Tyler Gaffney

Tyler Gaffney

Gaffney with the Stanford Cardinal
No. 36 – New England Patriots
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1991-04-20) April 20, 1991 San Diego, California
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	Stanford
NFL draft:	2014 / round: 6 / pick: 204
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2014)* New England Patriots (2014–present)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
USA Today All-American Second-team (2013) Second-team All-Pac-12 (2013) Pac-12 Championship Game MVP (2013) Pac-12 Champion (2013) Super Bowl champion (XLIX) AFC champion (2014)

Tyler Gaffney (born April 20, 1991) is an American football running back who is currently a member of the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.

Early years

Gaffney attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California. During his career he rushed for 5,547 yards with 99 total touchdowns.

College career

Gaffney receiving a handoff from Kevin Hogan in 2013.

As a true freshman in 2009, Gaffney played in 12 games, rushing for 87 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2010 he played in 10 of 13 games, missing three games due to injury. He finished the season with 255 yards on 60 carries and four touchdowns. As a junior in 2011, he played in 13 games rushing for 449 yards on 74 carries with seven touchdowns. After spending a season playing professional baseball, he returned to the team in 2013. Gaffney had an outstanding year in 2013. He started in 14 games finishing with 330 rushing attempts, 1709 rushing yards, and 21 rushing touchdowns.

Baseball

Gaffney played three years of college baseball as an outfielder at Stanford. During the three years he hit .299/.405/.427 and eight home runs. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in 38 games for the State College Spikes that year, hitting .297/.483/.441. After the season he returned to football.

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Gaffney was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the 204th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. While he was originally slated to compete for the third running back spot on the roster with second-year runner Kenjon Barner, on July 26, 2014, Gaffney went down with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee during training camp. As a result of the injury he was waived by the Panthers.

New England Patriots

On July 28, 2014, Gaffney was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots. On August 26, 2014, Gaffney was placed on injured reserve.

The next year, Gaffney was waived/injured by the Patriots on August 12, 2015, and was placed on injured reserve the next day.

External links

• Stanford Cardinal bio

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)