Player Dossier

2015-2017

South Carolina

Hayden Hurst

TE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Hayden Hurst reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

19.1

Efficiency

69.2

Consistency

61.6

Season Value

62.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Hayden Hurst, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina. Hayden Hurst reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

South Carolina paired 616 primary output with 77.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 69.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2017 Postseason · South Carolina

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

43

Efficiency

69.2

Usage

19.1

Consistency

61.6

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 41. NC State: -2. Missouri: 69. Kentucky: 39. Louisiana Tech: 39. Texas A&M: 76. Arkansas: 76. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 31. Georgia: 93. Florida: 59. Unknown: 10. Clemson: 28

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 3 by 91.1. NC State: 1 by 0. Missouri: 3 by 100. Kentucky: 4 by 65. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 86.7. Texas A&M: 6 by 84.4. Arkansas: 2 by 100. Vanderbilt: 4 by 51.7. Georgia: 7 by 88.6. Florida: 5 by 78.7. Unknown: 3 by 22.2. Clemson: 3 by 62.2

Split Comparison

Wins39.1 · n=8 · -19.9 vs Losses
Losses59 · n=4 · +19.9 vs Wins
First Half48.3 · n=7 · +11.5 vs Second Half
Second Half36.8 · n=6 · -11.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Georgia

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas

Result
Mon 1/1vs MichiganW 26-19341713.70023
Sun 11/26vs ClemsonL 10-343289.39.30016
Sat 11/18vs Unknown3102.83.3006
Sat 11/11vs FloridaW 28-2055911.711.80023
Sat 11/4@ GeorgiaL 10-2479313.313.30035
Sat 10/28vs VanderbiltW 34-274317.47.80016
Sat 10/14@ TennesseeW 15-94
Sat 10/7vs ArkansasW 48-222762238162
Sat 9/30@ Texas A&ML 17-2467612.712.70027
Sat 9/23vs Louisiana TechW 17-163391313018
Sat 9/16vs KentuckyL 13-234399.89.80019
Sat 9/9@ MissouriW 31-1336917.823139
Sat 9/2vs NC StateW 35-281-2-2-200

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    South Carolina

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina10665.39
2016 PostseasonSouth Carolina61677.419510
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina61677.4190
2017 PostseasonSouth Carolina55969.219.1-57
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina55969.219.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas A&M

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

90

Primary metric

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Georgia

93

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 88.6 efficiency score.

#3

Kentucky

84

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#4

Georgia

86

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#5

South Florida

86

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · South Carolina

616 primary output · 77.4 efficiency · 19 usage

63.9

#2

2016 Regular Season · South Carolina

63.9

616 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 19 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · South Carolina

62.2

559 primary · 69.2 efficiency · 19.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,281

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Hayden Hurst quick answers

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
1,281