Usage Score
14.9
Player Dossier
2011-2014Nebraska
Braylon Heard
RB • 5'11" • Youngstown, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Braylon Heard leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Efficiency
38.3
Consistency
59.5
Season Value
52.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Nebraska • Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
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.
Braylon Heard, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Kentucky. Braylon Heard leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 474 primary output with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nebraska, Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2014 Regular Season · Kentucky
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
43.1
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
14.9
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 116. Florida: 41. Vanderbilt: 68. South Carolina: 88. UL Monroe: 6. LSU: -1. Mississippi State: 41. Missouri: 10. Georgia: 52. Tennessee: 18. Louisville: 35
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. Unknown: 2 by 100. Florida: 13 by 33.5. Vanderbilt: 17 by 42.5. South Carolina: 9 by 90.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 5. LSU: 5 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 9 by 35.2. Missouri: 4 by 10.4. Georgia: 15 by 31.8. Tennessee: 7 by 28.4. Louisville: 7 by 35.4
Split Comparison
Wins54 · n=3 · +26 vs Losses
Losses28 · n=7 · -26 vs Wins
First Half53 · n=6 · +21.8 vs Second Half
Second Half31.2 · n=5 · -21.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
100 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Louisville | L 40-44 | 6 | 14 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Tennessee | L 16-50 | 6 | 17 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Georgia | L 31-63 | 13 | 36 | 2.80 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Missouri | L 10-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Mississippi State | L 31-45 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ LSU | L 3-41 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | 2 | -5 | -0.2 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UL Monroe | W 48-14 | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs South Carolina | W 45-38 | 6 | 67 | 11.20 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9.8 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Vanderbilt | W 17-7 | 15 | 62 | 4.10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Florida | L 30-36 | 12 | 39 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown100 rush yards · 2+ TD | — | 2 | 116 | 58 | 2 | — | — | 58 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Nebraska
2011-2012
Opening stop
- 2
Kentucky
2013-2014
Final stop
Season Progression
20112012201220132014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Nebraska | 115 | 42 | 8.5 | — |
| 2012 Postseason | Nebraska | 366 | 65.4 | 7.1 | 251 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Nebraska | 366 | 65.4 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -366 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 474 | 38.3 | 14.9 | 474 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74
Primary metric
74 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.
#2
Unknown
116
Primary metric
Game with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 4.2 usage.
#3
South Carolina
88
Primary metric
Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#4
Minnesota
42
Primary metric
Win with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
42 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.
#5
Iowa
46
Primary metric
Win with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
46 scrimmage yards and 6.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2014 Regular Season · Kentucky
474 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 14.9 usage
52.9
#2
2012 Postseason · Nebraska
52.1
366 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Nebraska
52.1
366 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2010 · Rating 0.9529
Cardinal Mooney · Youngstown, OH
- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
955
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.