Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-13@ James Madison | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 26-27@ Charlotte | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 33 | 129 | 3.9 | 0 | 19 |
#2
Edward Saydee
Senior running back for Temple. 2023: 230 rushing yards, 18 catches.
5′11″ · 215 lb · Philadelphia, PA
CFB Index 31 · #296 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTemple 2023 alumnus
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.
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 2188 nationally · Signed with Temple
Statement game24 car · 265 yds · 3 TDvs South Florida (FBS) · W 54-28
Top 0.1% rushing yards game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Temple. 2023: 230 rushing yards, 18 catches.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2019.
- Transferred from Temple to Gardner-Webb in 2024.
Edward Saydee
Wins in space out of the backfield. Edward Saydee has played for two head coaches in five seasons at Temple. One game to point at: 87 rush yds, 13 rec yds against James Madison — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Temple, 1,268 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2019
- Signed with Temple3-star out of William Penn Charter
2024
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2021
Temple
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Stan Drayton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Temple8-5HC: Rod Carey · Balanced
2020Temple1-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 64.5 YDS/g, 3.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Kobe Lewis’s 2022 season.
Matches Kobe on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Yards / carry
Differs from Kobe on
Receiving share (higher)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rickey Spruill’s path through Wagner.
Rickey Spruill
99%match
#5
Travis Theis
95%
Matches Rickey on
Yards per carry
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kobe Pace's graduate season at Virginia (2023).
Matches Kobe on
Rush TD rate
Height
Differs from Kobe on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Edward Saydee
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology