Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11/34Inside-5 share
11 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (32.4%).
Matt Hadley
Last confirmed: BYU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Connell, WA
Matt Hadley: RB · BYU · #2.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Matt Hadley
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent three seasons in the BYU backfield. On tape: 91 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Hawai'i, Week 7, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
BYU in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-3vs McNeese | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-35@ No. 11 Washington | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-45vs Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-23vs Hawai'i | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 6-7vs Northern Illinois | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-21@ Boise State | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-16@ Massachusetts | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-10vs New Mexico State | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 2 | 40 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-35@ No. 18 Utah | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Total | 72 | 377 | 5.2 | 6 | 40 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2018
L 27-35
at Utah
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +4.11Matt Hadley run for 40 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)
- Week 10 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.85Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Hadley for 59 yds to the BoiSt 24 for a
- Week 7 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.80Matt Hadley run for 39 yds to the Hawa 30 for a
- Week 13 · Utah · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Matt Hadley run for 1 yd for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)
- Week 7 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Matt Hadley 21 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Matt Hadley run for 2 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Utah · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Matt Hadley run for 1 yd for a TD
- Week 12 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Matt Hadley run for 1 yd for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)
- Week 11 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.79Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Hadley for 8 yds to the BYU 37 for a
- Week 10 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.51Matt Hadley run for 16 yds to the BYU 48 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
71 of 72 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
45%71 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
15 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
22 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
22 carries
Explosive
10+ yds17%of carries
12 carries
4 of 7 (57%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 11 (36%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.2 yds/carry on 72 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 20-19 over that span.
2016BYU9-4HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2017BYU4-9HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2018BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 34.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 43.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 22.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 53.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
72 carries, 8 catches and 1 pass attempt in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Seven seasons at BYU
- 2018 BYU SitakeYear 7 · 10 games
- 2017 BYU SitakeYear 6 · 5 games
- 2016 BYU SitakeYear 5 · 9 games
- 2015 BYU MendenhallYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 BYU MendenhallYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2013 BYU MendenhallYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 BYU MendenhallYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with BYU in 2012 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,222 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with BYU in the 2012 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 377 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 24 games over 3 seasons.
2012
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Connell
Coaching lineage · 2012–2018
2 coaches2012–2015
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Kalani Sitake. Worth noting in scheme + development context.