Running back, Notre Dame, 2013–16
Tarean Folston
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Cocoa, FL
- Born
- Jan 10, 1995, in Cocoa, Florida
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Tarean Folston played running back at Notre Dame (2013–16).
Career highs
149rushing yards, career highvs. Navy, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina, 2014Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013* | Notre Dame | 88 | 470 | 5.3 | 3 | 43 |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 175 | 889 | 5.1 | 6 | 26 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 77 | 334 | 4.3 | 2 | 54 |
| Career | 343 | 1,712 | 5.0 | 11 | 54 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013* | Notre Dame | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 18 | 190 | 10.6 | 1 | 37 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 31 | 291 | 9.4 | 1 | 37 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 25 | RB | |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 25 | RB | |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 25 | RB | |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 25 | RB | 5′9″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 90 | 0.09 | 54th (n=226) | 0.07 | 7.7 | 16% | 0.05 |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 198 | 0.17 | 66th (n=253) | 0.12 | 34.1 | 21% | 0.25 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 3 | -0.06 | – | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 86 | 0.15 | 57th (n=259) | 0.13 | 13.1 | 12% | 0.10 |
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
2016 Notre Dame 10 games, 334 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 47–50 | 18 | 88 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 39–10 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 28–36 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 35–38 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 10–17 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 30–27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 27–28 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 44–6 | 13 | 84 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 31–34 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 27–45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
2015 Notre Dame 1 game, 19 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 38–3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
2014 Notre Dame 13 games, 889 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–17 | 12 | 71 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 30–14 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 31–15 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 17–14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 50–43 | 18 | 98 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 71 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 27–31 | 21 | 120 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 49–39 | 20 | 149 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 38 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 31–55 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 40–43 | 20 | 106 | 1 | 13 | 2 | −1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 28–31 | 18 | 134 | 1 | 26 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 14–49 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–28 | 21 | 73 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
2013 Notre Dame 9 games, 470 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 28–6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 17–13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 21–35 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 45–10 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 38–34 | 18 | 140 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 21–28 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 23–13 | 13 | 78 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 20–27 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 29–16 | 17 | 73 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¼″ |
| Weight | 214 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAF | Atlanta Legends |
| 2020 | XFL | Tampa Bay Vipers |
| 2021 | CFL | Edmonton Elks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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