Eastern Michigan Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
Tavierre Dunlap
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Del Valle, Texas
- High School:
- Del Valle
EMU: Pronounced: ta-vee-AIR...2025: Played in 11 games with three starts…Carried the ball 103 times for 428 rushing yards and five touchdowns…Posted a career-long 36-yard rushing touchdown at Ball State on Nov. 15…Added 20 receptions for 113 yards with a season-long catch of 39 yards…Contributed as a dual threat out of the backfield throughout the season…MICHIGAN: Four-time varsity letterman from 2021 to 2024 and two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2022 and 2024…Appeared in 34 career games in Ann Arbor…Finished with 22 carries for 138 yards, averaging 6.3 yards per attempt, and one rushing touchdown…2024: Saw action primarily on special teams against Fresno State, Texas, USC, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio State…Served as a kick return option against Arkansas State…Recovered an onside kick attempt against Michigan State…Scored his first career touchdown on a 20-yard run against Northwestern on Nov. 23…2023: Appeared in 10 games on special teams while also playing running back in three contests…Carried the ball five times for 21 yards…Contributed on special teams in the Rose Bowl CFP Semifinal against Alabama and the CFP National Championship Game against Washington…2022: Played in 10 games at running back and on special teams…Rushed nine times for 46 yards and added one reception for five yards…Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors following the Illinois game…Recorded a season-long 15-yard run at Rutgers…2021: Appeared in two games…Carried seven times for 51 yards…Made his collegiate debut against Northern Illinois, rushing five times for 43 yards and earning Opportunity Player of the Week honors…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Del Valle High School in Texas and played under Head Coach Charles Burton…Two sport athlete in football and track…Rushed for 100-plus yards in eight of nine games as a senior…As a junior, rushed 128 times for 1,328 yards and 20 touchdowns while adding 20 receptions for 203 yards and three scores…Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN and a four-star prospect by 247Sports…Ranked among the top running backs nationally by multiple recruiting services…Finalist for the Texas Super Team…Unanimous First Team All District selection as a junior and earned all district honors as a sophomore…PERSONAL: Full name Tavierre Japon Dunlap…Son of Tavio Dunlap and Shivonne De’Angelo…Has three brothers, Tavio Jr., Brandon, and Ta’Marie, and four sisters, Taviana, London, Courtnee, and Brailynn…Marketing major.
