#22
Duke · 2026

Jayvian Tanelus

RBFreshman5' 10", 195 lbsNaples, FL★★★ 2026 recruit · #1211 nationally
Duke Blue Devils6-2 · TDC #39
Snap share
8%
likely 4–18%
Rush yards
136
429th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.5
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
0
EPA / play
+0.41
21 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

21 plays · +8.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.41
Rushing+0.41
1st down+0.40
2nd down+0.09
3rd down+1.22
Standard downs+0.44
Passing downs-0.23
TanelusRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays0%
Run plays17%
1st down12%
2nd down10%
3rd down3%
Standard downs13%
Passing downs2%
TanelusRB average

Charting

Where Tanelus's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction21 carries

Left
10%
7.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
71%
6.8 YPC · 53% succ.
Right
19%
5.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Jayvian Tanelus'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

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs William & Mary (Week 4)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1TulaneW 17–3—no stats recorded
2@IllinoisW 31–27—no stats recorded
3StanfordW 35–75.57213.015
4William & MaryW 62–76.99697.7122
6@Georgia TechL 25–28—no stats recorded
7North CarolinaL 20–24—no stats recorded
8@VirginiaW 19–16—no stats recorded
9Boston CollegeW 47–25.95469.2026
2026 · 3 games6.1211366.5226

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries21—
Yards136429th / 1519
Yards / carry6.5—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long26—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Stanford71~12 (3–23)717%
Wk 4 · William & Mary71~21 (14–27)930%
Wk 9 · Boston College66~10 (2–19)515%
Season53743 (21–95)218%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Duke roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
20Nate SheppardRBSO1739725.61431+0.35
0CJ Campbell Jr.RBSR602844.706-0.11
22Jayvian TanelusRBFR211366.52—+0.41
24Wilhelm Daal IIRBSR372.30—-0.38
26CJ GiversRBFR336121—+1.21
28Cole DensonRBSO——————
83Paul Holyfield Jr.RBSR——————

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. Duke depth chart →