Tayon Fleet-Davis: RB · Maryland · #8.
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Tayon Fleet-Davis
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Maryland. On tape: 152 rushing yards and 33 receiving yards against Rutgers, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
29.6% of carries overall (120/406) → 19.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/77) — 40.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (40.0%). 7 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (25.9%).
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-24vs West Virginia | 18 | 123 | 6.8 | 0 | 53 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-0vs Howard | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Illinois | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-16vs Kent State | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 2 | 29 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-51vs No. 5 Iowa | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-66@ No. 7 Ohio State | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-34@ Minnesota | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35vs Indiana | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-31vs No. 22 Penn State | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-40@ No. 8 Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-59vs No. 8 Michigan | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-16@ Rutgers | 18 | 152 | 8.4 | 2 | 43 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Total | 120 | 664 | 5.5 | 8 | 53 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 40-16
at Rutgers
152 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 33 yds
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Rutgers.
With T. Tagovailoa — 312 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.4 · 16 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · C. Spangler — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 55 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%112 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 128 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 128 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 59.6 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 49.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 56.3 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 54.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
53.3%
489 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
76.4
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
128 carries and 32 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #48 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Maryland, 1,340 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada, and Mike Locksley. Multi-era developmental context.
