Nathan Hayes

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.

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

2026 North Dakota State 7 games, 1,272 passing yards, 10 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 29	vs.Jacksonville State	W 33–⁠7	14	22	160	2	1	14
Sep 5	vs.Fordham	W 38–⁠0	18	22	210	2	0	−2
Sep 12	atAir Force	W 38–⁠32	15	23	228	2	1	17
Sep 19	atSacramento State	W 31–⁠10	14	24	210	1	0	14
Oct 3	vs.Wyoming	W 28–⁠0	14	25	187	0	0	79
Oct 10	atUNLV	L 7–⁠13	12	22	124	1	3	33
Oct 17	vs.Nevada	W 31–⁠17	19	25	153	2	0	42

2025 North Dakota State 10 games, 381 passing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 30	atThe Citadel	W 38–⁠0	5	5	71	1	0	3
Sep 6	atTennessee State	W 59–⁠3	2	6	72	1	1	–
Sep 13	vs.Southeast Missouri State	W 41–⁠14	0	1	0	0	0	–
Sep 27	vs.South Dakota	W 51–⁠13	1	1	0	0	0	–
Oct 11	vs.Southern Illinois	W 45–⁠17	3	3	33	0	0	–
Oct 18	atIndiana State	W 38–⁠7	1	2	12	0	0	1
Oct 25	atSouth Dakota State	W 38–⁠7	–	–	–	–	–	39
Nov 15	vs.Northern Iowa	W 48–⁠16	3	8	56	0	0	34
Nov 22	vs.St. Thomas (MN)	W 62–⁠7	8	11	118	2	0	8
Dec 6	vs.Illinois State	L 28–⁠29	2	7	19	0	0	3

2024 North Dakota State 4 games, 214 passing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 7	vs.Tennessee State	W 52–⁠3	–	–	–	–	–	51
Oct 26	atMurray State	W 59–⁠6	9	15	141	2	0	15
Nov 2	vs.Northern Iowa	W 42–⁠19	1	1	17	0	0	2
Nov 16	vs.Missouri State	W 59–⁠21	2	3	56	1	0	22

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