Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018App State
Tae Hayes
DB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Decatur, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tae Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Tae Hayes built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Decatur, AL wearing No. 17, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Tae Hayes' career was his defensive production: 114...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Tae Hayes, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · App State. Tae Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 114
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
Tae Hayes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 114
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Decatur · App State
- High school pipeline
- Decatur · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DB 181st (top 22%) · Sun Belt 69th (top 15%) · National 857th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | App State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 8 | 18 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 48 | 4 | 1.5 | - | 12 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 43 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 47 |
Related Context
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Tae Hayes played DB for App State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tae Hayes recorded 19 passing yards and 114 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
App State paired 21.5 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · App State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
24.6
Usage
5.4
Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 1. Penn State: 1. Charlotte: 1. Gardner-Webb: 0. South Alabama: 3. Arkansas State: 1. Louisiana: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Texas State: 3. Georgia State: 0. Troy: 1. Louisiana: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 6 by 35. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Gardner-Webb: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 4 by 46.7. Arkansas State: 3 by 22.5. Louisiana: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 3 by 42.5. Georgia State: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 11 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/16 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 45-13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | vs Louisiana | W 30-19 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Troy | W 21-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Georgia State | W 45-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 38-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 23-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | @ Georgia Southern | L 14-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Louisiana | W 27-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/10 | @ Arkansas State | W 35-9 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs South AlabamaSplash game | W 52-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 72-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Charlotte | W 45-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Penn State | L 38-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Tae Hayes story
Tae Hayes built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Decatur, AL wearing No. 17, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Tae Hayes' career was his defensive production: 114 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 9 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tae Hayes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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App State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | App State | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 1 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 21.5 | 33.5 | 6.3 | 20.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 21.5 | 33.5 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 13 | 24.6 | 5.4 | -8.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 24.6 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 6 · W 45-31 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas State
Week 11 · W 38-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs South Alabama
Week 5 · W 52-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Massachusetts
Week 9 · L 27-30
3
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Troy
Week 9 · W 44-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · App State
21.5 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
59.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · App State
59.9
21.5 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · App State
47
13 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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