Tyler Nevens: RB · San José State · #23.
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Tyler Nevens
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fifth year in the same backfield at San José State. On tape: 116 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Nevada, Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 19.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 23.5% of his carries. 10 carries for 12 yds vs Utah State; 13 for 118 vs Nevada.
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
5 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (45.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San José State | 167 | 756 | 4.5 | 7 | 36 |
| 2020 | San José State | 66 | 515 | 7.8 | 5 | 72 |
| 2019 | San José State | 42 | 145 | 3.5 | 1 | 23 |
| 2018 | San José State | 136 | 554 | 4.1 | 4 | 38 |
| 2017 | San José State | 163 | 670 | 4.1 | 1 | 21 |
| Career | 574 | 2,640 | 4.6 | 18 | 72 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San José State | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | San José State | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | San José State | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | San José State | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 0 | 30 |
| 2017 | San José State | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 31 |
| Career | 31 | 204 | 6.6 | 1 | 31 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-14vs Southern Utah | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 1 | L 7-30@ No. 15 USC | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-23@ Western Michigan | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-31vs New Mexico State | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-32@ Colorado State | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs No. 24 San Diego State | 28 | 74 | 2.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-20@ UNLV | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-21vs Wyoming | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Nevada | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 17-48vs Utah State | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-40vs Fresno State | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 167 | 756 | 4.5 | 7 | 36 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 45-14
91 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 23 yds
Dominant 31-point win at home against Southern Utah.
With N. Starkel — 394 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.7 · S. Olson — 1 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%149 carriesFumble rate
1.2%2 of 167 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 167 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
5 seasons under Brent Brennan — 20-37 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 68.0 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 69.6 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 80.0 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 55.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
54.0%
401 pass / 342 run
Plays / game
61.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
167 carries and 8 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #181 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at San José State, 2,640 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brent Brennan.
