Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Colorado
Dallan Hayden
RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Dallan Hayden leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Dallan Hayden built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Colorado and Ohio State. The clearest part of Dallan Hayden's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Dallan Hayden, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Ohio State. Dallan Hayden leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,353
- Rushing yards
- 1,185
- Receiving yards
- 168
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Dallan Hayden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,353
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Christian Brothers · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Christian Brothers · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 341 scrimmage yards · RB 276th (top 38%) · Big 12 90th (top 28%) · National 725th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 533 | 510 | 23 | 5 | 60.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 108 | 110 | -2 | 1 | 37.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 11 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 11 | 290 | 196 | 94 | 1 | 51.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Colorado | 8 | 341 | 326 | 15 | 1 | 54.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado to Memphis | P4 to G5/FCS | 78.2 | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 2024 | Ohio State to Colorado | P4 to P4 | 79.6 | Apr 16, 2024 |
Dallan Hayden played RB for Ohio State and Colorado. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dallan Hayden recorded 1,185 rushing yards, 168 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Ohio State paired 576 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Colorado.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
57.6
Efficiency
45.4
Usage
19.1
Consistency
40.6
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 43. Arkansas State: 26. Toledo: 108. Wisconsin: 31. Rutgers: 28. Michigan State: 70. Iowa: 5. Indiana: 102. Maryland: 156. Michigan: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 9 by 49.8. Arkansas State: 6 by 38.4. Toledo: 17 by 66.2. Wisconsin: 8 by 40.4. Rutgers: 9 by 32.4. Michigan State: 14 by 52.1. Iowa: 2 by 26. Indiana: 19 by 55.9. Maryland: 29 by 56.2. Michigan: 2 by 36.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins65.8 · Games = 8 · +40.8 vs Losses
Losses25 · Games = 2 · -40.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
66.2 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1/1 | @ Georgia | L 41-42 | 9 | 43 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan | L 23-45 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Maryland100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 43-30 | 27 | 146 | 5.40 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Indiana100 rush yards | W 56-14 | 19 | 102 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Iowa | W 54-10 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Michigan State | W 49-20 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Rutgers | W 49-10 | 9 | 28 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Wisconsin | W 52-21 | 8 | 31 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Toledo100 rush yards | W 77-21 | 17 | 108 | 6.40 | 1 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Arkansas State | W 45-12 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4.3 |
Player Story
Dallan Hayden story
Dallan Hayden built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Colorado and Ohio State. The clearest part of Dallan Hayden's career was his backfield work: 1,185 rushing yards, 264 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 168 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Ohio State. 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 168 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado and Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Dallan Hayden 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
Ohio State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Ohio State | 576 | 45.4 | 19.1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 576 | 45.4 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 108 | 38.8 | 11.8 | -468 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 328 | 35.4 | 14.2 | 220 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 328 | 35.4 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Colorado | 341 | 44.9 | 16.6 | 13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 12 · W 43-30 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
156
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
156 scrimmage yards and 47.5 usage.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 7 · W 41-7 · Conference game
76
Scrimmage Yards
76 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.
#3
@ No. 37 TCU
Week 6 · L 21-35 · Conference game
71
Scrimmage Yards
75.3 takeover
Loss with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
71 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 2 · L 10-28
59
Scrimmage Yards
73.2 takeover
Loss with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59 scrimmage yards and 15.6 usage.
#5
vs No. 60 Arizona State
Week 13 · L 17-42 · Conference game
61
Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Ohio State
576 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 19.1 usage
60.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
60.1
576 primary · 45.4 efficiency · 19.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Colorado
54.8
341 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 16.6 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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