Tyler Gaffney at Stanford, 2013
Photo: Cynthia Yock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,709
Rushing yards, 2013 (Stanford, 11–⁠3)
Best game
133 yards
Vs. Arizona State, week 15, 2013: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 204
Round 6, 2014 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Career highs

189rushing yards, career highvs. Notre Dame, 20133rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2013

Honors

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2012 and 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Stanford22874.0121
2010Stanford602554.3432
2011Stanford744496.1734
2013Stanford3301,7095.22169
Career4862,5005.13369

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Stanford23919.5022
2010Stanford36020.0252
2011Stanford12796.6116
2013Stanford15865.7123
Career322648.3452

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Stanford25RB
2010Stanford25RB
2011Stanford25RB
2012Stanford25RB
2013Stanford25RB6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Stanford3200.1265th (n=226)0.0736.838%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.San José StateW 34–⁠1320104216220
Sep 14atArmyW 34–⁠2020132125123
Sep 21vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠28188721614
Sep 28atWashington StateW 55–⁠17145401211
Oct 5vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠282085113212
Oct 12atUtahL 21–⁠271610814313
Oct 19vs.UCLAW 24–⁠103617121613
Oct 26atOregon StateW 20–⁠1222145332––
Nov 7vs.OregonW 26–⁠2045157116115
Nov 16atUSCL 17–⁠202415823513
Nov 23vs.CaliforniaW 63–⁠13169515810
Nov 30vs.Notre DameW 27–⁠203318912116
Dec 7vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠14221333691−2
Jan 1 ✦vs.Michigan StateL 20–⁠2424911471−2
2011 Stanford 13 games, 449 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.San José StateW 57–⁠3523116212
Sep 10atDukeW 44–⁠14251412
Sep 17atArizonaW 37–⁠103130613
Oct 1vs.UCLAW 45–⁠1963011617
Oct 8vs.ColoradoW 48–⁠7961121111
Oct 15atWashington StateW 44–⁠141303––
Oct 22vs.WashingtonW 65–⁠219117134––
Oct 29atUSCW 56–⁠48736011211
Nov 5atOregon StateW 38–⁠131256110––
Nov 12vs.OregonL 30–⁠5343101010
Nov 19vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠28640119––
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 28–⁠14630015217
Jan 2 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 38–⁠414405116
2010 Stanford 10 games, 255 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Sacramento StateW 52–⁠1783318––
Sep 11atUCLAW 35–⁠0828015––
Sep 18vs.Wake ForestW 68–⁠24776232––
Sep 25atNotre DameW 37–⁠1421509––
Oct 30atWashingtonW 41–⁠01350111––
Nov 6vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠176150515
Nov 13atArizona StateW 17–⁠132303––
Nov 20atCaliforniaW 48–⁠144−201––
Nov 27vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠082708255
Jan 3 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 40–⁠1221007––
2009 Stanford 9 games, 87 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atWashington StateW 39–⁠132805––
Sep 19vs.San José StateW 42–⁠17220019––
Sep 26vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠14623016117
Oct 10atOregon StateL 28–⁠381202––
Oct 17atArizonaL 38–⁠431000122
Oct 24vs.Arizona StateW 33–⁠146405––
Nov 14atUSCW 55–⁠213915––
Nov 21vs.CaliforniaL 28–⁠34121021––
Nov 28vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠38––––––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height5′11½″
Weight220 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.78 s
20-yard shuttle4.18 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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