Tyrone Tracy Jr.
American football player (born 1999)
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Tyrone Tracy Jr. (born November 23, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Purdue Boilermakers.
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Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Tracy at Iowa in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| No. 29 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Running back, kick returner | ||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 23, 1999 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Decatur Central (Indianapolis) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Iowa (2018–2021) Purdue (2022–2023) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024 (5th round, 166th overall pick) | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Tracy attended high school at Decatur Central in Indianapolis. In his senior season, he rushed for 1,412 yards and 13 touchdowns while also catching 54 passes for 1,132 yards and 16 touchdowns.[1] Coming out of high school, Tracy was rated as a three-star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[2][3]
College career
Iowa
During the 2019 season at the University of Iowa, Tracy notched 36 receptions for 589 yards and three touchdowns, while also adding one on the ground.[4] During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Tracy hauled in 14 receptions for 154 yards, and a touchdown.[5] In the 2021 season, Tracy notched 15 receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown.[6] After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Tracy decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[7][8]
Purdue
Tracy decided to transfer to Purdue University to play for the Boilermakers.[9][10] In the 2022 season, Tracy rushed 17 times for 138 yards while also adding 28 receptions for 198 yards.[11] Heading into the 2023 season, Tracy decided to transition from a wide receiver to play running back for Purdue.[12] In week five of the 2023 season, Tracy rushed 21 times for 112 yards and a touchdown in a win against Illinois.[13] In the 2023 season, Tracy would rush for 716 yards and eight touchdowns on 113 carries, while also making 19 catches for 132 yards.[14] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Tracy decided to declare for the 2024 NFL draft.[15]
College statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | |||
| 2018 | Iowa | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.3 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | Iowa | 13 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.0 | 36 | 589 | 16.4 | 3 | 45.3 |
| 2020 | Iowa | 8 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.8 | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 1 | 19.3 |
| 2021 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.5 | 15 | 106 | 7.1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | Purdue | 14 | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 0 | 9.9 | 28 | 198 | 7.1 | 0 | 14.1 |
| 2023 | Purdue | 11 | 113 | 716 | 6.3 | 8 | 65.1 | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Career | 63 | 146 | 947 | 6.5 | 10 | 15.0 | 113 | 1201 | 10.6 | 5 | 19.1 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 4.48 s | 1.53 s | 2.62 s | 4.06 s | 6.81 s | 40.0 in (1.02 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 20 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[16][17] | ||||||||||||
Tracy was drafted by the New York Giants in the 5th round (166th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft.[18] In Week 5 of the 2024 season against the Seattle Seahawks Tracy got his first start due to Devin Singletary being injured. Tracy had 18 carries for 129 yards and averaged 7.2 yards per carry.[19]
When Singletary returned from his injury in Week 7, he and Tracy split backfield work relatively evenly, toting 5 and 6 carries each, respectively; Singletary also logged one reception on one target, whereas Tracy caught all three targets.[20][21] From Week 8's game against the Steelers, however, Tracy had impressed the coaching staff – including head coach Brian Daboll[22] – enough to become the starter[23] and clear bell-cow back,[24] logging 20 carries for 145 yards, whereas Singletary ran the ball only twice, despite being fully healthy.[25] This pattern continued through at least the team's bye in Week 11.[20][21]
In their game against the Carolina Panthers in Week 10, Tracy lost a crucial fumble in overtime that allowed the Panthers to kick the game winning field goal.[26] On December 29, 2024, during the Week 17 game against Indianapolis Colts Tracy and Malik Nabers became the 3rd rookie duo in NFL history to each record 1,000 yards from scrimmage.[27] He finished the 2024 season with 192 carries for 839 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns to go with 38 receptions for 284 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[28] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[29]
Tracy started the 2025-2026 NFL season as RB1 following a breakout rookie year.[30] In week 3, in a matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs, Tracy caught a swing pass in the left flat near the 50-yard line and collided with defensive back Jaylen Watson,[31] suffering a dislocated shoulder in his right arm[32] Tracy returned in Week 6 with a more reduced role, and rookie running back Cam Skattebo taking over the starting position.[33]