Player Dossier

2015-2017

Vanderbilt

Jay Hockaday

LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jay Hockaday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.7

Efficiency

8.6

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

7.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

151617

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jay Hockaday, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Jay Hockaday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 0.5 primary output with 8.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

8.6

Usage

1.7

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0.5. Alabama: 0. Ole Miss: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 9.2. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=2
First Half0.3 · n=2
All Games0.2 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs Alabama

Result
Sat 10/14@ Ole MissL 35-5711000
Sat 9/23vs AlabamaL 0-5931000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown100.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Vanderbilt

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0
2016 Regular SeasonVanderbilt00
2017 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0.58.61.70.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Primary metric

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.7 takeover score.

#2

Alabama

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.7 takeover score.

#3

Ole Miss

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

0.5 primary output · 8.6 efficiency · 1.7 usage

7.4

#2

2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8093

CPA · Nashville, TN

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

5

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 3 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jay Hockaday quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
5