Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Georgia
Jay Hayes
DL • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Brooklyn, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jay Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Georgia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Jay Hayes built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Brooklyn, NY wearing No. 93, spending time with Georgia and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Jay Hayes' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Jay Hayes, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame. Jay Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jay Hayes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia · DL
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Poly Prep · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Poly Prep · 13 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Class 2018
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · DL 639th (top 81%) · SEC 437th (top 68%) · National 3,810th (top 66%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 23 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
Related Context
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Jay Hayes played DL for Notre Dame and Georgia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jay Hayes recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 9.5 primary output with 19.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Georgia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Georgia
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
6.3
Usage
1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 0. Georgia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Jay Hayes story
Jay Hayes built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Brooklyn, NY wearing No. 93, spending time with Georgia and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Jay Hayes' career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Jay Hayes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia
2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1.5 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 9.5 | 19.5 | 3.8 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9.5 | 19.5 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | -9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 49-16
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#2
@ North Carolina
Week 6 · W 33-10
2.5
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 2 · W 39-10
1
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 8 · W 49-14
2
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 10 · W 48-37
1
Havoc Plays
35.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
9.5 primary output · 19.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage
51.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame
51.5
9.5 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Georgia
38.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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