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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Louisville
Michael Dyer
RB • 5'9" • Little Rock, AR, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Michael Dyer leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Auburn • Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Michael Dyer built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 5, spending time with Auburn and Louisville. The clearest part of Michael Dyer's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Michael Dyer, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Auburn. Michael Dyer leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,103
- Rushing yards
- 3,039
- Receiving yards
- 64
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Michael Dyer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,103
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Auburn
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Little Rock Christian Academy · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Little Rock Christian Academy · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 521 scrimmage yards · RB 171st (top 32%) · ACC 50th (top 20%) · National 444th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Auburn | 14 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Auburn | 14 | 959 | 950 | 9 | 5 | 68.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 1,249 | 1,242 | 7 | 10 | 79.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Louisville | 7 | 231 | 223 | 8 | 2 | 42.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 521 | 481 | 40 | 5 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Michael Dyer played RB for Auburn and Louisville. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Dyer recorded 3,039 rushing yards, 64 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Auburn paired 1,249 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.8 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 Auburn, Louisville.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
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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2010 Postseason · Auburn
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
78.7
Efficiency
60.8
Usage
21.2
Consistency
62.8
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 143. Arkansas State: 104. Mississippi State: 48. Clemson: 69. South Carolina: 100. UL Monroe: 22. Kentucky: 56. Arkansas: 53. LSU: 100. Ole Miss: 180. Chattanooga: 76. Georgia: 60. Alabama: 27. South Carolina: 64
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 22 by 67.7. Arkansas State: 15 by 71.3. Mississippi State: 9 by 55.6. Clemson: 16 by 44.9. South Carolina: 23 by 45.3. UL Monroe: 7 by 32.7. Kentucky: 9 by 64.8. Arkansas: 6 by 86.8. LSU: 15 by 69.4. Ole Miss: 21 by 85.7. Chattanooga: 4 by 100. Georgia: 13 by 48.1. Alabama: 9 by 31.3. South Carolina: 14 by 47.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half77.4 · Games = 7 · -2.6 vs Second Half
Second Half80 · Games = 7 · +2.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
100 vs Chattanooga
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/11 | @ Oregon100 rush yards | W 22-19 | 22 | 143 | 6.50 | 0 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ South Carolina | W 56-17 | 14 | 64 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Fri 11/26 | @ Alabama | W 28-27 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Georgia | W 49-31 | 13 | 60 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Chattanooga | W 62-24 | 4 | 76 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Ole Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 51-31 | 21 | 180 | 8.60 | 1 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs LSU100 rush yards | W 24-17 | 15 | 100 | 6.70 | 0 | — | — | 6.7 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Arkansas | W 65-43 | 6 | 53 | 8.80 | 1 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Kentucky | W 37-34 | 9 | 56 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs UL Monroe | W 52-3 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 1 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs South Carolina100 rush yards | W 35-27 | 23 | 100 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Clemson | W 27-24 | 16 | 69 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Thu 9/9 | @ Mississippi State | W 17-14 | 9 | 48 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Arkansas State | W 52-26 | 14 | 95 | 6.80 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6.9 |
Player Story
Michael Dyer story
Michael Dyer built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 5, spending time with Auburn and Louisville. The clearest part of Michael Dyer's career was his backfield work: 3,039 rushing yards, 578 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 64 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Auburn. 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 64 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Auburn and Louisville.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Dyer 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
Auburn
2010-2011
Opening stop
- 2
Louisville
2013-2014
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Auburn | 1,102 | 60.8 | 21.2 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Auburn | 1,102 | 60.8 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Auburn | 1,249 | 53.6 | 36.8 | 147 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Louisville | 231 | 50 | 11.9 | -1,018 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisville | 521 | 38.3 | 25.5 | 290 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ole Miss
Week 9 · W 51-31 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
180
Scrimmage Yards
92.7 takeover
180 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.
#2
vs NC State
Week 8 · W 30-18 · Conference game
181
Scrimmage Yards
91.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
181 scrimmage yards and 48.1 usage.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 2 · W 41-34 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
89.3 takeover
Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
150 scrimmage yards and 34.6 usage.
#4
vs Ole Miss
Week 9 · W 41-23 · Conference game
178
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178 scrimmage yards and 45.2 usage.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 3 · L 24-38
151
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
Loss with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
151 scrimmage yards and 32 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Auburn
1,249 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 36.8 usage
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#2
2010 Postseason · Auburn
68.1
1,102 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 21.2 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Auburn
68.1
1,102 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 21.2 usage
Milestones
12
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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