Running back, Illinois (from Arkansas, East Carolina), 2017–⁠22

Chase Hayden

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Chase Hayden played running back at Arkansas (2017–⁠19), East Carolina (2020–⁠21) and Illinois (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

120rushing yards, career highvs. Florida A&M, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Arkansas613265.3440
2018Arkansas572514.4138
2019Arkansas12393.3015
2020East Carolina16623.9011
2021Illinois5183.606
2022Illinois22874.0023
Career1737834.5540

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Arkansas12323.0023
2018Arkansas11615.5020
2019Arkansas4123.006
2020East Carolina13131.0031
2022Illinois2126.008
Career191397.3031

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Arkansas22RBYr 1
2018Arkansas22RBYr 2
2019Arkansas22RBYr 3
2020East Carolina22RBYr 4
2021East Carolina22RBYr 5
2021Illinois22RBYr 5
2022Illinois22RBSr. (Yr 6)5′10″205

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
2017Arkansas600.1559th (n=287)0.129.013%0.10
2018Arkansas74-0.077th (n=300)0.15-5.210%-0.04
2019Arkansas18-0.38––-6.8––
2020East Carolina17-0.06––-1.1––
2021Illinois4-0.34––-1.4––
2022Illinois15-0.19––-2.8––

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

2022 Illinois 5 games, 87 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.WyomingW 38–⁠672809212
Sep 2atIndianaL 20–⁠231−100––
Sep 10vs.VirginiaW 24–⁠34903––
Sep 22vs.ChattanoogaW 31–⁠0423012––
Oct 15vs.MinnesotaW 26–⁠14628023––
2021 Illinois 2 games, 18 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.NebraskaW 30–⁠2241205––
Sep 11atVirginiaL 14–⁠421606––
2020 East Carolina 3 games, 62 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26vs.UCFL 28–⁠51942011131
Oct 3atGeorgia StateL 29–⁠4972009––
Oct 10atSouth FloridaW 44–⁠24––––––
2019 Arkansas 4 games, 39 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Portland StateW 20–⁠139280614
Sep 7atOle MissL 17–⁠311−6001−4
Sep 14vs.Colorado StateW 55–⁠34217015212
Sep 21vs.San José StateL 24–⁠31––––––
2018 Arkansas 11 games, 251 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 55–⁠20430312
Sep 8atColorado StateL 27–⁠341155018––
Sep 15vs.North TexasL 17–⁠445210613
Sep 22atAuburnL 3–⁠346110816
Sep 29vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠241101––
Oct 6vs.AlabamaL 31–⁠65218017226
Oct 13vs.Ole MissL 33–⁠371230017––
Oct 20vs.TulsaW 23–⁠094301017
Oct 27vs.VanderbiltL 31–⁠45570138517
Nov 17atMississippi StateL 6–⁠521−100––
Nov 23atMissouriL 0–⁠381000––
2017 Arkansas 7 games, 326 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Florida A&MW 49–⁠714120117––
Sep 9vs.TCUL 7–⁠282102––
Sep 23vs.Texas A&ML 43–⁠501377122––
Sep 30vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠24124829––
Oct 7atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠4892809––
Oct 14atAlabamaL 9–⁠41910010––
Oct 21vs.AuburnL 20–⁠52242040123

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

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