Running back, App State (from Navy), 2021–⁠24

Maquel Haywood

Number
No. 28
Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Wake Forest, NC

Maquel Haywood played running back at Navy (2021–⁠22) and App State (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

95rushing yards, career highat SMU, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Navy9222.407
2022Navy734736.5044
2023App State603185.3231
2024App State291485.1118
Career1719615.6344

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Navy133721
2022Navy193460
2023App State2300
2024App State91820
Career439301

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Navy12424.0024
2022Navy813717.1243
2024App State55210.4017
Career1421315.2243

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Navy550000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Navy28RBFr.
2022Navy28RBSo.
2023App State28RBJr.
2024App State28RBSr.5′8″195

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
2021Navy10-0.14––-1.4––
2022Navy900.2986th (n=470)0.1426.211%0.25
2023App State590.20––11.78%0.16
2024App State260.15––3.99%–

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

2024 App State 7 games, 148 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.East Tennessee StateW 38–⁠104190––
Sep 7atClemsonL 20–⁠66350––
Sep 14atEast CarolinaW 21–⁠19–––232
Sep 19vs.South AlabamaL 14–⁠487471352
Oct 5atMarshallL 37–⁠526240––
Nov 23vs.James MadisonW 34–⁠203190131
Nov 30atGeorgia SouthernL 20–⁠296340367
2023 App State 12 games, 318 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Gardner-WebbW 45–⁠2411450––
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaL 34–⁠4010420––
Sep 16vs.East CarolinaW 43–⁠28500––
Sep 23atWyomingL 19–⁠228310––
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaL 24–⁠276410––
Oct 21atOld DominionL 21–⁠28120––
Oct 28vs.Southern MissW 48–⁠383111––
Nov 4vs.MarshallW 31–⁠95420––
Nov 11atGeorgia StateW 42–⁠144450––
Nov 18atJames MadisonW 26–⁠231−20––
Nov 25vs.Georgia SouthernW 55–⁠276611––
Dec 16 ✦vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠9–––230
2022 Navy 12 games, 473 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.DelawareL 7–⁠146280121
Sep 10vs.MemphisL 13–⁠378540247
Sep 24atEast CarolinaW 23–⁠2013670247
Oct 1atAir ForceL 10–⁠138320––
Oct 8vs.TulsaW 53–⁠216220222
Oct 14atSMUL 34–⁠408950––
Oct 22vs.HoustonL 20–⁠385510372
Oct 29vs.TempleW 27–⁠207450221
Nov 5atCincinnatiL 10–⁠202120240
Nov 12vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠35390353
Nov 19atUCFW 17–⁠143360223
Dec 10vs.ArmyL 17–⁠204220––
2021 Navy 7 games, 13 returns, 372 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 9vs.SMUL 24–⁠31–––238
Oct 23vs.CincinnatiL 20–⁠27–––392
Oct 29atTulsaW 20–⁠17–––137
Nov 6atNotre DameL 6–⁠34130360
Nov 20vs.East CarolinaL 35–⁠38–––198
Nov 27atTempleW 38–⁠144100––
Dec 11vs.ArmyW 17–⁠13490347

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

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