Player

Tank Bigsby

Bigsby's career isn't a flat decline — his per-carry efficiency rose every year (2.64 → 4.56 → 5.60), even as the volume collapsed after he became a complementary back in Philadelphia. That's the read: scheme and role changed, the player got more efficient.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

Three-year arc: rookie depth (2023) → JAX breakout (2024) → mid-2025 trade to PHI, where his efficiency spiked.

Trend

Bigsby career by season (regular season)

Year	Team	G	Att	Yds	TDs	YPC
2023	JAX	13	50	132	2	2.64
2024	JAX	16	168	766	7	4.56
2025	JAX+PHI	16	67	375	2	5.60

Rushing yards by year

Season	Yards
2023	132
2024	766
2025	375

Why it matters. Bigsby's career isn't a flat decline — his per-carry efficiency rose every year (2.64 → 4.56 → 5.60), even as the volume collapsed after he became a complementary back in Philadelphia. That's the read: scheme and role changed, the player got more efficient.

His 5.6 YPC in 2025 ranks 3rd among all NFL RBs with 50+ carries — ahead of Derrick Henry, James Cook, and Bijan Robinson.

Anomaly

2025 NFL RB YPC leaders (50+ carries)

Rank	Player	Att	Yds	YPC
1	Keaton Mitchell	59	341	5.78
2	De'Von Achane	238	1,350	5.67
3	Tank Bigsby	67	375	5.60
4	Derrick Henry	307	1,595	5.20
5	Bijan Robinson	287	1,478	5.15
6	James Cook	348	1,784	5.13
7	Blake Corum	171	865	5.06

Why it matters. As a backup, Bigsby's runs come in lower-leverage situations, but the efficiency gap is real — 0.4 YPC clear of every starting back. In Philadelphia's run-heavy scheme behind a top-tier offensive line, his lighter workload converted to bigger gains per touch.

Only two RBs in the entire 2025 season hit 100+ rushing yards on 10 or fewer carries. Bigsby is one of them.

Rare

2025 RB games: 10 or fewer carries, 100+ rushing yards

Player	Week	Team	Opp	Att	Yds	YPC
Rhamondre Stevenson	18	NE	MIA	7	131	18.71
Tank Bigsby	8	PHI	NYG	9	104	11.56

Why it matters. This kind of game shows up in a backup's profile when the timing of his touches lines up perfectly with the defense. It's the upside Philly bought when they traded for him — a complementary back who can still break a long run in the right window.

In 2024, only three NFL RBs scored 7+ rushing TDs on a 100–175 carry workload. Bigsby topped that group in yards.

Comparison

2024 RBs: 100–175 carries with 6+ rushing TDs

Player	Att	Yds	TDs
Tank Bigsby	168	766	7
Zach Charbonnet	135	569	8
Kenneth Walker III	153	573	7

Why it matters. In 2024, Bigsby was statistically a part-time back — but the production tier put him alongside Charbonnet and Walker, both of whom were closer to true 1Bs in their offenses. That's how he earned the trade interest that landed him in Philadelphia.

On PHI in 2025, he was the third-most-used rusher behind Barkley and Hurts — and the only RB other than Barkley to score on the ground.

Split

PHI 2025 rushing distribution

Player	Att	Yds	TDs
Saquon Barkley	306	1,246	7
Jalen Hurts	110	435	8
Tank Bigsby	62	363	2
Will Shipley	14	49	0
AJ Dillon	12	60	0

Why it matters. A trade can either bury a back or hand him a clean role. The PHI depth chart squeezed everyone except Bigsby — he absorbed every change-of-pace and goal-line look that wasn't Barkley's, while Shipley and Dillon got the leftovers.

His mid-2025 trade from JAX to PHI turned a buried backup into a reigning Super Bowl champion's RB2 — and his first career playoff start came on Wild Card Weekend.

Bigsby 2025 by team (regular season)

Team	Weeks active	G	Att	Yds	TDs
JAX	1	1	5	12	0
PHI	3–18	15	62	363	2

Bigsby's first career playoff game

Round	Date (wk)	Team	Opp	Result	Att	Yds
WC	Wk 19	PHI	SF	L 19–23	4	19

Why it matters. Most mid-season trades for a young RB end with the player buried again. Bigsby's reversed that pattern: he left the team that drafted him after one game and walked into a contending offense that just won the Super Bowl, finishing the year as the second-most-used back on a Wild Card team.

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