Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/17Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (35.3%).
Braylon Heard
Last confirmed: Kentucky, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Youngstown, OH
Braylon Heard: RB · Kentucky · #5.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Braylon Heard
Wins in space out of the backfield. A game that shows it: 116 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against UT Martin — Week 1, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Kentucky in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kentucky | 72 | 366 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Career | 72 | 366 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kentucky | 21 | 108 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 108 | 5.1 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs UT Martin | 2 | 116 | 58.0 | 2 | 73 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 30-36@ Florida | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7vs Vanderbilt | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-38vs South Carolina | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-14vs UL Monroe | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-41@ LSU | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-45vs No. 1 Mississippi State | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-20@ Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-63vs No. 17 Georgia | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-50@ Tennessee | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | L 40-44@ No. 24 Louisville | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 72 | 366 | 5.1 | 4 | 73 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2014
W 59-14
vs UT Martin
116 rush yds (2 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
With P. Towles — 377 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 30 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · D. Robinson — 1 rec · 79 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · UT Martin · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +5.86Braylon Heard run for 73 yds for a TD, (Austin MacGinnis KICK)
- Week 1 · UT Martin · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +4.54Braylon Heard run for 43 yds for a TD, (Austin MacGinnis KICK)
- Week 6 · South Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.09Braylon Heard 38 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Georgia · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.47Braylon Heard 3 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Georgia · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Braylon Heard run for 5 yds to the Geo 43 for a
- Week 6 · South Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.14Patrick Towles pass complete to Braylon Heard for 12 yds to the Kent 46 for a
4 more plays
- Week 8 · LSU · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.75Braylon Heard run for 2 yds to the Kent 20 for a LSU Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (NA) to the Kent 35 for a
- Week 12 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.50Braylon Heard run for a loss of 2 yards to the Kent 38
- Week 10 · Missouri · 4th and 8 · Q3 · EPA −1.44Patrick Towles pass complete to Braylon Heard for no gain to the Misso 37
- Week 6 · South Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.37Braylon Heard run for 15 yds to the Kent 42 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
72 of 72 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
33%72 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
10 carries
Grind
1–3 yds51%of carries
37 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds25%of carries
18 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
7 carries
3 of 6 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 6 (17%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.1 yds/carry on 72 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 33% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 48.7 | 13.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 14.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 56.4 | 15.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
47.7%
403 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
72 carries and 21 catches in 11 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2014 Kentucky StoopsYear 4 · 11 games
- 2013 Kentucky StoopsYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Nebraska PeliniYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Nebraska PeliniYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
One season at Kentucky, 366 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coaches2011–2012
Nebraska
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bo Pelini and Mark Stoops.