
Running back, Stanford, 2009–13
Tyler Gaffney
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
- Born
- Apr 20, 1991, in San Diego, California
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Tyler Gaffney played running back at Stanford (2009–13). The Carolina Panthers took Gaffney in round 6, No. 204 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
189rushing yards, career highvs. Notre Dame, 20133rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2013Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stanford | 25 | RB | |
| 2010 | Stanford | 25 | RB | |
| 2011 | Stanford | 25 | RB | |
| 2012 | Stanford | 25 | RB | |
| 2013 | Stanford | 25 | RB | 6′1″ |
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 | Stanford | 320 | 0.12 | 65th (n=226) | 0.07 | 36.8 | 38% | 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
2013 Stanford 14 games, 1,709 rushing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 34–13 | 20 | 104 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 34–20 | 20 | 132 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 42–28 | 18 | 87 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 55–17 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 31–28 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 21–27 | 16 | 108 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 24–10 | 36 | 171 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 20–12 | 22 | 145 | 3 | 32 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 26–20 | 45 | 157 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 17–20 | 24 | 158 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 63–13 | 16 | 95 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 27–20 | 33 | 189 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 38–14 | 22 | 133 | 3 | 69 | 1 | −2 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 20–24 | 24 | 91 | 1 | 47 | 1 | −2 |
2011 Stanford 13 games, 449 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 57–3 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 12 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 44–14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 37–10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 45–19 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 48–7 | 9 | 61 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 44–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 65–21 | 9 | 117 | 1 | 34 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 56–48 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 38–13 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 30–53 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 31–28 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 28–14 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 38–41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
2010 Stanford 10 games, 255 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 52–17 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 35–0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 68–24 | 7 | 76 | 2 | 32 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | W 37–14 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 41–0 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 42–17 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 17–13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | W 48–14 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 38–0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 55 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | W 40–12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
2009 Stanford 9 games, 87 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | W 39–13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 42–17 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 34–14 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 28–38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 38–43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 33–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 55–21 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 28–34 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 45–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 220 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.78 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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