Hayden Hurst with the Atlanta Falcons, 2021
With the Atlanta Falcons, 2021. Photo: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, South Carolina, to 2017

Hayden Hurst

Number
No. 81
Height
6′5″
Weight
250 lb
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL
Born
Aug 24, 1993

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Hayden Hurst played tight end at South Carolina (to 2017). The Baltimore Ravens took Hurst in the first round, No. 25 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
616
Receiving yards, 2016 (South Carolina, 6–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 25
Overall, 2018 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Career highs

8catches, best game on fileat Mississippi State, 201693receiving yards, best game on fileat Georgia, 2017

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015South Carolina810613.3047
2016South Carolina4861612.8147
2017South Carolina4455912.7262
On file (2015–⁠17)1001,28112.8362

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016South Carolina430000
2017South Carolina210000
On file (2015–⁠17)640000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015South Carolina81TE
2016South Carolina81TE
2017South Carolina81TE6′5″250

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015South Carolina110.88––9.7–
2016South Carolina740.4434th (n=489)0.5232.88%
2017South Carolina680.5047th (n=507)0.5234.28%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 South Carolina 13 games, 44 catches, 559 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.NC StateW 35–⁠281−200–
Sep 9atMissouriW 31–⁠133691392
Sep 16vs.KentuckyL 13–⁠23439019–
Sep 23vs.Louisiana TechW 17–⁠16339018–
Sep 30atTexas A&ML 17–⁠24676027–
Oct 7vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠2227616212
Oct 14atTennesseeW 15–⁠9––––4
Oct 28vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠274310166
Nov 4atGeorgiaL 10–⁠24793035–
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 28–⁠2055902311
Nov 18vs.WoffordW 31–⁠10310061
Nov 25vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠34328016–
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 26–⁠19341023−6
2016 South Carolina 13 games, 48 catches, 616 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atVanderbiltW 13–⁠10217011–
Sep 10atMississippi StateL 14–⁠27868022–
Sep 17vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠15243036–
Sep 24atKentuckyL 10–⁠17784030–
Oct 1vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠24590036–
Oct 9vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠28686035–
Oct 22vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠281909–
Oct 29vs.TennesseeW 24–⁠211909–
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 31–⁠21320014–
Nov 12atFloridaL 7–⁠20363047–
Nov 19vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠31115015–
Nov 26atClemsonL 7–⁠563260199
Dec 29 ✦vs.South FloridaL 39–⁠46686125–
2015 South Carolina 5 games, 8 catches, 106 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 10atLSUL 24–⁠451909–
Oct 31atTexas A&ML 28–⁠35147047–
Nov 7atTennesseeL 24–⁠27229017–
Nov 14vs.FloridaL 14–⁠2421208–
Nov 21vs.The CitadelL 22–⁠232906–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′4½″
Weight250 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.67 s
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press16 repsW
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 82 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Baltimore Ravens9131631
2019Baltimore Ravens16303492
2020Atlanta Falcons16565716
2021Atlanta Falcons12262213
2022Cincinnati Bengals13524142
2023Carolina Panthers9181841
2024Los Angeles Chargers78730
NFL career822031,97515

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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