Usage / Role
84%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2014Alabama
T.J. Yeldon
RB • 6'2" • Daphne, AL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
T.J. Yeldon leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 36
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
T.J. Yeldon, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Alabama. T.J. Yeldon leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,816
- Rushing yards
- 3,322
- Receiving yards
- 494
- Touchdowns
- 39
Quick Answers
T.J. Yeldon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,816
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Daphne · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Daphne · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 2 · Pick 4 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,159 scrimmage yards · RB 49th (top 9%) · SEC 9th (top 4%) · National 73rd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Alabama | 14 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 72.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Alabama | 14 | 1,131 | 1,000 | 131 | 12 | 72.5 |
| 2013 Postseason | Alabama | 12 | 95 | 72 | 23 | 1 | 86.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Alabama | 12 | 1,323 | 1,163 | 160 | 13 | 86.6 |
| 2014 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 71.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 1,112 | 932 | 180 | 11 | 71.3 |
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T.J. Yeldon played RB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, T.J. Yeldon recorded 3,322 rushing yards, 494 receiving yards, and 39 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Alabama paired 1,418 primary output with 65.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 65.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Alabama
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
118.2
Efficiency
65.6
Usage
35.2
Consistency
80.8
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 95. Virginia Tech: 75. Texas A&M: 153. Colorado State: 58. Ole Miss: 137. Georgia State: 51. Kentucky: 154. Arkansas: 133. Tennessee: 101. LSU: 146. Mississippi State: 166. Auburn: 149
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 19 by 47.3. Virginia Tech: 17 by 46. Texas A&M: 26 by 61.8. Colorado State: 8 by 74. Ole Miss: 20 by 73. Georgia State: 6 by 85.4. Kentucky: 18 by 84.1. Arkansas: 16 by 80.5. Tennessee: 18 by 53.4. LSU: 26 by 56.6. Mississippi State: 25 by 69.3. Auburn: 28 by 56.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins117.4 · Games = 10 · -4.6 vs Losses
Losses122 · Games = 2 · +4.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
85.4 vs Georgia State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs Oklahoma | L 31-45 | 17 | 72 | 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Auburn100 rush yards | L 28-34 | 26 | 141 | 5.40 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5.3 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Mississippi State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 20-7 | 24 | 160 | 6.70 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs LSU100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-17 | 25 | 133 | 5.30 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Tennessee2+ TD | W 45-10 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Arkansas | W 52-0 | 12 | 88 | 7.30 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 8.3 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 48-7 | 16 | 124 | 7.80 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Georgia State | W 45-3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | — | — | 8.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ole Miss100 rush yards | W 25-0 | 17 | 121 | 7.10 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6.8 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Colorado State | W 31-6 | 7 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Texas A&M100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-42 | 25 | 149 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35-10 | 17 | 75 | 4.40 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
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
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Alabama
2012-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220122013201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Alabama | 1,239 | 65.7 | 23.5 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Alabama | 1,239 | 65.7 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Alabama | 1,418 | 65.6 | 35.2 | 179 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Alabama | 1,418 | 65.6 | 35.2 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Alabama | 1,159 | 54.8 | 27.6 | -259 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 1,159 | 54.8 | 27.6 | 0 |
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
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