Brandon Hayes: RB · Memphis · #38.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Hayes
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A game that shows it: 199 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Tulsa — Week 10, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
34.2% of carries overall (194/568) → 29.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (35/120) — 51.4% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 4 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (12.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Memphis | 196 | 949 | 4.8 | 5 | 51 |
| Career | 196 | 949 | 4.8 | 5 | 51 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Memphis | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 3 | 18 |
| Career | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 3 | 18 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-0vs Austin Peay | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-42@ No. 11 UCLA | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-17vs Middle Tennessee | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-24@ No. 10 Ole Miss | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28vs Houston | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-10@ SMU | 14 | 99 | 7.1 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-20vs Tulsa | 29 | 199 | 6.9 | 3 | 51 | Season-high 199 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 16-13@ Temple | 26 | 75 | 2.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-7@ Tulane | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-20vs South Florida | 21 | 189 | 9.0 | 0 | 47 | 189-yard day |
| Wk 14 | W 41-10vs UConn | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | |
 Bowl | W 55-48vs BYU | 22 | 49 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 196 | 949 | 4.8 | 5 | 51 |
Week 10 · 2014
W 40-20
vs Tulsa
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
36%173 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 196 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 107 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 52.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 46.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 112 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
42.1%
418 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
76.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2014
196 carries and 16 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Memphis, 949 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Porter → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
