Chris Hairston: RB · East Carolina · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Hairston
Wins in space out of the backfield. Second year in the same backfield at East Carolina. One game to point at: 154 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards against Towson — Week 1, 2015.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 24.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 24.2% of his carries. 15 carries for 3 yds vs Virginia Tech; 18 for 154 vs Towson.
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
11 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (68.8%). 8 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (40.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | East Carolina | 165 | 754 | 4.6 | 8 | 45 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 79 | 528 | 6.7 | 2 | 54 |
| Career | 244 | 1,282 | 5.3 | 10 | 54 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | East Carolina | 29 | 193 | 6.7 | 1 | 36 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 35 | 224 | 6.4 | 1 | 36 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-20vs Towson | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 4 | 45 | Season-high 154 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 24-31@ Florida | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-45@ Navy | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-28vs Virginia Tech | 15 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-23@ SMU | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-45@ BYU | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-17vs Tulsa | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24vs No. 22 Temple | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31@ UConn | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-22vs South Florida | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-7@ UCF | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-19vs Cincinnati | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 165 | 754 | 4.6 | 8 | 45 |
Week 1 · 2015
W 28-20
vs Towson
154 rush yds (18 car) · 4 TD · 5 rec · 19 yds
With B. Kemp — 235 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 46.6 · W. Gregory — 47.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 71 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%165 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 165 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Ruffin McNeill — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 57.3 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 68.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 65.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 58.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ruffin McNeill
Pass share
54.5%
474 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
72.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
503 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2015
165 carries and 29 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at East Carolina, 1,282 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ruffin McNeill.
