Running back, Georgia State, 2015–⁠18

Taz Bateman

Number: No. 8
Height: 5′8″
Weight: 190 lb
Class (2018): Senior
Hometown: Inglewood, CA

Taz Bateman played running back at Georgia State (2015–⁠18).

100rushing yards, career highat Penn State, 2017 6catches, career highvs. Tennessee State, 2017

Rushing

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

251

176

6–⁠77–⁠52–⁠10

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2015	Georgia State	49	251	5.1	1	24
2017	Georgia State	53	176	3.3	0	17
2018	Georgia State	8	14	1.8	0	5
Career		110	441	4.0	1	24

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2015	Georgia State	11	118	10.7	1	45
2017	Georgia State	13	148	11.4	1	36
2018	Georgia State	5	37	7.4	0	14
Career		29	303	10.4	2	45

Returns

Season	Team	KR	Yds	TD	PR	Yds	TD
2017	Georgia State	1	9	0	7	26	0

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2015	Georgia State	8	RB	Fr.
2016	Georgia State	8	RB	So.
2017	Georgia State	8	RB	Jr.
2018	Georgia State	8	RB	Sr.	5′8″	190

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
2015	Georgia State	61	0.18	69th (n=268)	0.12	11.0	12%	0.09
2017	Georgia State	66	0.06	32nd (n=287)	0.12	4.1	23%	0.05
2018	Georgia State	12	0.06	–	–	0.7	–	–

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

2018 Georgia State 3 games, 14 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 30	vs.Kennesaw State	W 24–⁠20	3	8	4	23	0
Sep 8	atNC State	L 7–⁠41	4	9	1	14	0
Nov 3	vs.Texas State	L 30–⁠40	1	−3	–	–	–

2017 Georgia State 4 games, 176 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 31	vs.Tennessee State	L 10–⁠17	12	27	6	74	1
Sep 16	atPenn State	L 0–⁠56	29	100	3	19	0
Sep 23	atCharlotte	W 28–⁠0	2	6	–	–	–
Oct 14	atUL Monroe	W 47–⁠37	10	43	4	55	0

2015 Georgia State 7 games, 251 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 4	vs.Charlotte	L 20–⁠23	8	61	0	3	37	1
Sep 12	atNew Mexico State	W 34–⁠32	6	36	0	1	6	0
Nov 14	atTexas State	W 41–⁠19	8	51	1	1	2	0
Nov 21	vs.South Alabama	W 24–⁠10	7	16	0	1	1	0
Nov 27	vs.Troy	W 31–⁠21	10	52	0	2	11	0
Dec 5	atGeorgia Southern	W 34–⁠7	8	24	0	2	52	0
Dec 19 ✦	vs.San José State	L 16–⁠27	2	11	0	1	9	0