Running back, Eastern Michigan (from Michigan), 2021–⁠25

Tavierre Dunlap

Number
No. 21
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Del Valle, TX

Tavierre Dunlap played running back at Michigan (2021–⁠24) and Eastern Michigan (2025).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana, 2025

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023 (Michigan)

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Michigan7517.3028
2022Michigan9465.1015
2023Michigan5214.207
2024Michigan12020.0120
2025Eastern Michigan1064284.0536
Career1285664.4636

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Michigan155.005
2025Eastern Michigan201135.7039
Career211185.6039

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Michigan21RBYr 1
2022Michigan21RBYr 2
2023Michigan21RBYr 3
2024Michigan21RBYr 4
2025Eastern Michigan21RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″215

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
2021Michigan70.14––1.0––
2022Michigan100.04––0.4––
2023Michigan5-0.04––-0.2––
2025Eastern Michigan1330.0432nd (n=576)0.105.618%0.13

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
2025Eastern Michigan43%2.800.800.7017%

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

2025 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 428 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atTexas StateL 27–⁠5210331–––
Sep 6vs.Long Island UniversityL 23–⁠28112601−30
Sep 13atKentuckyL 23–⁠4851501390
Sep 20vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠31114523230
Sep 27atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠248340150
Oct 4atBuffaloL 30–⁠31237905230
Oct 18atMiami (OH)L 30–⁠4443602140
Oct 25vs.OhioL 21–⁠287330140
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenW 27–⁠21114713140
Nov 15atBall StateW 24–⁠985111−10
Nov 25vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠3182902−50
2024 Michigan 1 game, 20 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 23vs.NorthwesternW 50–⁠61201–––
2023 Michigan 2 games, 21 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 30atNebraskaW 45–⁠74140–––
Oct 7atMinnesotaW 52–⁠10170–––
2022 Michigan 6 games, 46 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠7140–––
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠10380–––
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠0150150
Nov 5atRutgersW 52–⁠171150–––
Nov 12vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠32140–––
Nov 19vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠17100–––
2021 Michigan 2 games, 51 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 63–⁠105430–––
Nov 6vs.IndianaW 29–⁠7280–––

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

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