Tye Evans: RB · Ball State · #30.
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Tye Evans
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Ball State since. One game to point at: 101 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Toledo — Week 13, 2020.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
24.3% of carries overall (79/325) → 37.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/64) — 58.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ball State | 80 | 360 | 4.5 | 2 | 46 |
| 2019 | Ball State | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 44 |
| 2018 | Ball State | 1 | −2 | −2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 84 | 407 | 4.8 | 2 | 46 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ball State | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 |
| 2019 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | W 38-31vs Eastern Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-25vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24@ Toledo | 25 | 101 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 101 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 45-20@ Central Michigan | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 15 | W 30-27vs Western Michigan | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 16 | W 38-28vs No. 23 Buffalo | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total | 74 | 344 | 4.6 | 1 | 46 |
Week 16 · 2020
W 38-28
vs Buffalo · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%74 carriesFumble rate
2.5%2 of 80 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 80 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
3 seasons under Mike Neu — 16-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 28.3 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 82.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 57.3 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
41.2%
250 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
86.7
7 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
249 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ball State, 407 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
