Calvin Tyler Jr.

Senior running back for Utah State. 2022: 1,122 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 15 catches.

RB · Utah State · Sr. · #4

5′8″ · 210 lb · Beaumont, TX

CFB Index 50 · #125 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceUtah State 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

APB recruit

No. 1038 nationally · Signed with Oregon State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Utah State. 2022: 1,122 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 15 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Utah State, 2,130 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20174 games

Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Silsbee

202213 games

The role got bigger.

All-Mountain Westsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1038 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM

All-Mountain West 2nd team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

4 coaches

2017

Matt Wells

Utah State

2019

Gary Andersen

Utah State

era →

2020

Frank Maile

Utah State

era →

2021–2022

Blake Anderson

Utah State

era →

Played under 4 different head coaches: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Oregon State1-11HC: Cory Hall · Run-leaning

2019Oregon State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2020Oregon State2-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2021Utah State11-3HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

50Rotational starter #125 of 317?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: carries (97th percentile). Strength: rush yards (92nd percentile). Concern: success rate (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#239 / 398 · 40th pct

5.9%

Yards / carry#299 / 398 · 25th pct

4.5

EPA / carry#300 / 398 · 25th pct

0.05

TD rate#306 / 398 · 23rd pct

2.5%

Success rate#336 / 398 · 16th pct

38.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#11 / 346 · 97th pct

253

Rush yards#28 / 346 · 92nd pct

1122

Rush TDs#84 / 346 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#100 / 338 · 70th pct

129

Receptions#114 / 338 · 65th pct

Yards / carry#243 / 346 · 28th pct

4.4

Long run#252 / 346 · 26th pct

Fumbles lost#195 / 244 · 13th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

23rd → 25th percentile

Success rate

17th → 16th percentile

Explosive rate

47th → 40th percentile

Yards / carry

24th → 25th percentile

TD rate

39th → 23rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	87.9	4.2	0.6
Road6g	84.5	4.3	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	89.1	4.4	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	81.8	4.0	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bronco Mendenhall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

50 · #125 of 317 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #125 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Utah State	253	1,122	4.4	7	--
2021	Utah State	196	884	4.5	7	--
2020	Oregon State	15	45	3.0	2	--
2019	Oregon State	12	68	5.7	0	--
2017	Oregon State	3	11	3.7	0	--
Career		479	2,130	4.4	16	--

Season	Team
2022	Utah State	15	129	8.6	1	--
2021	Utah State	11	50	4.5	0	--
2020	Oregon State	2	9	4.5	0	--
2019	Oregon State	1	15	15.0	1	--
2017	Oregon State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		29	203	7.0	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 34–27

vs Air Force

109 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With C. Legas — 215 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 85.8 · 76 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · T. Vaughn — 15 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Hawai'i · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +4.61Cooper Legas pass complete to Calvin Tyler Jr. for 35 yds for a TD, (Connor Coles KICK)
Week 8 · Wyoming · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.84Calvin Tyler Jr. run for 31 yds for a TD, (Connor Coles KICK)
Week 6 · Air Force · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Calvin Tyler Jr. run for 14 yds to the AFA 41 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · San José State · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Calvin Tyler Jr. run for 14 yds for a TD, (Connor Coles KICK)
Week 13 · Boise State · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.68Calvin Tyler Jr. 8 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Week 6 · Air Force · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Calvin Tyler Jr. run for 21 yds for a TD, (Connor Coles KICK)
Week 12 · San José State · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.62Calvin Tyler Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD, (Connor Coles KICK)
Week 11 · Hawai'i · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Calvin Tyler Jr. run for 19 yds to the Hawa 48 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · San José State · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.57Cooper Legas pass complete to Calvin Tyler Jr. for 9 yds to the SJSt 43 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Wyoming · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.49Calvin Tyler Jr. run for 6 yds to the Wyom 47 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-20vs UConn	33	161	4.9	0	22	Season-high 161 yds
Wk 1	L 0-55@ Alabama	12	13	1.1	0	7	Season-high 161 yds
Wk 2	L 7-35vs Weber State	18	64	3.6	0	20
Wk 4	L 24-34vs UNLV	15	54	3.6	0	9
Wk 5	L 26-38@ BYU	18	104	5.8	0	23
Wk 6	W 34-27vs Air Force	19	109	5.7	1	26
Wk 7	W 17-13@ Colorado State	24	129	5.4	0	20
Wk 8	L 14-28@ Wyoming	15	83	5.5	1	31
Wk 10	W 27-10vs New Mexico	10	23	2.3	0	6
Wk 11	W 41-34@ Hawai'i	25	113	4.5	1	20
Wk 12	W 35-31vs San José State	30	125	4.2	3	14	3 rushing TDs
Wk 13	L 23-42@ Boise State	18	65	3.6	1	11
Bowl	L 10-38vs Memphis	16	79	4.9	0	13
Total		253	1122	4.2	7	31