Source: Buffs land ex-Buckeyes RB Hayden

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 22, 2024, 06:09 PM ET
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Colorado continued to bolster its roster from the transfer portal with former Ohio State running back Dallan Hayden, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday.

Hayden entered the portal earlier this month after going through spring practice at Ohio State, where he had 663 rushing yards and six touchdowns over two seasons.

The 5-foot-10, 205-pound Hayden saw the field extensively as a freshman at Ohio State following a string of injuries to others and recorded 553 yards and five touchdowns, including 146 yards and three scores in a win over Maryland. Despite another round of injuries at the position last season, Ohio State elected to redshirt Hayden, who appeared in only three games.

The Memphis native went through spring practice alongside Buckeyes returning starter TreVeyon Henderson and prized Ole Miss transfer Quinshon Judkins before he entered the portal. He joins a Colorado program that brings back leading rusher Dylan Edwards but recently lost Alton McCaskill to the portal.

Hayden will play behind a revamped Colorado offensive line that has added several transfers, most recently Texas‘ Payton Kirkland.

Hayden’s decision to transfer to Colorado was first reported by On3.