Hayden Hurst is a Versatile TE for South Carolina. Hayden's 2017 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 66 plays — a elite rate for the TE.
Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Thompson | Tulane | 2024 | 48 | 0.420 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
| Seth Green | Minnesota | 2018 | 83 | 0.390 | 0.0 | 32.4 |
| Johnny Langan | Rutgers | 2020 | 59 | 0.300 | 0.0 | 17.7 |
| Evan Svoboda | Wyoming | 2024 | 75 | 0.290 | 0.0 | 21.8 |
| Jordan Myers | Rice | 2021 | 59 | 0.270 | 0.2 | 15.9 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNC State | W35-28 | 12.9 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | -1.10 |
| 2 | @Missouri | W31-13 | 11.1 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 39 | 1.25 |
| 3 | vsKentucky | L13-23 | 2.7 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 19 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 3 · Rec Yds 41 · Avg 13.7 · Rec TD 0
| 0.65 |
| 4 | vsLouisiana Tech | W17-16 | -5.5 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.96 |
| 5 | @Texas A&M | L17-24 | 9.4 | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 27 | 0.57 |
| 6 | vsArkansas | W48-22 | 2.1 | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 1 | 62 | 1.11 |
| 7 | @Tennessee | W15-9 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | -0.52 |
| 9 | vsVanderbilt | W34-27 | 0.6 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 16 | -0.15 |
| 10 | @Georgia | L10-24 | 26.7 | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 35 | 0.82 |
| 11 | vsFlorida | W28-20 | 10.1 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 23 | 0.74 |
| 12 | vsWofford | W31-10 | — | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | -0.32 |
| 13 | vsClemson | L10-34 | 26.4 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 1 | vsMichigan | W26-19 | 19.6 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 23 | 0.15 |