Tucker Gregg: RB · Georgia State · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tucker Gregg
Wears you down at the goal line. Five seasons in the Georgia State backfield to date. Named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2022. On tape: 124 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Army, Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
32.3% of carries overall (171/530) → 37.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/61) — 100.0% 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
13 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (65.0%). 15 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (60.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia State | 172 | 705 | 4.1 | 12 | 56 |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 192 | 953 | 5.0 | 9 | 57 |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 90 | 468 | 5.2 | 6 | 56 |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 1 | 20 |
| 2018 | Georgia State | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Career | 482 | 2,265 | 4.7 | 28 | 57 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia State | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | Georgia State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia State | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 0 | 16 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-35@ South Carolina | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-35vs North Carolina | 18 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-42vs Charlotte | 23 | 100 | 4.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs Coastal Carolina | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ Army | 16 | 124 | 7.8 | 1 | 56 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 41-33vs Georgia Southern | 22 | 111 | 5.0 | 2 | 33 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-42@ App State | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Old Dominion | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-14@ Southern Miss | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-31vs UL Monroe | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-42@ James Madison | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-28@ Marshall | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 172 | 705 | 4.1 | 12 | 56 |
Week 6 · 2022
W 41-33
111 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Georgia Southern at home in a shootout.
With M. Hayes — 35.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20 · D. Grainger — 186 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.4 · 70 rush yds (12 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%172 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 172 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.1 yds/carry on 172 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
5 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 27-33 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 66.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Road6g | 50.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 76.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 40.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Elliott
Pass share
34.3%
296 pass / 567 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
327 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia State, 2,265 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Shawn Elliott.
