
- Name
- Master Teague
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- TB
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 215
- Birthday
- 5/19/2000
- Hometown
- Murfreesboro, TN
- High School
- Blackman
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Post-OSU Update: Master Teague declared for the 2022 NFL Draft, forgoing a final year of eligibility. Teague wasn’t drafted. He spent some time on the practice squad of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, but did not play in a regular season game. (update: Jan. 2025)
Major: Communications (2020-21), Undeclared (2019)
Weight: 226 (2021), 225 (2020), 220 (2019), 215 (2018)
2021 Media Guide: Career totals of 256 carries for 1,409 yards and 13 TDs entering the 2021 season – all of which are the most among active players on the roster.
2020: Started six of the seven games that he played in last season and was second on the team with 514 yards on 104 carries … had eight rushing TDs – most on the team and third-most in the Big Ten – with two touchdowns in games vs. Nebraska (10/24), Indiana (11/21) and Alabama (1/11) … rushed for a career-high 169 yards and 26 carries in a 42-35 win over No. 9 Indiana (11/21) … was named a “champion” by the coaching staff in three of the seven games that he played in: vs. Penn State (10/31), Rutgers (11/7) and Indiana (11/21).
2019: Finished as the Big Ten’s seventh leading rusher as a redshirt freshman in 2019 playing behind J.K. Dobbins … carried the ball 135 times over 13 games for 789 yards and four touchdowns on his way to earning third team All-Big Ten honors … graded out as a “champion” by the Ohio State coaching staff nine times in 2019, tied for the fourth most of any offensive player on the roster … had two 100-yard games – vs. Indiana (10-106-1 TD) and Maryland (18-111) … his 73-yard touchdown run at Northwestern was Ohio State’s longest run from scrimmage in 2019 … three of his four touchdowns runs were of 40 yards or more … averaged 5.8 yards per carry, fifth highest in the Big Ten … had 72 yards and a career-high two touchdowns at Nebraska.
2019 Media Guide: Master Teague carried the ball 17 times in four games last year as a true freshmen before earning a redshirt … he scored one touchdown – a 33-yard run in the season-opener against Oregon State – and totaled 106 yards on the ground (6.2 yards per carry) … had carries against Oregon State, Rutgers and Tulane … earned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors … is an exploring majors.
2018 Media Guide: Master Teague enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2018 … he took part in spring drills.
High School: Teague was a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals and also listed on the Rivals 250 … rated as high as No. 8 at running back by Rivals and No. 11 by 247Sports … carried the ball 242 times for 2,031 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior for head coach David Watson … had his senior season cut short due to an ankle injury … prior to that, rushed for 186 yards on 18 carries while adding two receptions for 58 yards and a 97-yard kickoff return TD in the season opener … a week later, had 234 all-purpose yards with two TDs in a 52-21 win over Rhea County … rushed for 709 yards and 10 touchdowns in the first six games of the season before the injury … led Blackman to the Class 6A quarterfinals as a junior.
Personal: Parents are Emily and Corey Teague.
Offensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | 2 Pt Conv | Fum | Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 135 | 789 | 5.8 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | Ohio State | 7 | 6 | 104 | 514 | 4.9 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | Ohio State | 7 | NA | 67 | 355 | 5.3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 34 | 6 | 323 | 1764 | 5.5 | 17 | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 |