Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/22Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
Tarean Folston
Tarean Folston: RB · Notre Dame · #25.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tarean Folston
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the Notre Dame backfield. A game that shows it: 88 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards against Texas — Week 1, 2016.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Notre Dame in the news
- Drayk Bowen out for game
- Freeman calls out staff
Yahoo Sports Oct 27 - Notre Dame releases injury report and depth charts for Navy game
- BYU beats Notre Dame for first timeYahoo Sports Oct 18
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 77 | 334 | 4.3 | 2 | 54 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 175 | 889 | 5.1 | 6 | 26 |
| Career | 255 | 1,242 | 4.9 | 8 | 54 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 8 | 66 | 8.2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 18 | 190 | 10.6 | 1 | 37 |
| Career | 26 | 256 | 9.8 | 1 | 37 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 47-50@ Texas | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 0 | 54 | Season-high 88 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 39-10vs Nevada | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-36vs No. 12 Michigan State | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-38vs Duke | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-17vs Stanford | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs Miami | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-28vs Navy | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-6vs Army | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-45@ No. 12 USC | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 77 | 334 | 4.3 | 2 | 54 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2016
L 47-50
at Texas
88 rush yds (18 car) · 1 rec · 17 yds
With D. Kizer — 215 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.8 · 77 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · T. Newsome — 38.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 53 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.20Tarean Folston run for 54 yds to the Texas 24 for a
- Week 11 · Army · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +2.98Tarean Folston run for 16 yds to the Army 29 for a
- Week 1 · Texas · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −2.35Tarean Folston run for a loss of 5 yards to the NDame 39
- Week 1 · Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.33DeShone Kizer pass complete to Tarean Folston for 17 yds to the NDame 44 for a
- Week 7 · Stanford · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Tarean Folston run for 3 yds to the Stanf 42 for a
- Week 2 · Nevada · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Tarean Folston run for 2 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 13 · USC · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.86Malik Zaire pass complete to Tarean Folston for 10 yds to the USC 35 for a USC Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the USC 20 for a
- Week 12 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.77Tarean Folston run for 21 yds to the NDame 42 for a
- Week 11 · Army · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Tarean Folston run for 4 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon PAT MISSED)
- Week 9 · Miami · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.66DeShone Kizer pass complete to Tarean Folston for 8 yds to the NDame 35 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 77 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 78)
Success rate
46%78 carriesFumble rate
1.3%1 of 77 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds41%of carries
32 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds35%of carries
27 carries
Explosive
10+ yds8%of carries
6 carries
4 of 7 (57%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 5 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.3 yds/carry on 77 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Brian Kelly — 22-16 over that span.
2014Notre Dame8-5HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2015Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning
2016Notre Dame4-8HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 22.8 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 50.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 39.0 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 27.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
47.4%
387 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
77 carries and 8 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Notre Dame
- 2016 Notre Dame KellyYear 4 · 10 games
- 2015 Notre Dame KellyYear 3 · 1 game
- 2014 Notre Dame KellyYear 2 · 13 games
- 2013 Notre Dame KellyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school CocoaCocoa, FL · Class of 2013Four-star, No. 106 in the 2013 class. Signed with Notre Dame.Also from Cocoa: Javion Hilson (Virginia Tech), Jayvan Boggs (Florida State), Brady Hart (Texas A&M) and 9 more.
How it ended
Three seasons at Notre Dame, 1,242 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
2013
- Signed with Notre DameFour-star, out of Cocoa
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coach2013–2016
Notre Dame
Played every college season under Brian Kelly.