Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Total | 7 | 40 | 6.2 | 0 | 23 |
#7
Dallan Hayden
Senior running back for Memphis. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 208 lb · Memphis, TN · Christian Brothers HS
CFB Index 37 · #256 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Colorado → Memphis for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
40
rushing yards · 2026
5.7 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 27 car · 146 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 33 rush yds, 3 rec yds, vs Arkansas State
Swing playSwung Iowa State from 30% to 52% to win.Iowa State at Colorado · 24-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Memphis. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2022.
- Transferred from Colorado to Memphis in 2026.
Dallan Hayden
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Ryan Day, Deion Sanders and Charles Huff. In 2022 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 33 rush yds, 3 rec yds against Arkansas State, Week 1, 2026.
40 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202210 games
- Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Christian Brothers
202411 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2022)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2025
Memphis
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Silverfield → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
2025Colorado
2026Memphis
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Memphis2-1HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (83rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 20.0 YDS/g, 6.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado | 70 | 326 | 4.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 64 | 196 | 3.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 19 | 110 | 5.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 111 | 553 | 5.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 271 | 1,225 | 4.5 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 17 | 132 | 7.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 171 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–21
at UNLV
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.08(01:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush middle for 23 yards gain to the ASU30 (#3 N.Flores; #5 F.Hamilton), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA -0.94(05:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush middle for 2 yards loss to the ASU28 (#15 B.Greil; #23 R.Stevens III)
- Week 1 · UNLV · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.49(06:05) Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush right for 7 yards gain to the MEM25 (#23 C.Santee; #15 B.Alualu-Tuiolemotu)
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.43(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MEM47 (#23 R.Stevens III)
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.33(07:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 M.Stokes pass complete short right to #7 D.Hayden caught at ASU45, for 3 yards to the ASU42 (#5 F.Hamilton) PENALTY MEM Illegal Block in Back (#12 B.Kluse) 10 yards from ASU42 to MEM48
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.30(01:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ASU28 (#54 R.Reese)
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.27(06:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ASU26 (#92 E.Sherman)
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.07(04:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 D.Hayden rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ASU10 (#16 J.Drew; #10 T.Carter)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre Siggers’s 2020 season.
82%match
Matches Tre on
Yards / carry
Weight
Receiving share
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Shadrick Byrd's senior season at Charlotte (2023).
75%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Shadrick on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from Shadrick on
Receiving share (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dallan Hayden
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- #22Eric Perryno box-score line yet
- #30Isaiah McGillno box-score line yet
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology