#23

Tyler Nevens

Senior running back for San José State. 2021: 756 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 8 catches.

RB · San José State · Sr. · #23

6′0″ · 225 lb · Hacienda Heights, CA

CFB Index 43 · #181 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceSan José State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1843 nationally · Signed with San José State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for San José State. 2021: 756 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 8 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to San José State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at San José State, 2,640 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201711 games

Signed with San José State3-star out of Los Altos

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1843 national

CFB

College

San José State

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Brent Brennan

San José State

Played his entire career under Brent Brennan.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Brent Brennan — 20-37 over that span.

2017San José State2-11HC: Brent Brennan · Run-leaning

2018San José State1-11HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning

2019San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-heavy

2020San José State7-1HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning

2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

43Rotational starter #181 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: carries (82nd percentile). Concern: epa / carry (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#228 / 409 · 44th pct

6.4%

TD rate#295 / 409 · 28th pct

2.9%

Success rate#323 / 409 · 21st pct

38.6%

Yards / carry#336 / 409 · 18th pct

4.3

EPA / carry#372 / 409 · 9th pct

-0.04

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#61 / 343 · 82nd pct

167

Rush yards#84 / 343 · 76th pct

756

Rush TDs#79 / 343 · 74th pct

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Receptions#198 / 331 · 38th pct

Long run#211 / 343 · 38th pct

Yards / carry#224 / 343 · 33rd pct

4.5

Rec yards#234 / 331 · 29th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Ken Niumatalolo

Pass share

51.0%

106 pass / 102 run

Plays / game

69.3

3 games

Team sack rate

1.8%

110 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #181 of 315 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #181 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	San José State	167	756	4.5	7	--
2020	San José State	66	515	7.8	5	--
2019	San José State	42	145	3.5	1	--
2018	San José State	136	554	4.1	4	--
2017	San José State	163	670	4.1	1	--
Career		574	2,640	4.6	18	--

Season	Team
2021	San José State	8	42	5.2	1	--
2020	San José State	4	7	1.8	0	--
2019	San José State	3	15	5.0	0	--
2018	San José State	12	85	7.1	0	--
2017	San José State	4	55	13.8	0	--
Career		31	204	6.6	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 45–14

vs Southern Utah

91 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Southern Utah.

With N. Starkel — 394 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.7 · 3 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · S. Olson — 1 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Southern Utah · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.02N.Starkel pass complete to SJS 35. Catch made by T.Nevens at SJS 35. Gain of 15 yards. Tackled by J.Clark at SJS 50.
Week 10 · Nevada · 1&15 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Tyler Nevens run for 29 yds to the SJSt 49 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Tyler Nevens run for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Mercurio KICK)
Week 1 · Southern Utah · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.53T.Nevens rushed to SUT End Zone for 12 yards. T.Nevens for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 10 · Nevada · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.44Nick Starkel pass complete to Tyler Nevens for 5 yds for a TD, (Matt Mercurio KICK)
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.38Tyler Nevens run for 36 yds to the NMxSt 28 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Southern Utah · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.32T.Nevens rushed to SJS 48 for 27 yards. Tackled by F.Bemiy; J.Brown at SJS 48.
Week 7 · San Diego State · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA -2.25Tyler Nevens run for no gain to the SDSt 38
Week 7 · San Diego State · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.10Tyler Nevens run for 1 yd to the SJSt 48 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Nevada · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.91Tyler Nevens run for 23 yds to the Nevad 41 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 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	4.6	7	36

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology