De'Montre Tuggle: RB · Ohio · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
De'Montre Tuggle
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons at Ohio span two head coaches: Frank Solich and Tim Albin. MAC Offensive Player of the Week in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 201 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Akron — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 20.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 11.7% of his carries. 5 carries for 13 yds vs Louisiana; 19 for 83 vs Central Michigan.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (26.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-29vs Syracuse | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28vs Duquesne | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35@ Northwestern | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-17@ Akron | 17 | 201 | 11.8 | 1 | 63 | Season-high 201 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 27-30vs Central Michigan | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-27@ Buffalo | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34vs Kent State | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-33vs Miami (OH) | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 2 | 46 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-26@ Eastern Michigan | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-35vs Toledo | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-21@ Bowling Green | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 138 | 804 | 5.8 | 7 | 63 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 35-33
vs Miami (OH)
68 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Miami (OH) at home in a shootout.
With K. Rourke — 289 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 44 rush yds (12 car) · J. Wieland — 36 yards per punt · 4 punts · 4 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%120 carriesFumble rate
1.4%2 of 138 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 138 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 63.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 70.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 70.6 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 62.0 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
42.2%
312 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
61.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
138 carries and 16 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #76 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio, 1,851 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
