Running back, Memphis, 2010–⁠14

Brandon Hayes

Number
No. 38
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Brandon Hayes played running back at Memphis (2010–⁠14).

Career highs

199rushing yards, career highvs. Tulsa, 20143rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Tulsa, 2014

Team titles: American champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Memphis1185764.9646
2013Memphis2018604.3532
2014Memphis1969494.8551
Career5152,3854.61651

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Memphis11373.4017
2013Memphis201196.0220
2014Memphis161197.4318
Career472755.9520

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Memphis38RB
2011Memphis38RB
2012Memphis38RB
2013Memphis38RB
2014Memphis38RB5′8″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Memphis212-0.0614th (n=226)0.07-12.128%-0.04
2014Memphis2150.0733rd (n=253)0.1214.223%0.14

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Memphis 12 games, 949 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Austin PeayW 63–⁠01159119––
Sep 6atUCLAL 35–⁠42934011548
Sep 20vs.Middle TennesseeW 36–⁠1721990201−4
Sep 27atOle MissL 3–⁠242504––
Oct 11vs.HoustonL 24–⁠287340241−2
Oct 25atSMUW 48–⁠101499136––
Oct 31vs.TulsaW 40–⁠2029199351––
Nov 7atTempleW 16–⁠132675013224
Nov 15atTulaneW 38–⁠71747022––
Nov 22vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠2021189047318
Nov 29vs.UConnW 41–⁠101760012––
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUW 55–⁠482249012435
2013 Memphis 12 games, 860 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.DukeL 14–⁠28153905120
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeL 15–⁠17158101318
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 31–⁠71811413212
Oct 5vs.UCFL 17–⁠241273116––
Oct 12atHoustonL 15–⁠251272017326
Oct 19vs.SMUL 29–⁠341665112420
Oct 30vs.CincinnatiL 21–⁠341776131213
Nov 9vs.UT MartinW 21–⁠627105014215
Nov 16atSouth FloridaW 23–⁠102078116––
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 17–⁠242286020217
Nov 30vs.TempleL 21–⁠4116380104−2
Dec 7atUConnL 10–⁠451133014––
2012 Memphis 9 games, 576 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 22atDukeL 14–⁠38220019––
Oct 6vs.RiceW 14–⁠10651029––
Oct 13atEast CarolinaL 7–⁠4181403––
Oct 20vs.UCFL 17–⁠3517830364−15
Oct 27atSMUL 13–⁠44955136212
Nov 3atMarshallL 28–⁠382260014320
Nov 10vs.TulaneW 37–⁠231651016––
Nov 17atUABW 46–⁠919127346117
Nov 24vs.Southern MissW 42–⁠241911522013

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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