Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Total | 18 | 64 | 3.9 | 1 | 15 |
#29
Brendon Haygood
Sophomore running back for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Wylie, TX · Sachse HS
Transferred Missouri → North Texas for 2026
The numbers
64
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 3.6 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 36 rush yds, 1 TD, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2025.
- Transferred from Missouri to North Texas in 2026.
Brendon Haygood
Brendon Haygood has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 36 rush yds, 1 rush TD against UNLV, Week 2, 2026.
64 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 18 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of Sachse
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Drew Svoboda
North Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Drew Svoboda → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
2025Missouri
2026North Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 32.0 YDS/g, 3.9 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 22 | 76 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
36 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · UNLV · 1&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42(08:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:24 #90 D.De Freitas kick attempt good (H: #37 I.Ratliff, LS: #52 J.Poff)
- Week 2 · UNLV · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.11(13:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush middle for 0 yards to the UNT39 (#94 L.Conti; #15 B.Alualu-Tuiolemotu)
- Week 1 · Indiana · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +0.97Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush middle for 15 yards gain to the UNT26 (#8 J.Burnham), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UNLV · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.95(04:38) Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush right for 1 yard gain to the UNLV49 (#23 C.Santee)
- Week 1 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.93(08:50) Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush left for 8 yards gain to the UNT34 (#1 A.Ferrell) PENALTY IND Face Mask (#3 J.Bell) 15 yards from UNT34 to UNT49, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.80(01:41) Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UNT24 (#13 J.Sanks; #12 T.Osunsanmi)
- Week 2 · UNLV · 2&11 · Q3 · EPA -0.62(08:13) Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNLV42 (#94 L.Conti; #7 J.Pope)
- Week 2 · UNLV · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.57(10:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNT47 (#3 D.Crayton)
- Week 2 · UNLV · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA -0.52(14:58) Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush left for 1 yard gain to the UNT29 (#42 A.Porter)
- Week 1 · Indiana · 1&25 · Q3 · EPA -0.49(04:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 B.Haygood rush middle for 2 yards gain to the IND48 (#46 I.Jones)
Game log
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2025 season at Missouri … appeared in one game on the year … preserved a redshirt season … ran four times for 12 yards in his lone appearance against Louisiana … prepped and lettered three years at Sachse High School in Sacshe, Texas … helped lead Sachse to 21 victories, i...
The backfield · North Texas
- #1Jahiem White133 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Brendon Haygood12 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Nick Osho2 games · 2026
- #22Colin Pageno box-score line yet
- #36Keenan Jacksonno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology