Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | W 23-21vs Georgia Southern | 27 | 98 | 3.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Total | 27 | 98 | 3.6 | 1 | 11 |
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Tajay Ahmed
Senior running back for Buffalo. 2022: 98 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Lockport, NY
Buffalo 2022 alumnus
The story
4 running back for Buffalo. 2022: 98 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearTajay Ahmed
Three seasons at Buffalo, two different head coaches: Lance Leipold and Maurice Linguist. The receipt on tape: 98 rush yds, 17 rec yds against Georgia Southern, Bowl, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 184 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Buffalo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coaches2020
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Buffalo6-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 98.0 YDS/g, 3.6 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Tajay Ahmed run for 5 yds for a TD (Alex McNulty KICK)
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.62Tajay Ahmed run for 4 yds to the Buff 48 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.32Tajay Ahmed run for 10 yds to the GeoSo 2 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1&2 · Q3 · EPA -1.32Tajay Ahmed run for a loss of 4 yards to the GeoSo 6
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.04Tajay Ahmed run for no gain to the Buff 36
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.02Tajay Ahmed run for 11 yds to the Buff 40 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.02Tajay Ahmed run for 8 yds to the Buff 48
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.93Cole Snyder pass complete to Tajay Ahmed for 11 yds to the Buff 36 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 1&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.85Tajay Ahmed run for no gain to the GeoSo 2
- Week 1 · Georgia Southern · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +0.70Tajay Ahmed run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 24 for a 1ST down
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology