Nathan Hayes
North Dakota State Bison
78
Solid

Nathan Hayes

North Dakota State BisonAverage
QBOffenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Nathan Hayes starting?

Nathan Hayes is the projected starter at QB for North Dakota State Bison.

Nathan Hayes is the projected starting QB on a Average North Dakota State — 78 OVR.

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Depth at QB · North Dakota State Bison

  1. 1278Nathan HayesStarter
  2. 21061Trey Drake
  3. 3061Preston Brown

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of St. Charles East, ranked #2,723 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 381 passing yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. That's 12% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,723 Natl2-Yr Total595 pass yds · 7 TDTeam Share12%
West Chicago, IL
Jersey
#2
Class
RS SR
Height
6'3"
Weight
228 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
202538141
202421430

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7800
National Rank
#2723
High School
St. Charles East
Hometown
St. Charles, IL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated offense; 47th-percentile production (×0.89 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 78.

Team offense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 47% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 75% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 20WSACYDS 210
CMP-ATT
14-24
YDS
210
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
145.6
CAR
1
YDS
14
AVG
14.0
TD
0

Final W 31-10

Sep 13WAFAYDS 228
CMP-ATT
15-23
YDS
228
TD
2
INT
1
QBR
168.5
CAR
3
YDS
17
AVG
5.7
TD
1

Final W 38-32

Sep 5WFORYDS 210
CMP-ATT
18-22
YDS
210
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
192.0
CAR
6
YDS
-2
AVG
-0.3
TD
0

Final W 38-0

Aug 29WJXSTYDS 160
CMP-ATT
14-22
YDS
160
TD
2
INT
1
QBR
145.6
CAR
7
YDS
14
AVG
2.0
TD
0

Final W 33-7

Nathan Hayes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 381 pass yds · 4 TD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach North Dakota StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.