Tank Bigsby is a 2-year Explosive Back for Auburn. Tank's 2020 season ranks in the 23th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 147 plays — a developing rate for the RB. A four-star recruit in the class of 2020, Tank has shown flashes of the talent that made him a coveted recruit.
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne | Clemson | 2019 | 213 | 0.470 | 4.7 | 100.1 |
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2016 | 288 | 0.340 | 3.9 | 97.9 |
| Saquon Barkley | Penn State | 2017 | 240 | 0.410 | 5.2 | 98.4 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | LSU | 2019 | 216 | 0.490 | 5.0 | 105.8 |
| Dalvin Cook | Florida State | 2016 | 292 | 0.340 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | vsKentucky | W29-13 | 2.2 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.31 |
| 5 | @Georgia | L6-27 | 19.1 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 6 | vsArkansas | W30-28 | 1.6 | 20 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
Car 26 · Rush Yds 192 · Avg 7.4 · Rush TD 0
| 146 |
| 7.3 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| 16 |
| 0 |
| 0.22 |
| 7 | @South Carolina | L22-30 | -2.4 | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.25 |
| 8 | @Ole Miss | W35-28 | 4.8 | 24 | 129 | 5.4 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.37 |
| 9 | vsLSU | W48-11 | 6.0 | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.27 |
| 12 | vsTennessee | W30-17 | 0.9 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.45 |
| 13 | @Alabama | L13-42 | 28.3 | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.12 |
| 14 | vsTexas A&M | L20-31 | 16.2 | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.38 |
| 15 | @Mississippi State | W24-10 | -1.4 | 26 | 192 | 7.4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.28 |
