Player Career

Tyler Gaffney Career Story

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Player Story

Tyler Gaffney story

Tyler Gaffney built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from San Diego, CA wearing No. 25, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Tyler Gaffney's career was his backfield work: 2,500 rushing yards, 486 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 264 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 264 receiving yards and 22 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyler Gaffney'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

    Stanford

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112011201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonStanford12648.34.8
2010 PostseasonStanford31544.310.5189
2010 Regular SeasonStanford31544.310.50
2011 PostseasonStanford52853.910.5213
2011 Regular SeasonStanford52853.910.50
2012 Regular SeasonStanford0-528
2013 PostseasonStanford1,79555.4451,795
2013 Regular SeasonStanford1,79555.4450

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Notre Dame

Week 14 · W 27-20

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

195

Scrimmage Yards

86.6 takeover

195 scrimmage yards and 55.7 usage.

#2

@ Army

Week 3 · W 34-20

155

Scrimmage Yards

83.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

155 scrimmage yards and 44.7 usage.

#3

@ USC

Week 12 · L 17-20 · Conference game

161

Scrimmage Yards

83.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

161 scrimmage yards and 51 usage.

#4

vs Washington

Week 8 · W 65-21 · Conference game

117

Scrimmage Yards

81 takeover

Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117 scrimmage yards and 15 usage.

#5

@ Oregon State

Week 9 · W 20-12 · Conference game

145

Scrimmage Yards

81 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

145 scrimmage yards and 55 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Stanford

1,795 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 45 usage

83.3

#2

2013 Regular Season · Stanford

83.3

1,795 primary · 55.4 efficiency · 45 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Stanford

43.4

528 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage

Milestones

10

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games