Running back, Baylor (from Tennessee), 2013–⁠18

Jalen Hurd

Lettered 2018 (school media guide)

Number
No. 84
Height
6′4″
Weight
229 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Hendersonville, TN
Born
Jan 23, 1996, in Hendersonville, Tennessee

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Jalen Hurd played running back at Tennessee (2013–⁠16) and Baylor (2017–⁠18). The San Francisco 49ers took Hurd in round 3, No. 67 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,288
Rushing yards, 2015 (Tennessee, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 67
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

151rushing yards, career highat Missouri, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Bowling Green, 201511catches, career highvs. Kansas State, 2018136receiving yards, career highat UTSA, 2018

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Tennessee1908994.7543
2015Tennessee2771,2884.61248
2016Tennessee1224513.7328
2018Baylor482094.4337
Career6372,8474.52348

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Tennessee352216.3230
2015Tennessee221908.6237
2016Tennessee10818.1223
2018Baylor6994613.7438
Career1361,43810.61038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2013Tennessee84RBYr 1
2014Tennessee84RBYr 2
2015Tennessee84RBYr 3
2016Tennessee84RBYr 4
2017Baylor84RBYr 5
2018Baylor84RBSr. (Yr 6)6′4″229

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
2014Tennessee2310.0633rd (n=253)0.1214.623%0.13
2015Tennessee3040.1043rd (n=268)0.1229.830%0.15
2016Tennessee137-0.094th (n=259)0.13-12.729%0.02
2018Baylor1470.5599th (n=300)0.1581.016%0.19

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

2018 Baylor 12 games, 209 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Abilene ChristianW 55–⁠27–––4581
Sep 8atUTSAW 37–⁠20–––81361
Sep 15vs.DukeL 27–⁠4011206570
Sep 22vs.KansasW 26–⁠741904600
Sep 29atOklahomaL 33–⁠66612191041
Oct 6vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠348561111350
Oct 13atTexasL 17–⁠2361315720
Oct 25atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠5822003380
Nov 3vs.Oklahoma StateW 35–⁠3192707961
Nov 10atIowa StateL 14–⁠2884605810
Nov 17vs.TCUL 9–⁠164404680
Nov 24vs.Texas TechW 35–⁠24–––3410
2016 Tennessee 7 games, 451 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.App StateW 20–⁠13281101160
Sep 10vs.Virginia TechW 45–⁠2422990110
Sep 17vs.OhioW 28–⁠1915611–––
Sep 24vs.FloridaW 38–⁠28269502251
Oct 1atGeorgiaW 34–⁠31104203501
Oct 15vs.AlabamaL 10–⁠49132803−10
Oct 29atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠248161–––
2015 Tennessee 13 games, 1,288 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Bowling GreenW 59–⁠30231233–––
Sep 12vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠31241091–––
Sep 19vs.Western CarolinaW 55–⁠10116812121
Sep 26atFloridaL 27–⁠28281022170
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 20–⁠24199003510
Oct 10vs.GeorgiaW 38–⁠31218003150
Oct 24atAlabamaL 14–⁠1918921–––
Oct 31atKentuckyW 52–⁠21186111371
Nov 7vs.South CarolinaW 27–⁠24239003130
Nov 14vs.North TexasW 24–⁠0157212230
Nov 21atMissouriW 19–⁠83415102−30
Nov 28vs.VanderbiltW 53–⁠281912014350
Jan 1 ✦vs.NorthwesternW 45–⁠6241301100
2014 Tennessee 13 games, 899 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠7112902161
Sep 6vs.Arkansas StateW 34–⁠1923831–––
Sep 13atOklahomaL 10–⁠34149702240
Sep 27atGeorgiaL 32–⁠352411913190
Oct 4vs.FloridaL 9–⁠1010390430
Oct 11vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠10270–––
Oct 18atOle MissL 3–⁠34134002190
Oct 25vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠34165906270
Nov 1atSouth CarolinaW 45–⁠422112507581
Nov 15vs.KentuckyW 50–⁠162411811110
Nov 22vs.MissouriL 21–⁠29114006400
Nov 29atVanderbiltW 24–⁠175210–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.IowaW 45–⁠28161222240

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′4¾″
Weight226 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size10¼″
40-yard dash4.64 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press23 reps
20-yard shuttle4.15 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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