Player Career

Harrison Waylee Career Story

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

Player Story

Harrison Waylee story

Harrison Waylee built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Johnston, IA wearing No. 21, spending time with Northern Illinois, Virginia, and Wyoming. The clearest part of Harrison Waylee's career was his backfield work: 3,755 rushing yards, 718 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 296 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Northern Illinois. 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 296 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois, Virginia, and Wyoming.

The arc is straightforward: Harrison Waylee 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

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

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wyoming

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Virginia

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois51744.333.4
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois58057.136.363
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1,01849.829.6438
2023 PostseasonWyoming1,01356.435.9-5
2023 Regular SeasonWyoming1,01356.435.90
2024 Regular SeasonWyoming32847.127.7-685
2025 PostseasonVirginia5954415.5267
2025 Regular SeasonVirginia5954415.50

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Wyoming to VirginiaG5/FCS to P476.8Apr 27, 2025
2023Northern Illinois to WyomingG5/FCS to G5/FCS15Dec 2, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico

Week 5 · W 35-26 · Conference game

Win with 191 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

191

Scrimmage Yards

98.1 takeover

191 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 5 · L 38-44 · Conference game

230

Scrimmage Yards

92.9 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

230 scrimmage yards and 41.9 usage.

#3

vs App State

Week 4 · W 22-19

163

Scrimmage Yards

91 takeover

Win with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

163 scrimmage yards and 56.3 usage.

#4

vs Wyoming

Week 2 · L 43-50

185

Scrimmage Yards

90.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

185 scrimmage yards and 47.4 usage.

#5

@ New Mexico

Week 10 · W 49-45 · Conference game

170

Scrimmage Yards

88.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

170 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Wyoming

1,013 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 35.9 usage

81.8

#2

2023 Regular Season · Wyoming

81.8

1,013 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 35.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

73.8

1,018 primary · 49.8 efficiency · 29.6 usage

Milestones

14

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games