T.J. Yeldon

Former running back at Alabama. 2014: 979 rushing yards, 11 rushing TD, 15 catches.

RB · Alabama · #4

6′2″ · Daphne, AL

Jacksonville — drafted 2015, Rd 2, Pick 4, #36 overall

Recruiting

5★

RB recruit

No. 27 nationally · Signed with Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Alabama. 2014: 979 rushing yards, 11 rushing TD, 15 catches.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Alabama in 2012.
Drafted round 2 by the Jacksonville in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Alabama, 979 rushing yards — drafted at #36 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

2012

Signed with Alabama5-star out of Daphne

2015

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 2, pick 36

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#27 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2014

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #36

Jacksonville · 2015

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 12th NFL season

#36Rd 2 · Pick 4

JacksonvilleEntering 12th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2014 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (85th percentile). Strength: carries (85th percentile). Concern: long run (27th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#41 / 300 · 85th pct

Carries#44 / 300 · 85th pct

194

Rush yards#50 / 300 · 84th pct

979

Rec yards#49 / 291 · 83rd pct

180

Receptions#81 / 291 · 71st pct

Yards / carry#134 / 300 · 53rd pct

5.0

Long run#218 / 300 · 27th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	85.3	5.9	1.0
Road6g	63.7	4.2	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	71.3	5.0	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	80.0	5.3	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

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

Awards

Player standing · 2014

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2014	Alabama	194	979	5.0	11	--
Career		194	979	5.0	11	--

Season	Team
2014	Alabama	15	180	12.0	1	--
Career		15	180	12.0	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2014

W 55–44

vs Auburn

127 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD

Edged out Auburn at home in a shootout.

With B. Sims — 312 yds · 4 TD · 3 INT · QBR 90.1 · 23 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · A. Cooper — 13 rec · 224 yds · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week