Player Career

Carlos Hyde Career Story

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

Player Story

Carlos Hyde story

Carlos Hyde built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Naples, FL wearing No. 34, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Carlos Hyde's career was his backfield work: 3,198 rushing yards, 523 carries, 37 rushing touchdowns, and 271 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 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 271 receiving yards and 47 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.

The arc is straightforward: Carlos Hyde 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

    Ohio State

    2010-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201020112011201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonOhio State14157.36.6
2011 PostseasonOhio State63954.120.7498
2011 Regular SeasonOhio State63954.120.70
2012 Regular SeasonOhio State1,02153.832.4382
2013 PostseasonOhio State1,66874.434.9647
2013 Regular SeasonOhio State1,66874.434.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Illinois

Week 12 · W 60-35 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

272

Scrimmage Yards

97.9 takeover

272 scrimmage yards and 47.3 usage.

#2

@ Indiana

Week 7 · W 52-49 · Conference game

183

Scrimmage Yards

92 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

183 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#3

@ Michigan

Week 14 · W 42-41 · Conference game

229

Scrimmage Yards

89.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

229 scrimmage yards and 54.9 usage.

#4

vs Indiana

Week 10 · W 34-20 · Conference game

105

Scrimmage Yards

87.4 takeover

Win with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#5

@ Nebraska

Week 6 · L 27-34 · Conference game

104

Scrimmage Yards

87.1 takeover

Loss with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

104 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Ohio State

1,668 primary output · 74.4 efficiency · 34.9 usage

87

#2

2013 Regular Season · Ohio State

87

1,668 primary · 74.4 efficiency · 34.9 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Ohio State

69.7

1,021 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 32.4 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

14

2+ TD games