Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Notre Dame
Tarean Folston
RB • 5'9" • Cocoa, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Tarean Folston leans balanced backfield option traits and 42 efficiency.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
25
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Tarean Folston built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Cocoa, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Tarean Folston's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Tarean Folston, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Notre Dame. Tarean Folston leans balanced backfield option traits and 42 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,003
- Rushing yards
- 1,712
- Receiving yards
- 291
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Tarean Folston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,003
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cocoa · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Cocoa · 37 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 400 scrimmage yards · RB 226th (top 40%) · FBS Independents 18th (top 23%) · National 606th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Notre Dame | 9 | 94 | 73 | 21 | 1 | 53.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9 | 411 | 397 | 14 | 2 | 53.3 |
| 2014 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 85 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 70.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 994 | 816 | 178 | 6 | 70.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 400 | 334 | 66 | 2 | 39.9 |
Related Context
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Tarean Folston played RB for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tarean Folston recorded 1,712 rushing yards, 291 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 1,079 primary output with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
40
Efficiency
42
Usage
14.9
Consistency
37.8
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 105. Nevada: 27. Michigan State: 14. Duke: 17. Stanford: 56. Miami: 31. Navy: 13. Army: 92. Virginia Tech: 23. USC: 22
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 19 by 53.6. Nevada: 10 by 28.1. Michigan State: 4 by 36.5. Duke: 5 by 35.4. Stanford: 9 by 64.2. Miami: 8 by 27.1. Navy: 4 by 33.9. Army: 14 by 67.8. Virginia Tech: 5 by 47.9. USC: 7 by 25.6
Split Comparison
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Wins50 · Games = 3 · +14.3 vs Losses
Losses35.7 · Games = 7 · -14.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
67.8 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ USC | L 27-45 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Virginia Tech | L 31-34 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Army | W 44-6 | 13 | 84 | 6.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Navy | L 27-28 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Miami | W 30-27 | 4 | 7 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Stanford | L 10-17 | 8 | 49 | 6.10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Duke | L 35-38 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Michigan State | L 28-36 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Nevada | W 39-10 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 1 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Texas | L 47-50 | 18 | 88 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.5 |
Player Story
Tarean Folston story
Tarean Folston built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Cocoa, FL wearing No. 25, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Tarean Folston's career was his backfield work: 1,712 rushing yards, 343 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 291 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 291 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tarean Folston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Notre Dame | 505 | 52.2 | 20.4 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 505 | 52.2 | 20.4 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Notre Dame | 1,079 | 50.8 | 25.5 | 574 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1,079 | 50.8 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 19 | 66 | 4.3 | -1,060 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 400 | 42 | 14.9 | 381 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 10 · W 49-39 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
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Scrimmage Yards
94 takeover
187 scrimmage yards and 38.6 usage.
#2
vs Navy
Week 10 · W 38-34 · Conference game
140
Scrimmage Yards
93.7 takeover
Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
140 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#3
vs North Carolina
Week 7 · W 50-43
169
Scrimmage Yards
85 takeover
Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
169 scrimmage yards and 37.1 usage.
#4
vs Louisville
Week 13 · L 28-31
134
Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
Loss with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134 scrimmage yards and 41.9 usage.
#5
@ Texas
Week 1 · L 47-50
105
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
105 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Notre Dame
1,079 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 25.5 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Notre Dame
70.4
1,079 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 25.5 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Notre Dame
53.3
505 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 20.4 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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