Usage / Role
65%
Regular offensive contributor
Player Dossier
2020-2025Virginia
RB • 5'10" • 212 lbs • Johnston, IA, USA
Harrison Waylee leans balanced backfield option traits and 44 efficiency.
Usage / Role
65%
Regular offensive contributor
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a back
Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Wyoming
Snapshot
Player 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...
Read the storyHarrison Waylee, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Wyoming. Harrison Waylee leans balanced backfield option traits and 44 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 517 | 456 | 61 | 2 | 64.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 580 | 574 | 6 | 4 | 71.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 1,018 | 899 | 119 | 5 | 73.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wyoming | 10 | 94 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 81.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wyoming | 10 | 919 | 856 | 63 | 5 | 81.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wyoming | 4 | 328 | 323 | 5 | 1 | 55.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 13 | 80 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 50.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 13 | 515 | 488 | 27 | 5 | 50.3 |
Related Context
Harrison Waylee played RB for Northern Illinois, Wyoming, and Virginia. Across 6 tracked seasons, Harrison Waylee recorded 3,755 rushing yards, 296 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Northern Illinois.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Wyoming paired 1,013 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.8 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
92.5
Efficiency
49.8
Usage
29.6
Consistency
60.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Illinois: 90. Tulsa: 24. Vanderbilt: 49. Kentucky: 63. Ball State: 230. Toledo: 123. Eastern Michigan: 164. Ohio: 100. Central Michigan: 139. Miami (OH): 9. Akron: 27
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Illinois: 15 by 62.1. Tulsa: 6 by 37.9. Vanderbilt: 18 by 30.5. Kentucky: 18 by 36.5. Ball State: 31 by 78.8. Toledo: 23 by 35.3. Eastern Michigan: 17 by 90.2. Ohio: 19 by 55.6. Central Michigan: 21 by 70.1. Miami (OH): 6 by 15.6. Akron: 8 by 35.2
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11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
90.2 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Akron | L 12-44 | 8 | 27 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Thu 11/17 | vs Miami (OH) | L 23-29 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Central Michigan100 rush yards | L 22-35 | 20 | 136 | 6.80 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio | L 17-24 | 18 | 97 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 39-10 | 16 | 158 | 9.90 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9.6 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Toledo | L 32-52 | 13 | 27 | 2.10 | 0 | 10 | 96 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 38-44 | 30 | 230 | 7.70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Kentucky | L 23-31 | 18 | 63 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Vanderbilt | L 28-38 | 17 | 52 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Tulsa | L 35-38 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 34-27 | 14 | 83 | 5.90 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Player 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.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Northern Illinois
2020-2022
Opening stop
Wyoming
2023-2024
Peak year stop
Virginia
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 517 | 44.3 | 33.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 580 | 57.1 | 36.3 | 63 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1,018 | 49.8 | 29.6 | 438 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wyoming | 1,013 | 56.4 | 35.9 | -5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wyoming | 1,013 | 56.4 | 35.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Wyoming | 328 | 47.1 | 27.7 | -685 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 595 | 44 | 15.5 | 267 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 595 | 44 | 15.5 | 0 |
#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.
#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
14
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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