Tight end, Louisiana (from Tulane), 2011–⁠15

Evan Tatford

Number
No. 88
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Lafayette, LA

Evan Tatford played tight end at Tulane (2011–⁠12) and Louisiana (2013–⁠15).

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Tulane13838.0038
2012Tulane6203.3010
2014Louisiana33311.0014
Career10919.1038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Tulane88TE
2012Tulane88TE
2013Louisiana88TE
2014Louisiana88TE
2015Louisiana88TE6′5″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Louisiana31.63––4.9–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Louisiana 3 games, 3 catches, 33 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.SouthernW 45–⁠61707
Sep 20atBoise StateL 9–⁠34114014
Oct 14atTexas StateW 34–⁠10112012
2012 Tulane 3 games, 6 catches, 20 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.RutgersL 12–⁠24420010
Sep 8atTulsaL 10–⁠451303
Sep 29vs.UL MonroeL 10–⁠631−30−3
2011 Tulane 2 games, 1 catch, 38 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 22vs.MemphisL 17–⁠33138038
Nov 10vs.HoustonL 17–⁠73––––

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

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