Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 68 | — |
| Success rate | 57.4% | 19th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 27.9% | 6th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 8.8% | 31st / 332 |
| First downs | 23 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 7 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 20 | — |
| Target share | 13.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 80.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 5.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Tabb's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
Run direction78 carries
2025 charting · Stanford
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Tabb’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted1 targets charted
Run direction40 carries
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Cincinnati#55 · 5-3 | 8 | 42% | 79 | 752 | 9.5 | 10 | 57.4% | 17 | 155 | 3 | 13.8% |
| 2025 |  Stanford#93 · 4-8 | 11 | 34% | 114 | 445 | 3.9 | 3 | 33.0% | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.6% |
| 2024 | Stanford#105 · 3-9 | 3 | 13% | 27 | 130 | 4.8 | 0 | 34.8% | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.6% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cole Tabb's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Cole Tabb's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Boston College | W 34–15 | 5.4 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 19 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Western Carolina | W 62–10 | 7.2 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 36 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Miami (OH) | W 35–31 | 9.1 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 |  Kansas State | W 31–26 | 8.8 | 11 | 124 | 11.3 | 3 | 30 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ Arizona | L 7–34 | 6.5 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | @ West Virginia | L 42–45 | 9.5 | 15 | 118 | 7.9 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 |  Texas Tech | W 37–24 | 9.2 | 16 | 173 | 10.8 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Utah | L 25–49 | 8.5 | 14 | 131 | 9.4 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 8.0 | 79 | 752 | 9.5 | 10 | 58 | 17 | 155 | 9.1 | 3 | 23 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 79 | — |
| Yards | 752 | 19th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 9.5 | 1st / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 10 | 12th / 683 |
| Long | 58 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 17 | 405th / 2089 |
| Yards | 155 | 549th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 9.1 | 399th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 23 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Boston College | — | 61 | ~12 (3–23) | 6 | 20% |
| Wk 2 · Western Carolina | — | 78 | ~15 (10–19) | 5 | 19% |
| Wk 3 · Miami (OH) | — | 76 | ~28 (19–36) | 10 | 37% |
| Wk 4 · Kansas State | — | 52 | ~18 (12–23) | 11 | 35% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona | — | 57 | ~30 (20–39) | 14 | 53% |
| Wk 7 · West Virginia | — | 70 | ~41 (35–45) | 19 | 59% |
| Wk 8 · Texas Tech | ✓ RB | 71 | ~42 (35–47) | 19 | 59% |
| Wk 9 · Utah | — | 63 | ~38 (26–49) | 19 | 60% |
| Season | 1 GS | 528 | 224 (178–277) | 103 | 42% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Cincinnati roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cole Tabb | RB | JR | 79 | 752 | 9.5 | 10 | 17 | +0.54 |
| 6 | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | SR | 78 | 485 | 6.2 | 2 | 7 | +0.20 |
| 7 | Zylan Perry | RB | SR | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | +0.27 |
| 13 | Zion Johnson | RB | SO | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | -0.18 |
| 25 | James Lewis | RB | JR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | — | +0.57 |
| 26 | Jayzon Thompson | RB | FR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Cincinnati depth chart →