Michael Dyer: RB · Louisville · #5.
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Michael Dyer
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 173 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against NC State — Week 8, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 27.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 30.0% of his carries. 4 carries for 8 yds vs Syracuse; 24 for 173 vs NC State.
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 the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (37.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisville | 110 | 481 | 4.4 | 5 | 46 |
| Career | 110 | 481 | 4.4 | 5 | 46 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Louisville | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 32 |
| Career | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 32 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 34-3@ Florida International | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-10vs Wake Forest | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-6@ Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-18vs NC State | 24 | 173 | 7.2 | 1 | 46 | Season-high 173 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 31-42vs No. 2 Florida State | 28 | 134 | 4.8 | 3 | 20 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 11 | W 38-19@ Boston College | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28@ Notre Dame | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-40vs Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 110 | 481 | 4.4 | 5 | 46 |
Week 10 · 2014
L 31-42
134 rush yds (28 car) · 3 TD
With W. Gardner — 330 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 59.3 · D. Parker — 8 rec · 214 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%110 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 110 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% 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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 88.5 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 31.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 21.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 83.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bobby Petrino
Pass share
46.0%
427 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2014
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Louisville, 481 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gene Chizik, Charlie Strong and Bobby Petrino.
