Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-23vs Southeast Missouri State | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 1 | 9 | Season-high 11 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 19-44@ Purdue | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high 11 yds |
| Total | 8 | 10 | 0.3 | 1 | 9 |
#26
Ashton Hayes
Junior running back for Nevada. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Reno, NV
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Nevada)
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 623 nationally · Signed with California
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Nevada. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2022.
Ashton Hayes
Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Justin Wilcox, Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate. The receipt: 11 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Southeast Missouri State — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20225 games
- Signed with California3-star out of McQueen
20234 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022–2023
Ken Wilson
Nevada
Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Wilson → Jeff Choate. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Nevada
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022California4-8HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 YDS/g, 0.3 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Nevada | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Nevada | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | California | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 144 | 3.9 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Nevada | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Nevada | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology