T.J. Yeldon in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: US Army Recruiting, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Alabama, 2012–⁠14

T.J. Yeldon

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Daphne, AL
Born
Oct 2, 1993, in Daphne, Alabama

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T.J. Yeldon played running back at Alabama (2012–⁠14). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Yeldon in round 2, No. 36 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,235
Rushing yards, 2013 (Alabama, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 36
Round 2, 2015 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

160rushing yards, career highat Mississippi State, 20133rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tennessee, 2013

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2012; SEC champions, 2012 and 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Alabama1751,1086.31243
2013Alabama2071,2356.01468
2014Alabama1949795.01131
Career5763,3225.83768

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Alabama1113111.9128
2013Alabama201839.2023
2014Alabama1518012.0137
Career4649410.7237

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Alabama4RB
2013Alabama4RB
2014Alabama4RB6′2″

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
2013Alabama2090.1988th (n=226)0.0739.629%0.10
2014Alabama2160.2585th (n=253)0.1253.823%0.35

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.

Game by game

2014 Alabama 13 games, 979 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.West VirginiaW 33–⁠232312622611
Sep 6vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠0743014118
Sep 13vs.Southern MissW 52–⁠12956015––
Sep 20vs.FloridaW 42–⁠211859010137
Oct 4atOle MissL 17–⁠232012302227
Oct 11atArkansasW 14–⁠131645012235
Oct 18vs.Texas A&MW 59–⁠013114231345
Oct 25atTennesseeW 34–⁠20145211513
Nov 8atLSUW 20–⁠13156801815
Nov 15vs.Mississippi StateW 25–⁠201672111216
Nov 29vs.AuburnW 55–⁠4419127225113
Dec 6vs.MissouriW 42–⁠131447212––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 35–⁠421047110––
2013 Alabama 12 games, 1,235 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠101775127––
Sep 14atTexas A&MW 49–⁠422514911414
Sep 21vs.Colorado StateW 31–⁠674903819
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 25–⁠017121168316
Oct 5vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠3651128––
Oct 12atKentuckyW 48–⁠716124234230
Oct 19vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠01288127445
Oct 26vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠101572324329
Nov 9vs.LSUW 38–⁠1725133222113
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 20–⁠72416005016
Nov 30atAuburnL 28–⁠342614113128
Jan 2 ✦vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠451772116223
2012 Alabama 14 games, 1,108 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 41–⁠1411111140126
Sep 8vs.Western KentuckyW 35–⁠062508447
Sep 15atArkansasW 52–⁠01355114118
Sep 22vs.Florida AtlanticW 40–⁠71063015––
Sep 29vs.Ole MissW 33–⁠14103801013
Oct 13atMissouriW 42–⁠1018144227––
Oct 20atTennesseeW 44–⁠1315129243––
Oct 27vs.Mississippi StateW 38–⁠71084130––
Nov 3atLSUW 21–⁠171176023128
Nov 10vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠2910291929
Nov 17vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠0755115––
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 49–⁠0838119––
Dec 1vs.GeorgiaW 32–⁠2825153131––
Jan 7 ✦vs.Notre DameW 42–⁠142110811010

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015Pro day 2015
Height6′1¼″
Weight226 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.61 s4.52 sW
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.22 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 58 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2015Jacksonville Jaguars12182740236279
2016Jacksonville Jaguars15130465150312
2017Jacksonville Jaguars1049253230224
2018Jacksonville Jaguars14104414155487
2019Buffalo Bills41763013124
2020Buffalo Bills310700122
NFL career584922,00561851,448

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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