Quarterback, Ball State (from Alabama, Arkansas State, Texas State), 2018–⁠23

Layne Hatcher

Lettered 2023 (school media guide)

Number
No. 3
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Little Rock, AR

Layne Hatcher played quarterback at Alabama (2018), Arkansas State (2019–⁠21), Texas State (2022) and Ball State (2023).

At a glance

Best season
2,954
Passing yards, 2019 (Arkansas State, 8–⁠5)
Best game
440 yards
At Troy, week 5, 2019: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

444passing yards, career highat UL Monroe, 20215touchdown passes, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2020

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 2018

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

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Arkansas State20431065.82,9549.52710
2020Arkansas State11719560.02,05810.6192
2021Arkansas State20134158.92,4237.11913
2022Texas State27344062.02,6546.01910
2023Ball State659866.35835.940
Career8601,38462.110,6727.78835

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Arkansas State79460.6122
2020Arkansas State43150.3015
2021Arkansas State50−54−1.1140
2022Texas State50−151−3.0112
2023Ball State20−53−2.618
Career242−197−0.8440

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Arkansas State220000
2020Arkansas State210000
2023Ball State100000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Alabama3QBYr 1
2019Arkansas State3QBYr 2
2020Arkansas State3QBYr 3
2021Arkansas State3QBYr 4
2022Texas State3QBYr 5
2023Ball State3QBSr. (Yr 6)6′0″210

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. passAdj. rush
2019Arkansas State3860.3784th (n=155)0.27142.854%0.420.07
2020Arkansas State2380.4689th (n=116)0.27110.228%0.59–
2021Arkansas State3550.2531st (n=145)0.3390.250%0.30–
2022Texas State4690.1712th (n=250)0.3280.759%0.26–
2023Ball State1150.13––14.830%0.22–

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

2023 Ball State 6 games, 583 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atKentuckyL 14–⁠44683600−13
Sep 9atGeorgiaL 3–⁠45101682007
Sep 16vs.Indiana StateW 45–⁠701000−6
Sep 30atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠42263731630−39
Oct 7atEastern MichiganL 10–⁠24203313210−2
Nov 18vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠3331700–
2022 Texas State 12 games, 2,654 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atNevadaL 14–⁠38335128922−43
Sep 10vs.Florida InternationalW 41–⁠12153022631−6
Sep 17atBaylorL 7–⁠42243618610−15
Sep 24vs.Houston ChristianW 34–⁠0274136241−28
Oct 1atJames MadisonL 13–⁠40132714012−8
Oct 8vs.App StateW 36–⁠24263528121−21
Oct 15atTroyL 14–⁠17213220710−3
Oct 22vs.Southern MissL 14–⁠20254225421−12
Nov 5atUL MonroeL 30–⁠3129412372012
Nov 12atSouth AlabamaL 21–⁠38244214311−18
Nov 19vs.Arkansas StateW 16–⁠132336196003
Nov 26vs.LouisianaL 13–⁠41132713301−12
2021 Arkansas State 11 games, 2,423 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Central ArkansasW 40–⁠211212150408
Sep 11vs.MemphisL 50–⁠552338276100
Sep 18atWashingtonL 3–⁠526114401−3
Oct 2atGeorgia SouthernL 33–⁠598181512140
Oct 7vs.Coastal CarolinaL 20–⁠521329185212
Oct 21vs.LouisianaL 27–⁠281631300304
Oct 30atSouth AlabamaL 13–⁠31193718603−28
Nov 6vs.App StateL 14–⁠48173013723−28
Nov 13atUL MonroeW 27–⁠24345044422−2
Nov 20atGeorgia StateL 20–⁠28284827312−40
Nov 27vs.Texas StateL 22–⁠24253727720−7
2020 Arkansas State 11 games, 2,058 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atMemphisL 24–⁠37142116600−13
Sep 12atKansas StateW 35–⁠31686120−4
Oct 3atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠52122318411−4
Oct 10vs.Central ArkansasW 50–⁠2710191533016
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠52212833240−14
Oct 22atApp StateL 17–⁠45916178014
Oct 31vs.TroyL 10–⁠3811201661013
Nov 7atLouisianaL 20–⁠2751097103
Nov 21atTexas StateL 45–⁠47102225420−6
Nov 28vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠388141410022
Dec 5vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠15111432650−2
2019 Arkansas State 10 games, 2,954 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14atGeorgiaL 0–⁠55355301−1
Sep 28atTroyW 50–⁠4325354404220
Oct 5atGeorgia StateL 38–⁠522132299423
Oct 17vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠37233430321−16
Oct 26vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠1418281582021
Nov 2atUL MonroeW 48–⁠412128307213
Nov 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 28–⁠272435305324
Nov 23vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠33192435440−18
Nov 29atSouth AlabamaL 30–⁠34233834220−7
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠2627513934137

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′10¼″
Weight213 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅛″
Vertical jump28″
Broad jump8′3″
3-cone drill7.58 s
20-yard shuttle4.52 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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