Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/19Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (15.8%).
Tyre Shelton
Tyre Shelton: RB · Louisiana Tech · #4.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyre Shelton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Chuck Martin and Sonny Cumbie. One game to point at: 152 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against North Texas — Week 3, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 97 | 551 | 5.7 | 5 | 56 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 85 | 321 | 3.8 | 3 | 26 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 54 | 245 | 4.5 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 108 | 587 | 5.4 | 2 | 53 |
| Career | 344 | 1,704 | 5.0 | 12 | 56 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 32 | 163 | 5.1 | 0 | 21 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 51-21vs Northwestern State | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs North Texas | 16 | 152 | 9.5 | 1 | 56 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 24-10@ UTEP | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35vs Western Kentucky | 21 | 118 | 5.6 | 2 | 25 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-56@ Liberty | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-42vs Sam Houston | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-56@ Jacksonville State | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 97 | 551 | 5.7 | 5 | 56 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2023
L 28-35
118 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
With B. Ochsendorf — 45.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · S. Harris — 11 rec · 117 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.59Tyre Shelton run for 41 yds for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
- Week 3 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.47Tyre Shelton run for 56 yds to the UNT 19 for a
- Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.15Tyre Shelton run for 25 yds for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
- Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.92Tyre Shelton run for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Jack Turner pass complete to Tyre Shelton for 21 yds to the MTSU 38 for a
- Week 3 · North Texas · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Tyre Shelton 7 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
4 more plays
- Week 5 · UTEP · 1st and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Tyre Shelton run for 37 yds to the UTEP 18 for a
- Week 5 · UTEP · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +1.93Tyre Shelton run for 11 yds to the LT 35 for a
- Week 5 · UTEP · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Tyre Shelton run for 1 yd for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
- Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Tyre Shelton run for 1 yd for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
90 of 97 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%90 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
19 carries
Grind
1–3 yds26%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
32 carries
Explosive
10+ yds18%of carries
16 carries
2 of 6 (33%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.7 yds/carry on 97 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Miami (OH)8-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 92.2 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 45.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 95.0 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 25.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
52.8%
422 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
66.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
97 carries and 9 catches in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
48 · #129 of 310 RBs · 2023
Two-star recruit. Now #129 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2023 Louisiana Tech CumbieYear 5 · 8 games
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portalMiami (OH) to Louisiana Tech
- 2022 Miami (OH) MartinYear 4 · 11 games
- 2021 Miami (OH) MartinYear 3 · 7 games
- 2020 Miami (OH) MartinYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Miami (OH) MartinYear 1 · 14 games
- High school Chapel HillDouglasville, GA · Class of 2018Two-star, No. 3,587 in the 2018 class. Signed with Miami (OH).
Moves
- Transferred from Miami (OH) to Louisiana Tech, Dec 5, 2022.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Miami (OH) and Louisiana Tech, 1,704 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
2018
- Signed with Miami (OH)Two-star, out of Chapel Hill
2023 8 games
- Transferred to Louisiana Techfrom Miami (OH)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2022
Miami (OH)
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chuck Martin and Sonny Cumbie.