Usage / Role
19%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Temple
Tayvon Ruley
RB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Darby, PA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Tayvon Ruley leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Temple
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Temple
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player Story
Tayvon Ruley built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Darby, PA wearing No. 28, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Tayvon Ruley's career was his backfield work: 674 rushing...
Read the storyTayvon Ruley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Temple. Tayvon Ruley leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 727
- Rushing yards
- 674
- Receiving yards
- 53
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Tayvon Ruley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Temple · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 727
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Temple
- Top game
- UCF
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 257 scrimmage yards · RB 328th (top 49%) · American Athletic 73rd (top 34%) · National 870th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Temple | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 5 | 121 | 114 | 7 | 1 | 35.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Temple | 7 | 336 | 306 | 30 | 1 | 68.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Temple | 11 | 257 | 241 | 16 | 2 | 46.2 |
Related Context
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Tayvon Ruley played RB for Temple. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tayvon Ruley recorded 674 rushing yards, 53 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Temple.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Temple paired 336 primary output with 47.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Loss with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Temple
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
23.4
Efficiency
42.4
Usage
8.8
Consistency
40.8
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 3. Akron: 61. Boston College: 23. Wagner: 34. Memphis: 42. Cincinnati: 3. South Florida: 5. UCF: 18. East Carolina: -2. Tulsa: 2. Navy: 68
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 2 by 15.6. Akron: 7 by 86.3. Boston College: 6 by 39.9. Wagner: 5 by 70.8. Memphis: 9 by 43.6. Cincinnati: 2 by 15.6. South Florida: 1 by 52.1. UCF: 4 by 46.9. East Carolina: 3 by 0. Tulsa: 1 by 16.7. Navy: 9 by 78.7
Split Comparison
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Wins45.7 · Games = 3 · +30.7 vs Losses
Losses15 · Games = 8 · -30.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
86.3 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Navy | L 14-38 | 9 | 68 | 7.60 | 1 | — | — | 7.6 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Tulsa | L 10-44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ East Carolina | L 3-45 | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 0 | — | — | -0.7 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UCF | L 7-49 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ South Florida | L 14-34 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Fri 10/8 | @ Cincinnati | L 3-52 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Memphis | W 34-31 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Wagner | W 41-7 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Boston College | L 3-28 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Akron | W 45-24 | 6 | 62 | 10.30 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8.7 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Rutgers | L 14-61 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
Player Story
Tayvon Ruley story
Tayvon Ruley built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Darby, PA wearing No. 28, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Tayvon Ruley's career was his backfield work: 674 rushing yards, 142 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 53 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 53 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tayvon Ruley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Temple
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Temple | 134 | 44 | 9.5 | 134 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 134 | 44 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Temple | 336 | 47.4 | 18.5 | 202 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Temple | 257 | 42.4 | 8.8 | -79 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCF
Week 11 · L 13-38 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
94
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
94 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#2
vs Navy
Week 13 · L 14-38 · Conference game
68
Scrimmage Yards
79.5 takeover
Loss with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 20.9 usage.
#3
vs UConn
Week 14 · W 49-17 · Conference game
74
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 17.6 usage.
#4
@ Akron
Week 2 · W 45-24
61
Scrimmage Yards
71.2 takeover
Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.
#5
vs SMU
Week 10 · L 23-47 · Conference game
64
Scrimmage Yards
62.9 takeover
Loss with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Temple
336 primary output · 47.4 efficiency · 18.5 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Temple
46.2
257 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Temple
35.3
134 primary · 44 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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