
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
Career highs
8catches, best game on fileat Mississippi State, 201693receiving yards, best game on fileat Georgia, 2017Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South Carolina | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 0 | 47 |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 48 | 616 | 12.8 | 1 | 47 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 44 | 559 | 12.7 | 2 | 62 |
| On file (2015–17) | 100 | 1,281 | 12.8 | 3 | 62 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| On file (2015–17) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South Carolina | 81 | TE | ||
| 2016 | South Carolina | 81 | TE | ||
| 2017 | South Carolina | 81 | TE | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South Carolina | 11 | 0.88 | – | – | 9.7 | – |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 74 | 0.44 | 34th (n=489) | 0.52 | 32.8 | 8% |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 68 | 0.50 | 47th (n=507) | 0.52 | 34.2 | 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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2017 South Carolina 13 games, 44 catches, 559 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 35–28 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 31–13 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 13–23 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 17–16 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 17–24 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 48–22 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 62 | 12 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 15–9 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 34–27 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 10–24 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 28–20 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 31–10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 10–34 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 26–19 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 23 | −6 |
2016 South Carolina 13 games, 48 catches, 616 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 13–10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 14–27 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 20–15 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 10–17 | 7 | 84 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 13–24 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 14–28 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 34–28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 31–21 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 7–20 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 47 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 44–31 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 7–56 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 39–46 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 25 | – |
2015 South Carolina 5 games, 8 catches, 106 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | at | L 24–45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | L 28–35 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 47 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 24–27 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 14–24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 22–23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ |
| Weight | 250 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 16 repsW |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 13 | 163 | 1 |
| 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 30 | 349 | 2 |
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 56 | 571 | 6 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 26 | 221 | 3 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 52 | 414 | 2 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 18 | 184 | 1 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| NFL career | 82 | 203 | 1,975 | 15 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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