Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | W 22-10@ Clemson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
#23
Tikey Hayes
Freshman running back for Nebraska. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 204 lb · Aliquippa, PA
Transferred Penn State → Nebraska for 2026
How he plays
Yards / carry: 86th percentile.
The numbers
18
rushing yards · 2025
6 per carry
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 18 rush yds, vs Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Nebraska. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2025.
- Transferred from Penn State to Nebraska in 2026.
- Tikey Hayes dismissed from Nebraska (Aug 17) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
9.9own fans
0rival fans
Also checked out fine:
In Their Words
140 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Penn State transfer RB Tikey Hayes has committed to Nebraska”
reddit/Huskers · fan post, verbatim
Tikey Hayes
Penn State to Nebraska — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 18 rush yds against Clemson — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Aliquippa
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Penn State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nebraska
2025Penn State
2026Nebraska
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (86th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 18.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology