Senior running back for Illinois. 2022: 87 rushing yards, 2 catches.
5′10″ · 205 lb · Memphis, TN
Recruiting
APB recruit
No. 332 nationally · Signed with Arkansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Illinois. 2022: 87 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Chase Hayden
Across six seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Bret Bielema, Chad Morris and Mike Houston. The receipt: 28 rush yds against Minnesota — Week 7, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Illinois, 783 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith, and Bret Bielema. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 22.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | -1.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 17.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022
W 26–14
vs Minnesota
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-6vs Wyoming | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 20-23@ Indiana | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 24-3vs Virginia | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-0vs Chattanooga | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-14vs Minnesota | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 22 | 87 | 3.2 | 0 | 23 |