Player Dossier

2007-2009

Western Kentucky

Tyrell Hayden

RB • 5'7" • Lexington, KY, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Tyrell Hayden leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.

Usage / Role

27%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

21

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

14

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

39

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Player Story

Tyrell Hayden built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Lexington, KY wearing No. 1, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Tyrell Hayden's career was his backfield...

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Tyrell Hayden, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Tyrell Hayden leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,157
Rushing yards
1,117
Receiving yards
40
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Tyrell Hayden quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Kentucky · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,157
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 28 games
Best season
2007 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Top game
Middle Tennessee
Latest roster
No. 1 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
243 scrimmage yards · RB 221st (top 49%) · Sun Belt 65th (top 40%) · National 769th (top 37%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky76316310579.4
2008 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1028327112235.8
2009 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1024321528240.3

Related Context

Tyrell Hayden played RB for Western Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tyrell Hayden recorded 1,117 rushing yards, 40 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Western Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season

Western Kentucky paired 631 primary output with 52.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Loss with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

24.3

Efficiency

47.4

Usage

10.1

Consistency

46.4

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 15. South Florida: 4. Navy: 26. Florida International: 37. Louisiana: 5. Middle Tennessee: 18. North Texas: 84. UL Monroe: 9. Florida Atlantic: 21. Arkansas State: 24

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 7 by 22.3. South Florida: 1 by 41.7. Navy: 2 by 68.8. Florida International: 8 by 49.6. Louisiana: 3 by 17.4. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 27.4. North Texas: 7 by 100. UL Monroe: 2 by 46.9. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 50.3. Arkansas State: 5 by 50

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half17.4 · Games = 5 · -13.8 vs Second Half
Second Half31.2 · Games = 5 · +13.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

North Texas

Best efficiency game

100 vs North Texas

Result
Fri 12/4vs Arkansas StateL 20-245244.8014.8
Sat 11/28@ Florida AtlanticL 23-294215.300104.2
Sat 11/14@ UL MonroeL 18-21294.5004.5
Sat 10/31@ North TexasL 49-6878412112
Sat 10/24@ Middle TennesseeL 24-626162.700122.6
Sat 10/17vs LouisianaL 22-30351.7001.7
Sat 10/10vs Florida InternationalL 20-377344.900134.6
Sat 9/26@ NavyL 22-38133012313
Sat 9/12vs South FloridaL 13-3514404
Sat 9/5@ TennesseeL 7-637152.1002.1

Player Story

Tyrell Hayden story

Tyrell Hayden built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Lexington, KY wearing No. 1, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Tyrell Hayden's career was his backfield work: 1,117 rushing yards, 227 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 40 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 40 receiving yards and 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.

The arc is straightforward: Tyrell Hayden moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Western Kentucky

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky63152.330.5
2008 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky28336.413.3-348
2009 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky24347.410.1-40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 4 · W 20-17

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

144

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

144 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.

#2

vs North Texas

Week 10 · L 40-51

117

Scrimmage Yards

86.7 takeover

Loss with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117 scrimmage yards and 30.9 usage.

#3

@ Bowling Green

Week 5 · L 21-41

121

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Loss with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

121 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.

#4

@ North Texas

Week 9 · L 49-68 · Conference game

84

Scrimmage Yards

79.5 takeover

Loss with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

84 scrimmage yards and 13.5 usage.

#5

@ Georgia

Week 1

45

Scrimmage Yards

73.5 takeover

Game with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

45 scrimmage yards and — usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

631 primary output · 52.3 efficiency · 30.5 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

40.3

243 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 10.1 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

35.8

283 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 13.3 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games