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Duke · 2026

Jayvian Tanelus

RBFreshman5' 10", 195 lbsNaples, FL★★★ 2026 recruit · #1211 nationally

Duke Blue Devils4-2 · TDC #49

Snap share

likely 5–10%

Rush yards

470th of 1458 in FBS

Yards / carry

5.6

Rush TD

221st of 633 in FBS

Receptions

EPA / play

+0.34

16 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

16 plays · +5.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+0.34

Rushing+0.34

1st down+0.45

2nd down-0.21

3rd down+1.22

Standard downs+0.37

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 plays11%

Pass plays0%

Run plays19%

1st down16%

2nd down9%

3rd down4%

Standard downs14%

Passing downs3%

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 direction16 carries

Left

13%

7.0 YPC · 50% succ.

Middle

69%

5.5 YPC · 55% succ.

Right

19%

5.3 YPC · 67% 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

6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs William & Mary (Week 4)0 of 2 games at 8.0+

				Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	Tulane	W 17–3	—	no stats recorded
2	@Illinois	W 31–27	—	no stats recorded
3	Stanford	W 35–7	5.5	7	21	3.0	1	5
4	William & Mary	W 62–7	6.9	9	69	7.7	1	22
6	@Georgia Tech	L 25–28	—	no stats recorded
7	North Carolina	L 20–24	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games			6.2	16	90	5.6	2	22

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	16	—
Yards	90	470th / 1458
Yards / carry	5.6	—
Touchdowns	2	221st / 633
Long	22	—

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	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 3 · Stanford	71	~12 (3–23)	7	17%
Wk 4 · William & Mary	71	~21 (14–27)	9	30%
Season	421	33 (23–40)	16	8%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Duke roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
20	Nate Sheppard	RB	SO	138	820	5.9	8	28	+0.37
0	CJ Campbell Jr.	RB	SR	51	246	4.8	0	5	-0.13
22	Jayvian Tanelus	RB	FR	16	90	5.6	2	—	+0.34
24	Wilhelm Daal II	RB	SR	3	7	2.3	0	—	-0.38
26	CJ Givers	RB	FR	3	36	12	1	—	+1.21
28	Cole Denson	RB	SO	—	—	—	—	—	—
83	Paul Holyfield Jr.	RB	SR	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 →