T.J. Rahming

#3 · WR · Sr. · Duke5′10″ · 170 lb · Powder Springs, GA

T.J. Rahming: WR · Duke · #3.

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T.J. Rahming

WR · Duke · Sr · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Four seasons in the Duke receiving corps to date. On tape: 240 receiving yards and 17 rushing yards against Temple, Bowl, 2018.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Duke in the news

NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
Virginia players ruled out for Duke gameThe Daily Progress Oct 23
Duke CB apologizes to trainerYahoo Sports Oct 19
Duke player criticized for incidentOct 19

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Duke	75	811	10.8	8	85
2017	Duke	65	795	12.2	2	57
2016	Duke	69	739	10.7	1	51
2015	Duke	43	571	13.3	2	59
Career		252	2,916	11.6	13	85

Season	Team
2018	Duke	9	82	146
2017	Duke	4	3	91
2016	Duke	1	−1	--
2015	Duke	1	1	--
Career		15	85	237

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-14vs Army	5	44	8.8	0	35	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 21-7@ Northwestern	4	32	8.0	1	18
Wk 3	W 40-27@ Baylor	4	55	13.8	2	28	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 55-13vs North Carolina Central	4	27	6.8	0	19
Wk 5	L 14-31vs Virginia Tech	3	30	10.0	0	17
Wk 7	W 28-14@ Georgia Tech	4	91	22.8	1	48
Wk 8	L 14-28vs Virginia	6	37	6.2	0	18
Wk 9	L 45-54@ Pittsburgh	9	78	8.7	2	19	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 20-12@ Miami	5	26	5.2	0	7
Wk 11	W 42-35vs North Carolina	9	98	10.9	0	48
Wk 12	L 6-35@ No. 2 Clemson	9	38	4.2	0	8
Wk 13	L 7-59vs Wake Forest	1	15	15.0	0	15
Bowl	W 56-27vs Temple	12	240	20.0	2	85
Total		75	811	10.8	8	85

Signature game

Bowl · 2018

W 56-27

vs Temple · neutral site

12 rec · 240 yds · 2 TD · 17 rush yds (2 car)

Dominant 29-point win at a neutral site against Temple.

With D. Jones — 423 yds · 5 TD · 2 INT · D. Jackson — 41 rush yds (10 car) · 2 rec · 7 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Temple · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +7.14Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 85 yds for a TD (Collin Wareham KICK)
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +6.02Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 48 yds for a TD (Collin Wareham KICK)
Week 1 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.78Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 62 yds to the Temp 3 for a
Week 4 · North Carolina Central · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.25T.J. Rahming run for 38 yds to the NCCtl 37 for a
Week 11 · North Carolina · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +3.18Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 17 yds to the Duke 49 for a
Week 1 · Temple · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.17Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 22 yds for a TD (Collin Wareham KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.91Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 35 yds to the Army 45 for a
Week 3 · Baylor · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.88Quentin Harris pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 7 yds for a TD (Collin Wareham KICK)
Week 3 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Quentin Harris pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 28 yds for a TD (Collin Wareham KICK)
Week 2 · Northwestern · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 9 yds for a TD (Collin Wareham KICK)

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 27-24 over that span.

2015Duke8-5HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Duke4-8HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Duke7-6HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2018Duke8-5HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2018 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (97th percentile). Strength: receptions (96th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#190 / 702 · 73rd pct

7.7%

Catch rate#249 / 702 · 65th pct

72.1%

EPA / target#411 / 702 · 42nd pct

0.45

Yards / catch#470 / 702 · 33rd pct

10.8

Explosive rate#485 / 702 · 31st pct

8.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#17 / 550 · 97th pct

Receptions#20 / 550 · 96th pct

Rec TDs#50 / 550 · 89th pct

Rush yards#36 / 277 · 87th pct

Rec yards#75 / 550 · 86th pct

811

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#422 / 550 · 23rd pct

10.8

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

13th → 42nd percentile

Explosive rate

48th → 31st percentile

Catch rate

22nd → 65th percentile

TD rate

22nd → 73rd percentile

Yards / catch

49th → 33rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2018. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.7	41.8	9.6	0.0
Road6g	5.8	53.3	10.5	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	74.1	12.9	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	48.7	8.4	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

David Cutcliffe

Pass share

50.0%

474 pass / 474 run

Plays / game

72.9

13 games

Team sack rate

5.9%

507 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

75 catches, 9 carries and 1 pass attempt in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

T.J. Rahming

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Duke