Running back, Kentucky (from Nebraska), 2010–⁠14

Braylon Heard

Lettered 2014 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Youngstown, OH

Braylon Heard played running back at Nebraska (2010–⁠12) and Kentucky (2013–⁠14).

Career highs

116rushing yards, career highvs. UT Martin, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UT Martin, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Nebraska251144.6125
2012Nebraska523486.7327
2014Kentucky723665.1473
Career1498285.6873

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Nebraska111.001
2012Nebraska3186.0020
2014Kentucky211085.1021
Career251275.1021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Nebraska5RB
2012Nebraska5RB
2013Kentucky5RB
2014Kentucky5RB5′11″

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
2014Kentucky970.0221st (n=253)0.121.612%0.11

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 Kentucky 11 games, 366 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.UT MartinW 59–⁠1421162–––
Sep 13atFloridaL 30–⁠3612390120
Sep 27vs.VanderbiltW 17–⁠715620260
Oct 4vs.South CarolinaW 45–⁠3866713210
Oct 11vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠143−20280
Oct 18atLSUL 3–⁠413402−50
Oct 25vs.Mississippi StateL 31–⁠4551304280
Nov 1atMissouriL 10–⁠201003100
Nov 8vs.GeorgiaL 31–⁠63133612160
Nov 15atTennesseeL 16–⁠506170110
Nov 29atLouisvilleL 40–⁠4461401210
2012 Nebraska 12 games, 348 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠203341–––
Sep 8atUCLAL 30–⁠3632101−30
Sep 15vs.Arkansas StateW 42–⁠1310540110
Sep 22vs.Idaho StateW 73–⁠77741–––
Sep 29vs.WisconsinW 30–⁠27210–––
Oct 6atOhio StateL 38–⁠6352401200
Oct 20atNorthwesternW 29–⁠281180–––
Nov 10vs.Penn StateW 32–⁠233250–––
Nov 17vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠147180–––
Nov 23atIowaW 13–⁠74460–––
Dec 1vs.WisconsinL 31–⁠706281–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 31–⁠45150–––
2011 Nebraska 5 games, 114 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.ChattanoogaW 40–⁠73120110
Sep 17vs.WashingtonW 51–⁠385340–––
Sep 24atWyomingW 38–⁠149331–––
Oct 22atMinnesotaW 41–⁠147420–––
Oct 29vs.Michigan StateW 24–⁠31−70–––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height5′9⅝″
Weight198 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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