Player Career

Tyler Lavine Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tyler Lavine story

Tyler Lavine built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Cedar Park, TX wearing No. 31, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Tyler Lavine's career was his backfield work: 1,415 rushing yards, 305 carries, 25 rushing touchdowns, and 381 receiving yards across 54 career games in the available record. His career also includes 381 receiving yards, 12 tackles, and 64 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyler Lavine's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    SMU

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

vs Houston

Week 10 · W 77-63 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

158

Scrimmage Yards

87 takeover

158 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

#2

@ Tulane

Week 12 · L 24-59 · Conference game

144

Scrimmage Yards

78 takeover

Loss with 144 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

144 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.

#3

vs Navy

Week 9 · W 51-37 · Conference game

96

Scrimmage Yards

77.8 takeover

Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 11.7 usage.

#4

@ South Florida

Week 11 · W 41-23 · Conference game

112

Scrimmage Yards

73.5 takeover

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.

#5

vs Tulsa

Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game

75

Scrimmage Yards

72.4 takeover

Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75 scrimmage yards and 16.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · SMU

764 primary output · 46.6 efficiency · 21.3 usage

66.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · SMU

66.5

764 primary · 46.6 efficiency · 21.3 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · SMU

52.6

403 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games