Patrick Laird
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Running back, California, 2014–⁠18

Patrick Laird

Number
No. 28
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
San Luis Obispo, CA
Born
Aug 17, 1995, in San Luis Obispo, California

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Patrick Laird played running back at California (2014–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
1,127
Rushing yards, 2017 (California, 5–⁠7)
Best game
193 yards
At Oregon State, week 8, 2018: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

214rushing yards, career highvs. Oregon State, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Weber State, 20178catches, career highat Arizona, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014California362.003
2016California8597.4119
2017California1911,1275.9873
2018California2229484.3562
Career4242,1405.01473

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016California3−2−0.702
2017California453227.2154
2018California502855.7429
Career986056.2554

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014California28RBYr 1
2015California28RBYr 2
2016California28RBYr 3
2017California28RBYr 4
2018California28RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″205

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
2014California3-0.57––-1.7––
2016California110.68––7.5––
2017California2500.1765th (n=287)0.1242.830%-0.04
2018California2980.0116th (n=300)0.151.832%-0.03

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 California 13 games, 948 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.North CarolinaW 24–⁠17299514141
Sep 8atBYUW 21–⁠18103007531
Sep 15vs.Idaho StateW 45–⁠23112203220
Sep 29vs.OregonL 24–⁠4218921110
Oct 6atArizonaL 17–⁠24145408340
Oct 13vs.UCLAL 7–⁠37157814130
Oct 20atOregon StateW 49–⁠72219323481
Oct 27vs.WashingtonW 12–⁠10228304280
Nov 3atWashington StateL 13–⁠19184003350
Nov 10atUSCW 15–⁠14197105180
Nov 24vs.ColoradoW 33–⁠2118450361
Dec 1vs.StanfordL 13–⁠231911604160
Dec 26 ✦vs.TCUL 7–⁠1072901−30
2017 California 11 games, 1,127 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠303902591
Sep 9vs.Weber StateW 33–⁠20121913170
Sep 16vs.Ole MissW 27–⁠16227815280
Sep 23vs.USCL 20–⁠3015820340
Sep 30atOregonL 24–⁠45112805230
Oct 7atWashingtonL 7–⁠3821205280
Oct 21vs.ArizonaL 44–⁠452813025420
Oct 28atColoradoL 28–⁠44135204350
Nov 4vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠233321416190
Nov 18atStanfordL 14–⁠172015314470
Nov 24atUCLAL 27–⁠303217805300
2016 California 3 games, 59 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 5vs.WashingtonL 27–⁠664231120
Nov 12atWashington StateL 21–⁠5622202−40
Nov 26vs.UCLAW 36–⁠102140–––
2014 California 1 game, 6 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 55–⁠14360–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′11½″
Weight205 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′0″
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.14 s

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

In the NFL

3 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Miami Dolphins862168123204
2020Miami Dolphins9137201068
2021Miami Dolphins3140317
NFL career2076244136289

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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