20.8. Temple: 4 by 51. Tulsa: 1 by 10.4. Rice: 2 by 36.5. North Texas: 4 by 39.1. Navy: 7 by 72.9. Tulane: 7 by 66.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins19.9 · Games = 8 · +7.2 vs Losses
Losses12.7 · Games = 3 · -7.2 vs Wins
First Half11 · Games = 6 · -14.7 vs Second Half
Second Half25.7 · Games = 6 · +14.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

72.9 vs Navy

Result
Thu 12/28@ Boston CollegeL 14-23252.500221.8
Sat 12/2@ TulaneW 26-14525502348.4
Sat 11/25vs Navy2+ TDW 59-14749737
Sat 11/11vs North TexasW 45-214153.8013.8
Sat 11/4@ RiceW 36-31273.5013.5
Sat 10/28vs TulsaW 69-1011111
Fri 10/20@ TempleW 55-03134.3001105.8
Sat 9/30vs CharlotteW 34-1624202
Sat 9/23@ TCUL 17-34525515
Sat 9/16vs Unknown4235.8005.8
Sat 9/9@ OklahomaL 11-28263
Sat 9/2vs Louisiana TechW 38-14410.3000.3

Career Arc

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    SMU

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192019202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonSMU3949.41.5
2019 Regular SeasonSMU3949.41.50
2020 Regular SeasonSMU40352.512.5364
2021 Regular SeasonSMU37045.98.7-33
2022 PostseasonSMU76446.621.3394
2022 Regular SeasonSMU76446.621.30
2023 PostseasonSMU22038.36.4-544
2023 Regular SeasonSMU22038.36.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Navy

Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96

Primary metric

96 scrimmage yards and 11.7 usage.

#2

Houston

158

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

158 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

#3

Tulsa

75

Primary metric

Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 16.1 usage.

#4

Florida Atlantic

27

Primary metric

Loss with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27 scrimmage yards and 6.5 usage.

#5

Tulane

59

Primary metric

Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

59 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Postseason · SMU

764 primary output · 46.6 efficiency · 21.3 usage

56.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · SMU

56.6

764 primary · 46.6 efficiency · 21.3 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · SMU

48.9

403 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7726

Cedar Park · Cedar Park, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

1,796

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 54 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.