Player Career

T.J. Yeldon Career Story

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

Player Story

T.J. Yeldon story

T.J. Yeldon built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a running back from Daphne, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of T.J. Yeldon's career was his backfield work: 3,322 rushing yards, 576 carries, 37 rushing touchdowns, and 494 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 494 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.

The arc is straightforward: T.J. Yeldon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2012-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220122013201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonAlabama1,23965.723.5
2012 Regular SeasonAlabama1,23965.723.50
2013 PostseasonAlabama1,41865.635.2179
2013 Regular SeasonAlabama1,41865.635.20
2014 PostseasonAlabama1,15954.827.6-259
2014 Regular SeasonAlabama1,15954.827.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Mississippi State

Week 12 · W 20-7 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

166

Scrimmage Yards

89.8 takeover

166 scrimmage yards and 51 usage.

#2

@ Georgia

Week 14 · W 32-28 · Conference game

153

Scrimmage Yards

87.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

153 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.

#3

vs Texas A&M

Week 8 · W 59-0 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

86.8 takeover

Win with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

159 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.

#4

@ Missouri

Week 7 · W 42-10 · Conference game

144

Scrimmage Yards

86.4 takeover

Win with 144 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

144 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#5

vs Auburn

Week 14 · W 55-44 · Conference game

140

Scrimmage Yards

86.3 takeover

Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

140 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Alabama

1,418 primary output · 65.6 efficiency · 35.2 usage

86.6

#2

2013 Regular Season · Alabama

86.6

1,418 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 35.2 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Alabama

72.5

1,239 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 23.5 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games