Running back, South Carolina (from Gardner-Webb), 2013–⁠16

Rod Talley

Lettered 2015–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 32
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Laurens, SC

Rod Talley played running back at Gardner-Webb (2013) and South Carolina (2014–⁠16).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Gardner-Webb8232.905
2015South Carolina2115.5010
2016South Carolina11625.6028
Career21964.6028

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Gardner-Webb32RB
2014South Carolina32RB
2015South Carolina32RB
2016South Carolina32RB5′10″

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
2015South Carolina10.24––0.2–
2016South Carolina130.00––0.1–

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

2016 South Carolina 4 games, 62 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10atMississippi StateL 14–⁠271202––
Nov 12atFloridaL 7–⁠203506216
Nov 19vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠311505––
Nov 26atClemsonL 7–⁠56650028––
2015 South Carolina 5 games, 11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19atGeorgiaL 20–⁠52110010––
Sep 26vs.UCFW 31–⁠14––––––
Oct 17vs.VanderbiltW 19–⁠10––––––
Nov 14vs.FloridaL 14–⁠241101––
Nov 21vs.The CitadelL 22–⁠23––––––
2013 Gardner-Webb 1 game, 23 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atMarshallL 0–⁠5582305––

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Furman; Sep 14 vs. Richmond; Sep 21 at Wofford; Sep 28 vs. Point University; Oct 5 at Charlotte; Oct 12 at Coastal Carolina; Oct 26 vs. Liberty; Nov 2 vs. Warner; Nov 9 at VMI; Nov 16 vs. Charleston Southern; Nov 23 at Presbyterian, so those games are not listed.

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

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