Running back, Cincinnati (from Stanford), 2024–⁠26

Cole Tabb

Number
No. 3
Height
5′8″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Fort Walton Beach, FL

Cole Tabb plays running back for Cincinnati, after Stanford (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at West Virginia: 15 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD; 4 catches, 51 yards, 1 TD. Tabb leads Cincinnati in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

448 rushing yards, 8 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD; 4 catches, 51 yards, 1 TD at West Virginia, L 42–⁠45

Next game: vs. Texas Tech, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 37BC
  2. 72WCU
  3. 78M-OH
  4. 124KSU
  5. 19@ARIZ
  6. 118@WVU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

124rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kansas State, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Stanford271304.8039
2025Stanford1144453.9328
2026Cincinnati494489.1853
Career1901,0235.41153

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Stanford294.505
2025Stanford4225.5012
2026Cincinnati1213411.2223
Career181659.2223

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025Stanford5660

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Stanford3RBFr.
2025Stanford3RBSo.
2026Cincinnati3RBJr.5′8″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Stanford28-0.04––-1.314%–
2025Stanford119-0.0315th (n=576)0.10-4.116%0.09
2026Cincinnati630.6499th (n=478)0.1040.116%0.42

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Stanford39%3.301.000.608%
2026Cincinnati53%4.101.903.5011%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Cincinnati 6 games, 448 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠15637019––
Sep 12vs.Western CarolinaW 62–⁠10572136––
Sep 19vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠31678253443
Sep 26vs.Kansas StateW 31–⁠2611124330––
Oct 3atArizonaL 7–⁠3461905440
Oct 17atWest VirginiaL 42–⁠4515118237451
2025 Stanford 11 games, 445 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 23atHawai’iL 20–⁠234260928
Sep 13vs.Boston CollegeW 30–⁠20731013––
Sep 20atVirginiaL 20–⁠48727014––
Sep 27vs.San José StateW 30–⁠291248115––
Oct 11atSMUL 10–⁠34962017112
Oct 18vs.Florida StateW 20–⁠1328118118––
Oct 25atMiamiL 7–⁠421964028––
Nov 1vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠359304––
Nov 8atNorth CarolinaL 15–⁠20432125––
Nov 22vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠104202––
Nov 29vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠4911320612
2024 Stanford 3 games, 130 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 2atNC StateL 28–⁠591172039––
Nov 16vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠35113509––
Nov 29atSan José StateL 31–⁠3452302429

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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