Player Career

Chase Hayden Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Chase Hayden story

Chase Hayden built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas, East Carolina, and Illinois. The clearest part of Chase Hayden's career was his backfield work: 783 rushing yards, 173 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 139 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 139 receiving yards and 26 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chase Hayden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    East Carolina

    2020-2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Illinois

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas34948.315.3
2018 Regular SeasonArkansas31235.910.7-37
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas5137.77-261
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina9344.79.142
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois1846.94.2-75
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina1846.94.20
2022 Regular SeasonIllinois9935.16.981

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021East Carolina to IllinoisG5/FCS to P474Dec 9, 2020

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida A&M

Week 1 · W 49-7

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120

Scrimmage Yards

83.8 takeover

120 scrimmage yards and 23 usage.

#2

vs Vanderbilt

Week 9 · L 31-45 · Conference game

87

Scrimmage Yards

80.4 takeover

Loss with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

87 scrimmage yards and 19.2 usage.

#3

vs UCF

Week 4 · L 28-51 · Conference game

73

Scrimmage Yards

67.2 takeover

Loss with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

73 scrimmage yards and 14.7 usage.

#4

vs Colorado State

Week 3 · W 55-34

29

Scrimmage Yards

63.9 takeover

Win with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

29 scrimmage yards and 7.3 usage.

#5

vs Texas A&M

Week 4 · L 43-50 · Conference game

77

Scrimmage Yards

63.3 takeover

Loss with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

77 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Arkansas

349 primary output · 48.3 efficiency · 15.3 usage

62.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Arkansas

51

312 primary · 35.9 efficiency · 10.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Illinois

36.4

99 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games