Running back, Louisville (from Auburn), 2010–14
Michael Dyer
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Little Rock, AR
- Born
- Oct 13, 1990, in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Michael Dyer played running back at Auburn (2010–11) and Louisville (2013–14).
Career highs
180rushing yards, career highat Ole Miss, 20103rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida State, 2014Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2010 (Auburn); SEC champions, 2010
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | Auburn | 182 | 1,093 | 6.0 | 5 | 38 |
| 2011 | Auburn | 242 | 1,242 | 5.1 | 10 | 55 |
| 2013 | Louisville | 44 | 223 | 5.1 | 2 | 46 |
| 2014 | Louisville | 110 | 481 | 4.4 | 5 | 46 |
| Career | 578 | 3,039 | 5.3 | 22 | 55 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Auburn | 5 | RB | |
| 2011 | Auburn | 5 | RB | |
| 2013 | Louisville | 5 | RB | |
| 2014 | Louisville | 5 | RB | 5′9″ |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Louisville | 43 | -0.09 | – | – | -4.0 | 10% | – |
| 2014 | Louisville | – | 0.00 | – | – | -0.1 | – | 0.17 |
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
2014 Louisville 8 games, 481 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at | W 34–3 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 20–10 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 28–6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 30–18 | 24 | 173 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 31–42 | 28 | 134 | 3 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 38–19 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | W 31–28 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 44–40 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
2013 Louisville 7 games, 223 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 49–7 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 44–7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 27–13 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 72–0 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 30–7 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 24–10 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 35–38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2011 Auburn 12 games, 1,242 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–38 | 14 | 57 | 2 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 41–34 | 18 | 150 | 2 | 52 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 24–38 | 16 | 151 | 2 | 52 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 30–14 | 14 | 68 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 16–13 | 41 | 141 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 14–38 | 21 | 112 | 1 | 55 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 17–6 | 23 | 73 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 10–45 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 41–23 | 27 | 177 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 7–45 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 35–16 | 30 | 157 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 14–42 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
2010 Auburn 14 games, 1,093 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 52–26 | 14 | 95 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 17–14 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 27–24 | 16 | 69 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 35–27 | 23 | 100 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 52–3 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 37–34 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 65–43 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 38 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 24–17 | 15 | 100 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 51–31 | 21 | 180 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 62–24 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 37 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 49–31 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 28–27 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 56–17 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. | W 22–19 | 22 | 143 | 0 | 37 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8½″ |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts * |
| 2016 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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