North Dakota State · 2026

Nathan Hayes

QBSenior6' 3", 228 lbsWest Chicago, IL

North Dakota State Bison7-2 · TDC #72

Snap share

93%

7 of 9 started · 546 of 588 snaps

Pass yards

1710

53rd of 276 in FBS

TD – INT

13–8

Yards / att.

7.5

72nd of 146 in FBS

Completion

63.6%

69th of 146 in FBS

EPA / play

+0.26

59th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

275 plays · +71.0 total EPA · 59th of 161 qualifying QBs

All plays+0.26

Passing+0.20

Rushing+0.69

1st down+0.03

2nd down+0.28

3rd down+0.50

Standard downs+0.14

Passing downs+0.42

HayesQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays46%

Pass plays96%

Run plays12%

1st down37%

2nd down47%

3rd down65%

Standard downs38%

Passing downs64%

HayesQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Passing	Value	FBS rank
Dropbacks	227	—
Success rate	41.4%	96th / 181
Explosive pass rate	12.4%	42nd / 181
Deep-throw rate	18.3%	21st / 181
Sack rate	4.0%	57th / 181
Interception rate	3.7%	—
3rd-down conversion	41.4%	45th / 181

Rushing	Value	FBS rank
Carries	42	—
Success rate	61.9%	—
Explosive run rate	26.2%	—
Stuffed at the line	14.3%	—
First downs	18	—
Red-zone carries	12	—
Goal-line carries	3	—

Charting

Where Hayes's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw

10.1

air yards per attempt

Deep shots

19%

throws 20+ air yards

YAC per completion

4.5

641 yds after the catch

Air yards

1045

of 1686 yds on charted throws

Pressured

10%

hurried or sacked · 9 sacks

Where he throws218 throws charted

63% comp10.1 avg. depth4.5 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds13–8 TD–INT

fewer more throws

Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction40 carries

Left

35%

6.1 YPC · 64% succ.

Middle

30%

4.9 YPC · 50% succ.

Right

35%

10.1 YPC · 79% succ.

Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Nathan Hayes's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 7.2 vs Wyoming (Week 5)0 of 9 games at 8.0+

				Passing							Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	Jacksonville State	W 33–7	5.7	14	22	63.6	160	7.3	2	1	7	14	2.0	0	13
1	Fordham	W 38–0	6.8	18	22	81.8	210	9.5	2	0	6	-2	-0.3	0	8
2	@Air Force	W 38–32	7.0	15	23	65.2	228	9.9	2	1	3	17	5.7	1	17
3	@Sacramento State	W 31–10	6.8	14	24	58.3	210	8.8	1	0	1	14	14.0	0	14
5	Wyoming	W 28–0	7.2	14	25	56.0	187	7.5	0	0	10	79	7.9	2	19
6	@UNLV	L 7–13	3.4	12	22	54.5	124	5.6	1	3	6	33	5.5	0	28
7	Nevada	W 31–17	6.6	19	25	76.0	153	6.1	2	0	8	42	5.3	1	10
8	@New Mexico	L 16–21	4.9	17	33	51.5	198	6.0	2	2	4	10	2.5	0	10
9	UTEP	W 31–7	6.3	22	32	68.8	240	7.5	1	1	5	21	4.2	1	9
2026 · 9 games			6.1	145	228	63.6	1710	7.5	13	8	50	228	4.6	5	28

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing	2026	FBS rank
Completions	145	—
Attempts	228	—
Completion %	63.6%	69th / 146
Yards	1710	53rd / 276
Yards / att.	7.5	72nd / 146
Touchdowns	13	41st / 276
Interceptions	8	—

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	50	—
Yards	228	302nd / 1519
Yards / carry	4.6	—
Touchdowns	5	82nd / 683
Long	28	—

Fumbles	2026	FBS rank
Fumbles	1	—
Lost	0	—
Recovered	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

Game	Start	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 1 · Jacksonville State	✓ QB	68	60	29	88%
Wk 1 · Fordham	✓ QB	68	52	28	76%
Wk 2 · Air Force	✓ QB	60	60	26	100%
Wk 3 · Sacramento State	✓ QB	59	53	25	90%
Wk 5 · Wyoming	✓ QB	70	70	35	100%
Wk 6 · UNLV	✓ QB	61	58	28	95%
Wk 7 · Nevada	—	70	69	34	99%
Wk 8 · New Mexico	✓ QB	63	55	38	87%
Wk 9 · UTEP	—	69	69	37	100%
Season	7 GS	588	546	280	93%

Position Room

5 QBs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by att

#	Player	Pos	Class	Att	Yds	TD	INT	EPA/play
2	Nathan Hayes	QB	SR	228	1710	13	8	+0.26
0	Preston Brown	QB	SO	4	4	0	0	-0.19
10	Trey Drake	QB	JR	4	35	0	0	+1.30
13	Zander Smith	QB	FR	—	—	—	—	—
16	Henry Nelson	QB	FR	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. North Dakota State depth chart →