Carlos Hyde

Carlos Dawon Hyde (born September 20, 1990) is a former American football running back.

He played on the 2007 Naples state championship winning team and 2008 regional finalist.

He also played basketball, ran track, and mentored elementary school children.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the second best fullback in the nation.

He committed to Ohio State University over scholarship offers from the University of Florida, the University of Miami, and Florida State University.

Hyde enrolled at Ohio State in January 2010.

Hyde played primarily as a backup running back in his first two seasons before breaking out in his junior season with 970 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns in less than 10 games after missing two because of an ankle issue.

He was named second-team All-Big Ten Conference that year.

Going into his senior season with high expectations, Hyde was suspended for the first three games of the season after being implicated in an incident at a local bar, though he was not criminally charged in the matter.

Hyde returned from his suspension to finish the season strong with 1,282 yards and 14 touchdowns over his last eight games.

On October 5, Hyde ran for his first 100-yard and multi-touchdown game of the season when he ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns when the Buckeyes played Northwestern.

Hyde ran for a season-high of 246 yards and four touchdowns against Illinois on November 16.

He followed that up with 226 rushing yards and a touchdown in the annual rivalry game against Michigan.

He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, and a third-team All-American by the Associated Press.

He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Hyde grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He attended Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio, for his freshman year.

He then moved to Naples, Florida, and attended Naples High School for the remainder of high school.

He rushed for 1,653 yards and 16 touchdowns for the football team as a senior, and was named Player of the Year after his senior season by both the Naples Daily News and the Ft. Myers News-Press.

Hyde was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round (57th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.

He was the third running back to be selected in the 2014 NFL draft after Bishop Sankey, who was selected by the Tennessee Titans, and Jeremy Hill, who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals.

There were large expectations for Hyde coming into an already crowded backfield.

With a large amount of depth at the position, Hyde had to compete against Kendall Hunter, LaMichael James, Marcus Lattimore, and 49ers all-time leading rusher, Frank Gore.

A series of injuries would move Hyde up the depth chart to the back up running back behind Gore.

Last season's backup running back Kendall Hunter tore his ACL during training camp, Marcus Lattimore retired due to a previously suffered ACL and MCL tear in college, and James sprained his elbow.

James was later released by the team.

In the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, Hyde rushed for 50 yards on seven carries and one touchdown.

Over the next couple weeks, the team would not feature Hyde very much giving him a total of just seven carries.

In Week 10 against the New Orleans Saints during a close game, the team turned to Frank Gore leaning on him, leaving Hyde on the bench for most of the game but Hyde showed a lot of promise rushing for 36 yards on four carries and a touchdown.

After two consecutive losses, the 49ers were eliminated from playoffs so the team would look to get the young guys more reps. In Week 15 against the Seattle Seahawks, Hyde was playing well until he was benched in the fourth quarter as a result of a sprained ankle and back injury he suffered during the game.

Hyde missed the final two games of the season.

He finished the season with 83 carries for 333 yards and four touchdowns.

After the 49ers chose not to re-sign Frank Gore, Hyde entered the season as the front runner to become the feature back, but he was in competition for the starting job against Mike Davis, Reggie Bush, and former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne.

He was named starter for the 2015 season.

In the season opener, Hyde had the best game of his career, rushing for a career-high 168 yards on 26 carries and two touchdowns, one touchdown coming on an amazing spin move, against the Minnesota Vikings.

Over the next few weeks, the team suffered two blowout losses on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals and a home loss to the Green Bay Packers as a result to the team focused on the passing game to score points, abandoning the running game.

In Week 5 against the New York Giants the team was more balanced, Hyde rushed for 93 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown.

Despite his successful game, the 49ers lost on a last minute touchdown pass from Eli Manning to Larry Donnell with 21 seconds on the clock.

More bad news came after the loss Hyde fractured his foot during the game.

He played the next two games dealing with the injury but was shut down in Week 8 and did not return for the rest of the season.