Player Career

Jalen Hurd Career Story

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

Player Story

Jalen Hurd story

Jalen Hurd built his college career from 2013 through 2018 as a running back from Hendersonville, TN wearing No. 84, spending time with Baylor and Tennessee. The clearest part of Jalen Hurd's career was his backfield work: 2,847 rushing yards, 637 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 1,438 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Baylor. 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 1,438 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor and Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Jalen Hurd 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

    Tennessee

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Baylor

    2017-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20132014201420152015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee0
2014 PostseasonTennessee1,1204827.91,120
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee1,1204827.90
2015 PostseasonTennessee1,47850.836.3358
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee1,47850.836.30
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee53238.233.2-946
2017 Regular SeasonBaylor0-532
2018 Regular SeasonBaylor1,15575.615.91,155

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Vanderbilt

Week 13 · W 53-28 · Conference game

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

155

Scrimmage Yards

89 takeover

155 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.

#2

@ South Carolina

Week 10 · W 45-42 · Conference game

183

Scrimmage Yards

88.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

183 scrimmage yards and 35.9 usage.

#3

vs Kansas State

Week 6 · W 37-34 · Conference game

191

Scrimmage Yards

85.1 takeover

Win with 191 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

191 scrimmage yards and 24.4 usage.

#4

vs Arkansas

Week 5 · L 20-24 · Conference game

141

Scrimmage Yards

82.4 takeover

Loss with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

141 scrimmage yards and 41.5 usage.

#5

vs Florida

Week 4 · W 38-28 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

80.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

120 scrimmage yards and 45.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Tennessee

1,478 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 36.3 usage

85.1

#2

2015 Regular Season · Tennessee

85.1

1,478 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 36.3 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Tennessee

67.6

1,120 primary · 48 efficiency · 27.9 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games