Tyler Gaffney

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: San Diego, CA
	High School: Cathedral Catholic HS

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 216
	Position: RB

AT STANFORD: Has earned letters in both football and baseball each of the last two years...powerful back who is an integral part of Stanford's running game...combines talents with Stepfan Taylor, Anthony Wilkerson and Jeremy Stewart to form one of the deepest stable of running backs in the Pac-12 Conference...natural athlete who has appeared in 22 games over his first two seasons at Stanford.

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 10 of 13 games, missing three contests with injury...rushed for 255 yards on 60 carries (4.2) and four touchdowns...rushing yardage ranked third among running backs behind Stepfan Taylor (1,137) and Anthony Wilkerson (408) and fourth overall (Andrew Luck 453)...carried 25 times for 152 yards and three touchdowns over the first four games of the season against Sacramento State (8-33), UCLA (8-28), Wake Forest (7-76) and Notre Dame (2-15)...was sidelined for the Oregon, USC and Washington State games before returning for duty at Washington...was one of five Stanford running backs to carry the ball against Sacramento State...rushed eight times for 33 yards and one touchdown at the 1:28 mark of the third quarter...rushed for two second quarter touchdowns in Stanford's 68-17 victory over Wake Forest...also broke loose on runs of 19, 22 and 32 yards...carried 13 times for 50 yards and one touchdown in Stanford's 41-0 victory in Seattle...scored on a three yard run at the 8:38 mark of the second quarter...had six touches for 15 yards at Arizona...saw limited action the next two weekends at Arizona State (2-3) and California (4- -2) before bouncing back with an eight-carry, 27-yard effort against Oregon State...also caught two passes for 55 yards out of the backfield against the Beavers...was on the receiving end of Andrew Luck's single-season record 28th touchdown pass...caught the ball in the right flat and raced 52 yards for the touchdown...carried twice for 10 yards in the Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman...finished with 87 yards on 22 carries and one touchdown...picked up 19 of his 20 yards against San Jose State on one run in the fourth quarter...carried six times for a season-high 23 yards against No. 24 Washington on Oct. 26...also had one reception for 17 yards...had one, 22-yard reception at Arizona...matched his season high with six carries against Arizona State...carried one time for 21 yards against California...majoring in sociology.

BASEBALL: Two-year starting outfielder for the top-25 Cardinal baseball team... twice named honorable mention All-Pac-10, starting the majority of his freshman season in right field and in left field as a sophomore. Can also play center... twice named all-regional tournament at the Fullerton Regional in 2010 and 2011, hitting lead off home runs in both games of the 2010 regional... has a .327 career average over 107 games with 84 career runs and 59 career RBIs... hit .328 as a freshman with 42 runs and 24 RBIs, before hitting .327 in 54 games as a sophomore with 42 runs and a team-high 29 walks.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif....played for head coach Sean Doyle...listed as the top fullback prospect in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine...PrepStar All-American was ranked third by Scout.com and fourth by Rivals.com... rushed for 5,547 yards and caught 46 passes for 730 yards and totaled 99 touchdowns during his four-year varsity career... named Cal-Hi Sports "Mr. Football" in California after rushing for a San Diego Section-record 2,866 yards on 295 carries (9.7 ypc) with 48 rushing touchdowns as a senior...also caught 26 passes for 428 yards and eight touchdowns...his 56 total touchdowns equaled the fourth-best single-season total in state history...had four or more rushing touchdowns in seven games during his senior campaign, capped-off by a seven-TD, 228-yard rushing performance against Scripps Ranch...turned in one of the most impressive single-game performances in state history in Cathedral's 37-34 victory over St. Mary's of Stockton in the CIF Division II state title game...rushed for 337 yards and four touchdowns as the Dons capped a perfect 14-0 season with their first state title...banner junior season netted 1,552 yards and 24 rushing touchdowns to go along with 20 receptions for 302 yards and five more TDs... CIF San Diego Section record holder for most points scored in a career (598), most points in a season (336), single-season rushing yards (2,866), single-season rushing TDs (48), most TDs in one game (7)...ranks second all-time in CIF San Diego annals for career rushing yards (5,547)...one the state's most-decorated players following his senior season...Cal-Hi Sports first team all-state offensive selection for medium schools...earned MaxPreps.com Division II All-State Player of the Year honors in addition to being named to its medium schools first team All-America list...SuperPrep Far West Offensive Player of the Year...also earned GoldenStatePrep.com Player of the Year honors...ESPN EA Sports first team All-American as a multi-purpose selection...also named player of the year in Southern California by GoldenStatePrep.com...San Diego Hall of Champions 49th annual Breitbard All-CIF Offensive Player of the Year...named All-Eastern League Offensive Player of the Year...KUSI Silver Pigskin Award-winner...selected to the North County Times All-North County team...San Diego Union-Tribune's Offensive Player of the Year...National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete of the Year...earned All-Eastern League Offensive Player of the Year honors and San Diego Union-Tribune All-San Diego Section first team honors as a junior...also lettered in baseball and basketball...batted .504 with 12 home runs as a junior...parents are Gene and Tiffani Gaffney...has one younger brother...father played baseball at the University of San Diego from 1981-82...born in San Diego, Calif. ...full name is Tyler Mitchell Gaffney...undeclared major.

CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs
Rushing
Rushing Attempts: 13 at Washington, 2010
Rushing Yards: 76 vs. Wake Forest, 2010
Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Wake Forest, 2010
Long: 32 vs. Wake Forest, 2010

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