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Player Dossier
2008-2009Boston College
Josh Haden
RB • 5'8" • Ft. Washington, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Josh Haden leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Josh Haden built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Ft. Washington, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Josh Haden's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Josh Haden, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Boston College. Josh Haden leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 827
- Rushing yards
- 692
- Receiving yards
- 135
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Josh Haden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 827
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Boston College
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Friendly · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- Friendly · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 248 scrimmage yards · RB 219th (top 49%) · ACC 71st (top 34%) · National 762nd (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Boston College | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Boston College | 12 | 539 | 439 | 100 | 1 | 68.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Boston College | 7 | 248 | 213 | 35 | 1 | 44.7 |
Related Context
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Josh Haden played RB for Boston College. Across 2 tracked seasons, Josh Haden recorded 692 rushing yards, 135 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Boston College paired 579 primary output with 43.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Postseason · Boston College
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
48.3
Efficiency
43.9
Usage
20.7
Consistency
69.7
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 40. Kent State: 67. Georgia Tech: 42. Rhode Island: 17. NC State: 30. Virginia Tech: 44. North Carolina: 36. Clemson: 72. Notre Dame: 12. Florida State: 85. Wake Forest: 77. Maryland: 57
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 17 by 24.5. Kent State: 16 by 44.9. Georgia Tech: 9 by 46.8. Rhode Island: 3 by 59. NC State: 8 by 34.4. Virginia Tech: 10 by 44.7. North Carolina: 10 by 41. Clemson: 16 by 48.3. Notre Dame: 6 by 20.8. Florida State: 10 by 54.9. Wake Forest: 17 by 47.2. Maryland: 11 by 59.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins48.6 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses47.5 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
59.9 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Vanderbilt | L 14-16 | 17 | 40 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Maryland | W 28-21 | 8 | 49 | 6.10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Wake Forest | W 24-21 | 17 | 77 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Florida State | W 27-17 | 9 | 28 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 8.5 |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Notre Dame | W 17-0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Clemson | L 21-27 | 15 | 71 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ North Carolina | L 24-45 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3.6 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Virginia Tech | W 28-23 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ NC State | W 38-31 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Rhode Island | W 42-0 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Georgia Tech | L 16-19 | 8 | 35 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.7 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Kent State | W 21-0 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 |
Player Story
Josh Haden story
Josh Haden built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Ft. Washington, MD wearing No. 1, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Josh Haden's career was his backfield work: 692 rushing yards, 178 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 135 receiving yards across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Boston College. 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 135 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Haden 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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Boston College
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Boston College | 579 | 43.9 | 20.7 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Boston College | 579 | 43.9 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Boston College | 248 | 34.1 | 18 | -331 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wake Forest
Week 4 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93
Scrimmage Yards
78.4 takeover
93 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.
#2
vs Clemson
Week 10 · L 21-27 · Conference game
72
Scrimmage Yards
76 takeover
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game
77
Scrimmage Yards
73.4 takeover
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 1 · W 21-0
67
Scrimmage Yards
68 takeover
Win with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
67 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.
#5
@ Florida State
Week 12 · W 27-17 · Conference game
85
Scrimmage Yards
67.5 takeover
Win with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
85 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Boston College
579 primary output · 43.9 efficiency · 20.7 usage
68.2
#2
2008 Regular Season · Boston College
68.2
579 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 20.7 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Boston College
44.7
248 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 18 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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