Running back, North Carolina (from Tennessee), 2017–⁠21

Ty Chandler

Number
No. 19
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Born
May 12, 1998

Ty Chandler played running back at Tennessee (2017–⁠20) and North Carolina (2021). The Minnesota Vikings took Chandler in round 5, No. 169 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,092
Rushing yards, 2021 (North Carolina, 6–⁠7)
Best game
213 yards
Vs. Wake Forest, week 10, 2021: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 169
Round 5, 2022 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

213rushing yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20214rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20217catches, career highat South Carolina, 201887receiving yards, career highvs. Duke, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Tennessee713054.3230
2018Tennessee1156305.5481
2019Tennessee1356554.9353
2020Tennessee1004564.6421
2021North Carolina1821,0926.01360
Career6033,1385.22681

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Tennessee174161
2018Tennessee71130
2019Tennessee152510
2021North Carolina6700
Career458501

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Tennessee1010810.8023
2018Tennessee191839.6342
2019Tennessee13634.8012
2020Tennessee161116.9018
2021North Carolina1521614.4175
Career736819.3475

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Tennessee19RBYr 1
2018Tennessee19RBYr 2
2019Tennessee19RBYr 3
2020Tennessee19RBYr 4
2021North Carolina19RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″210

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
2017Tennessee820.1042nd (n=287)0.127.912%0.05
2018Tennessee1370.1243rd (n=300)0.1517.021%0.14
2019Tennessee1530.0422nd (n=287)0.136.120%0.04
2020Tennessee1180.1445th (n=212)0.1416.218%0.12
2021North Carolina1980.3388th (n=277)0.1664.822%0.33

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 North Carolina 13 games, 1,092 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3atVirginia TechL 10–⁠1710660––
Sep 11vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠1715581251
Sep 18vs.VirginiaW 59–⁠39201982––
Sep 25vs.Georgia TechL 22–⁠4517480219
Oct 2vs.DukeW 38–⁠712531––
Oct 9vs.Florida StateL 25–⁠3514611––
Oct 16vs.MiamiW 45–⁠42181042––
Oct 30atNotre DameL 34–⁠4415832––
Nov 6vs.Wake ForestW 58–⁠55222134––
Nov 11atPittsburghL 23–⁠3014420––
Nov 20vs.WoffordW 34–⁠141078020
Nov 26atNC StateL 30–⁠346590––
Dec 30 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 21–⁠389290––
2020 Tennessee 10 games, 456 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 26atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠2713860––
Oct 3vs.MissouriW 35–⁠1219901––
Oct 10atGeorgiaL 21–⁠448110––
Oct 17vs.KentuckyL 7–⁠3412511––
Oct 24vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠4810370––
Nov 7atArkansasL 13–⁠24100––
Nov 21atAuburnL 17–⁠309400––
Dec 5vs.FloridaL 19–⁠3112491––
Dec 12atVanderbiltW 42–⁠179611––
Dec 19vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠347310––
2019 Tennessee 12 games, 655 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.Georgia StateL 30–⁠386481372
Sep 7vs.BYUL 26–⁠29261540218
Sep 14vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠010461158
Sep 21atFloridaL 3–⁠341034010
Oct 5vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠43738030
Oct 12vs.Mississippi StateW 20–⁠1016630114
Oct 19atAlabamaL 13–⁠354230342
Oct 26vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠2116780––
Nov 2vs.UABW 30–⁠716851––
Nov 9atKentuckyW 17–⁠137280––
Nov 23atMissouriW 24–⁠205230––
Jan 2 ✦vs.IndianaW 23–⁠2212350147
2018 Tennessee 11 games, 630 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaL 14–⁠404−40117
Sep 15vs.UTEPW 24–⁠0121581––
Sep 22vs.FloridaL 21–⁠4719660––
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 12–⁠385270––
Oct 13atAuburnW 30–⁠2416500––
Oct 20vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠589210569
Oct 27atSouth CarolinaL 24–⁠2711540127
Nov 3vs.CharlotteW 14–⁠32−10––
Nov 10vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠716890––
Nov 17vs.MissouriL 17–⁠5014822––
Nov 24atVanderbiltL 13–⁠387881––
2017 Tennessee 12 games, 305 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4vs.Georgia TechW 42–⁠41170114
Sep 9vs.Indiana StateW 42–⁠74140191
Sep 16atFloridaL 20–⁠267300––
Sep 23vs.MassachusettsW 17–⁠135130––
Sep 30vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠41270234
Oct 14vs.South CarolinaL 9–⁠154450121
Oct 21atAlabamaL 7–⁠45420494
Oct 28atKentuckyL 26–⁠29221202––
Nov 4vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠1011150––
Nov 11atMissouriL 17–⁠5083305112
Nov 18vs.LSUL 10–⁠30–––116
Nov 25vs.VanderbiltL 24–⁠423190234

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height5′11¼″
Weight204 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9″
Wingspan75⅝″W
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press15 repsW
3-cone drill7.40 sW
20-yard shuttle4.41 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 35 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Minnesota Vikings2620000
2023Minnesota Vikings16102461321159
2024Minnesota Vikings14561820642
2025Minnesota Vikings317470311
NFL career35181710330212

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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