Junior running back for Tulsa. 2023: 187 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.
5′8″ · 220 lb · Atlanta, GA
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 800 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Tulsa. 2023: 187 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Tahj Gary
Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Justin Fuente, Philip Montgomery and Kevin Wilson. The receipt: 59 rush yds, 4 rec yds against Temple — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tulsa, 272 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Philip Montgomery → Kevin Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 27.7 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 52.0 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 37.4 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tulsa | 33 | 187 | 5.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Tulsa | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 51 | 272 | 5.3 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tulsa | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Tulsa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 42–7
12 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 35-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
With C. Williams — 233 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.6 · -9 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · J. Ford — 110 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-66vs Oklahoma | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-14@ Northern Illinois | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-26vs Temple | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 40 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Florida Atlantic | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 33 | 187 | 5.8 | 2 | 40 |