Running back, Auburn (from Troy), 2022–⁠26

Tae Meadows

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Roanoke, AL

Tae Meadows plays running back for Auburn, after Troy (2022–⁠25).

2026 so far

18 rushing yards

Last game: vs. Vanderbilt, W 21–⁠15

Next game: vs. LSU, Oct 24

Career highs

186rushing yards, career highvs. Nicholls, 2025

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2022 and 2023

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Troy155.015
2024Troy34113.7038
2025Troy1596954.4647
2026Auburn3186.009
Career1667594.6747

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Troy11645.8012

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Troy21RBRS
2023Troy21RBFr.
2024Troy21RBSo.
2025Troy21RBJr.
2026Auburn21RBSr.5′10″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
2023Troy11.88––1.9––
2024Troy30.28––0.8––
2025Troy175-0.0317th (n=576)0.10-4.421%0.02

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
2025Troy42%3.101.201.1022%

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 Auburn 2 games, 18 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.Southern MissW 43–⁠831809––
Sep 26vs.VanderbiltW 21–⁠15––––––
2025 Troy 12 games, 695 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.NichollsW 38–⁠2023186147112
Sep 6atClemsonL 16–⁠271676028––
Sep 13vs.MemphisL 7–⁠285703––
Sep 20atBuffaloW 21–⁠171468120––
Oct 4vs.South AlabamaW 31–⁠241779117––
Oct 11atTexas StateW 48–⁠4110160822
Oct 18atUL MonroeW 37–⁠14146612015
Nov 1vs.Arkansas StateL 10–⁠231448015321
Nov 13atOld DominionL 0–⁠335100414
Nov 22vs.Georgia StateW 31–⁠191335013112
Nov 29atSouthern MissW 28–⁠18219411813
Dec 5atJames MadisonL 14–⁠317101315
2024 Troy 5 games, 41 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 21vs.Florida A&MW 34–⁠121−100––
Oct 15atSouth AlabamaL 9–⁠251404––
Oct 26atArkansas StateL 31–⁠34––––––
Nov 23atLouisianaL 30–⁠51––––––
Nov 30vs.Southern MissW 52–⁠20138038––
2023 Troy 1 game, 5 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 11atUL MonroeW 45–⁠141515––

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

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