Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/23Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (4.3%).
Maquel Haywood
Maquel Haywood: RB · App State · #28.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Maquel Haywood
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 47 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against South Alabama — Week 4, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs East Tennessee State | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-66@ No. 25 Clemson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-19@ East Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48vs South Alabama | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 37-52@ Marshall | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-20vs James Madison | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-29@ Georgia Southern | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 29 | 148 | 5.1 | 1 | 18 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2024
L 14-48
47 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 23 yds
With C. Maynard — 41.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Aguilar — 266 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 9.5
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 4th and 9 · Q3 · EPA −3.33Joey Aguilar pass complete to Maquel Haywood for 8 yds to the USA 6
- Week 6 · Marshall · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.38Maquel Haywood run for 6 yds to the MRSH 41 for a
- Week 14 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −1.80Maquel Haywood run for a loss of 2 yards to the APP 41
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.63Maquel Haywood run for 13 yds to the APP 42 for a
- Week 14 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.60Maquel Haywood run for 17 yds to the APP 47 for a
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.32Joey Aguilar pass complete to Maquel Haywood for 15 yds to the APP 40 for a
4 more plays
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.28Maquel Haywood run for 15 yds to the USA 45 for a
- Week 4 · South Alabama · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Maquel Haywood run for 2 yds for a TD (Michael Hughes KICK)
- Week 14 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.04Maquel Haywood run for 8 yds to the APP 43
- Week 6 · Marshall · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Joey Aguilar pass complete to Maquel Haywood for 17 yds to the MRSH 35 for a
Teams and coaches
2021Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2022Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2023App State9-5HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 28.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 15.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 19.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 26.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
51.1%
392 pass / 375 run
Plays / game
69.7
11 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
29 carries and 5 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2024 App State ClarkYear 4 · 7 games
- 2023 App State ClarkYear 3 · 12 games
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portalNavy to App State
- 2022 Navy NiumataloloYear 2 · 12 games
- 2021 Navy NiumataloloYear 1 · 7 games
Moves
- Transferred from Navy to App State, Dec 15, 2022.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Navy and App State, 961 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
2023 12 games
- Transferred to App Statefrom Navy
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021–2022
Navy
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Niumatalolo and Shawn Clark.