Cole Tabb

Junior running back for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Cincinnati · Jr. · #3

5′8″ · 200 lb · Fort Walton Beach, FL · Choctawhatchee

CFB Index 36 · #262 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Stanford → Cincinnati for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ETvs Miami (OH)TQL StadiumCincinnati by 14.5

How he plays

Yards / carry: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

109

rushing yards · 2026

1 TD · 9.9 per carry

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 72 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Western Carolina

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.
Transferred from Stanford to Cincinnati in 2026.

His career, year by year

Cole Tabb

RB · Cincinnati · Jr · #3

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: ACC Rookie Player of the Week. The receipt: 72 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2026.

109 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 11 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning

2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced

2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #262 of 326?

High confidence5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#1 / 15 · 100th pct

9.9

Long run#9 / 15 · 47th pct

Rush TDs#10 / 15 · 30th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

109

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 54.5 YDS/g, 10.3 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

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.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Cincinnati	11	109	9.9	1	--
2025	Stanford	114	445	3.9	3	--
2024	Stanford	27	130	4.8	0	--
Career		152	684	4.5	4	--

Season	Team
2026	Cincinnati	--	--	--	--	--
2025	Stanford	4	22	5.5	0	--
2024	Stanford	2	9	4.5	0	--
Career		6	31	5.2	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 62–10

vs Western Carolina

72 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 52-point win at home against Western Carolina.

With J. French — 245 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 52 rush yds (7 car) · Z. Perry — 76 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +3.40(03:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 36 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:00, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Week 1 · Boston College · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.59No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 19 yards gain to the BCE27 (#2 K.Price; #4 K.Jones), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Boston College · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.11No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush left for 9 yards gain to the BCE46 (#3 M.Tucker)
Week 1 · Boston College · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.68Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BCE26 (#36 B.Kahoun; #4 K.Jones)
Week 1 · Boston College · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.64Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 0 yards to the BCE27 (#1 A.Palano; #17 D.Green)
Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +0.60(10:23) Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 12 yards gain to the WCU18 (#38 J.Joselin), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.32(11:00) Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU30 (#38 J.Joselin; #41 B.Waddell V)
Week 1 · Boston College · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.29Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BCE27 (#4 K.Jones; #56 E.Boykin)
Week 1 · Boston College · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.20No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 6 yards gain to the BCE21 (#1 A.Palano; #7 C.Davis)
Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&37 · Q3 · EPA +0.13(12:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 19 yards gain to the CIN27 (#21 N.Ashenafi; #13 C.Turner-Allen)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-15vs Boston College	6	37	6.2	0	19
Wk 2	W 62-10vs Western Carolina	5	72	14.4	1	36	Season-high 72 yds
Total		11	109	10.3	1	36

The backfield · Cincinnati

#7Zylan PerryRB · Sr.689 rushing yards · 2025
#3Cole TabbRB · Jr.445 rushing yards · 2025
#13Zion JohnsonRB · So.106 rushing yards · 2025
#6Gi'Bran PayneRB · Sr.53 rushing yards · 2025
#25James LewisRB · Jr.1 game · 2026

2 more on the roster · Cincinnati team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Cole Tabb

20243 games

2026

2026 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Balanced Back

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