Player Career

Braylon Heard Career Story

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

Player Story

Braylon Heard story

Braylon Heard built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with Kentucky and Nebraska. The clearest part of Braylon Heard's career was his backfield work: 828 rushing yards, 149 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 127 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 127 receiving yards and 33 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Braylon Heard'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

    Nebraska

    2011-2012

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kentucky

    2013-2014

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20112012201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonNebraska115428.5
2012 PostseasonNebraska36665.47.1251
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska36665.47.10
2013 Regular SeasonKentucky0-366
2014 Regular SeasonKentucky47438.314.9474

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Idaho State

Week 4 · W 73-7

Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

74

Scrimmage Yards

75 takeover

74 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.

#2

vs South Carolina

Week 6 · W 45-38 · Conference game

88

Scrimmage Yards

71.4 takeover

Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

88 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#3

vs UT Martin

Week 1 · W 59-14

116

Scrimmage Yards

70.7 takeover

Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

116 scrimmage yards and 4.2 usage.

#4

@ Minnesota

Week 8 · W 41-14 · Conference game

42

Scrimmage Yards

63.7 takeover

Win with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 13 · W 13-7 · Conference game

46

Scrimmage Yards

59.9 takeover

Win with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

46 scrimmage yards and 6.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Kentucky

474 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 14.9 usage

60.1

#2

2012 Postseason · Nebraska

55.6

366 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Nebraska

55.6

366 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games