Running back, Temple, 2017–⁠21

Tayvon Ruley

Number
No. 28
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Darby, PA

Tayvon Ruley played running back at Temple (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

90rushing yards, career highat UCF, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Temple241275.3123
2020Temple733064.2130
2021Temple452415.4224
Career1426744.7430

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Temple28RBRS
2018Temple28RBFr.
2019Temple28RBSo.
2020Temple28RBJr.
2021Temple28RBSr.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
2019Temple23-0.01––-0.18%–
2020Temple78-0.0310th (n=212)0.14-2.415%-0.02
2021Temple500.18––9.38%0.22

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

2021 Temple 11 games, 241 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atRutgersL 14–⁠612303––
Sep 11atAkronW 45–⁠246620191−1
Sep 18vs.Boston CollegeL 3–⁠2862306––
Sep 25vs.WagnerW 41–⁠7534016––
Oct 2vs.MemphisW 34–⁠3172719215
Oct 8atCincinnatiL 3–⁠522303––
Oct 23atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠341505––
Oct 30vs.UCFL 7–⁠4941807––
Nov 6atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠453−201––
Nov 20atTulsaL 10–⁠44––––12
Nov 27vs.NavyL 14–⁠38968124––
2020 Temple 7 games, 306 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 10atNavyL 29–⁠31546030––
Oct 17vs.South FloridaW 39–⁠37639016––
Oct 24atMemphisL 29–⁠414503129
Oct 31atTulaneL 3–⁠38612081−1
Nov 7vs.SMUL 23–⁠4715661131−2
Nov 14atUCFL 13–⁠38239001814
Nov 21vs.East CarolinaL 3–⁠281448013––
2019 Temple 5 games, 127 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 26vs.UCFL 21–⁠634704––
Nov 7atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠762901217
Nov 16vs.TulaneW 29–⁠212405––
Nov 30vs.UConnW 49–⁠17974123––
Dec 27 ✦vs.North CarolinaL 13–⁠5531306––

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

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