Chase Hayden started his season with a bang Friday night.

It didn't take long for Chase Hayden to find his groove.

The Collierville (Tenn.) St. George's three-star running back ran for 246 yards and four touchdown on only eight carries in the Gryphons' 49-28 road win over Jackson (Tenn.) Trinity Christian Academy on Friday night.

That is an average of 30.8 yards per attempt. His touchdowns came on runs of 72, 61, 36 and 27 yards, according to John Varlas.

He also caught a pass for 10 yards and returned two punts for 38 yards, finishing with 294 all-purpose yards on 11 touches.

Hayden, who committed to the Razorbacks over 16 other offers last month, is the No. 4 all-purpose back in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.