Hayden Reed
Hayden Reed
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fourth year in the Army backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 113 rush yds, 2 receptions against North Texas, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Monken.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 24–21
at Kansas State
10 rush yds (5 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Army
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Army
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -2 net (0 in / 2 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Army · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #138
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malachi Thomas’s 2021 season.
Matches Malachi on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
Gerrid Doaks
Gary Brightwell
Kierre Crossley
Matches Gerrid on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kye Robichaux's senior season at Boston College (2024).
Matches Kye on
Player DNA
Players who play like Hayden Reed
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+78%
Up 78% from first season to most-recent.