Usage / Role
76%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018California
Patrick Laird
RB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Patrick Laird leans workhorse runner traits and 43.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Patrick Laird built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from San Luis Obispo, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with California. The clearest part of Patrick Laird's career was his backfield...
Read the storyPatrick Laird, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California. Patrick Laird leans workhorse runner traits and 43.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,745
- Rushing yards
- 2,140
- Receiving yards
- 605
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Patrick Laird quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,745
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,233 scrimmage yards · RB 38th (top 6%) · Pac-12 7th (top 3%) · National 51st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 3 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 1 | 41.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 11 | 1,449 | 1,127 | 322 | 9 | 80.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | California | 13 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 0 | 74.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 13 | 1,207 | 919 | 288 | 9 | 74.8 |
Related Context
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Patrick Laird played RB for California. Across 5 tracked seasons, Patrick Laird recorded 25 passing yards, 2,140 rushing yards, and 605 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
California paired 1,449 primary output with 59.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 59.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 81.8th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · California
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
131.7
Efficiency
59.5
Usage
35.5
Consistency
61.2
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 68. Weber State: 198. Ole Miss: 106. USC: 86. Oregon: 51. Washington: 40. Arizona: 172. Colorado: 87. Oregon State: 233. Stanford: 200. UCLA: 208
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 5 by 68.8. Weber State: 13 by 100. Ole Miss: 27 by 38.5. USC: 18 by 54.1. Oregon: 16 by 29.2. Washington: 7 by 61.3. Arizona: 33 by 50.7. Colorado: 17 by 46.3. Oregon State: 39 by 65.4. Stanford: 24 by 82.5. UCLA: 37 by 58.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins151.3 · Games = 4 · +30.7 vs Losses
Losses120.6 · Games = 7 · -30.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
100 vs Weber State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 27-30 | 32 | 178 | 5.60 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 5.6 |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Stanford100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 14-17 | 20 | 153 | 7.70 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 8.3 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Oregon State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 37-23 | 33 | 214 | 6.50 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Colorado | L 28-44 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 5.1 |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Arizona100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 44-45 | 28 | 130 | 4.60 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 5.2 |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Washington | L 7-38 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 5.7 |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Oregon | L 24-45 | 11 | 28 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs USC | L 20-30 | 15 | 82 | 5.50 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Ole Miss | W 27-16 | 22 | 78 | 3.50 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Weber State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 33-20 | 12 | 191 | 15.90 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15.2 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ North Carolina | W 35-30 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 13.6 |
Player Story
Patrick Laird story
Patrick Laird built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from San Luis Obispo, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with California. The clearest part of Patrick Laird's career was his backfield work: 2,140 rushing yards, 424 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 605 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with California. 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 25 passing yards, 605 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, 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 California.
The arc is straightforward: Patrick Laird 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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California
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 6 | 20.8 | 4.3 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 57 | 66.2 | 6.2 | 57 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 1,449 | 59.5 | 35.5 | 1,392 |
| 2018 Postseason | California | 1,233 | 43.9 | 37.4 | -216 |
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 1,233 | 43.9 | 37.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 8 · W 49-7 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
241
Scrimmage Yards
96.7 takeover
241 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.
#2
@ Stanford
Week 12 · L 14-17 · Conference game
200
Scrimmage Yards
89.4 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
200 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#3
vs Oregon State
Week 10 · W 37-23 · Conference game
233
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
233 scrimmage yards and 56.5 usage.
#4
vs Weber State
Week 2 · W 33-20
198
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
198 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
208
Scrimmage Yards
82.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
208 scrimmage yards and 55.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · California
1,449 primary output · 59.5 efficiency · 35.5 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · California
74.8
1,233 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 37.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · California
74.8
1,233 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 37.4 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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