Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Total | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
#7
Brandon Tullis
Junior running back for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 224 lb · Dallas, TX · Memorial
CFB Index 40 · #217 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Michigan State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
37
rushing yards · 2026
9.3 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 37 rush yds, vs Eastern Michigan
Swing playSwung Michigan State from 41% to 71% to win.Iowa at Michigan State · 32-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2024.
Brandon Tullis
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Brandon Tullis has been at Michigan State through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 37 rush yds against Eastern Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
37 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Frisco Memorial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Michigan State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Pat Fitzgerald. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 37.0 YDS/g, 9.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #32 of 44 Big Ten RBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 68 | 297 | 4.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 354 | 4.5 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chaton Mobley’s 2020 season.
Matches Chaton on
Height
Receiving share
Weight
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Garrett Groshek’s path through Wisconsin.
99%match
#2
Narii Gaither
98%
#5
Andrew Body
93%
Matches Garrett on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Brown Jr.'s sophomore season at California (2021).
Matches Christopher on
Yards / carry
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Christopher on
Class year (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Background
Third-year running back and two-year letterwinner has rushed for 321 yards and four touchdowns on 76 carries in 20 career games for the Spartans. 2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, including two starting assignments (vs. USC and Minnesota) . . . ranked second on the team with four r...
The backfield · Michigan State
- Camryn Edwards1,240 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Marvis Parrish576 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Brandon Tullis297 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jaziun Patterson296 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Kenneth Williams22 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology