Running back, Washington (from Virginia), 2018–22
Wayne Taulapapa
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Laie, HI
Wayne Taulapapa played running back at Virginia (2018–21) and Washington (2022).
Career highs
126rushing yards, career highat Washington State, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida State, 2019Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia | 116 | 473 | 4.1 | 12 | 31 |
| 2020 | Virginia | 88 | 395 | 4.5 | 5 | 19 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 62 | 324 | 5.2 | 2 | 27 |
| 2022 | Washington | 140 | 882 | 6.3 | 11 | 57 |
| Career | 406 | 2,074 | 5.1 | 30 | 57 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | Virginia | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | Washington | 24 | 225 | 9.4 | 1 | 34 |
| Career | 52 | 375 | 7.2 | 2 | 34 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia | 21 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Virginia | 21 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Virginia | 21 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Virginia | 21 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Washington | 21 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 206 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia | 126 | 0.07 | 33rd (n=287) | 0.13 | 8.9 | 15% | 0.22 |
| 2020 | Virginia | 106 | 0.23 | 75th (n=212) | 0.14 | 24.7 | 14% | 0.22 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 71 | 0.35 | 92nd (n=277) | 0.16 | 24.7 | 10% | 0.19 |
| 2022 | Washington | 172 | 0.36 | 94th (n=470) | 0.14 | 62.1 | 18% | 0.35 |
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
2022 Washington 13 games, 882 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 45–20 | 11 | 57 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 52–6 | 12 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 39–28 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 40–22 | 13 | 120 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 32–40 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 38–45 | 12 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 49–39 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 28–21 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–21 | 8 | 27 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 37–34 | 10 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 54–7 | 11 | 107 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 51–33 | 13 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 27–20 | 14 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
2021 Virginia 10 games, 324 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 43–0 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 42–14 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 39–59 | 2 | −2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 30–28 | 11 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 34–33 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 48–0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 48–40 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 49–66 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 38–48 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 24–29 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
2020 Virginia 10 games, 395 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 38–20 | 16 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 23–41 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 21–38 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 23–40 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 14–19 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 44–41 | 10 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 31–17 | 8 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 55–15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 43–32 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at | L 15–33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 Virginia 12 games, 473 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 30–14 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 31–24 | 18 | 53 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–17 | 11 | 33 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 20–35 | 10 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 9–17 | 8 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 48–14 | 14 | 77 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 21–28 | 11 | 54 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 38–31 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 33–28 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 39–30 | 6 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 17–62 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 28–36 | 5 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
2018 Virginia 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 13–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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