Player Dossier

2016-2019

UCF

Brendon Hayes

DL • 6'3" • 293 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brendon Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.8

Efficiency

24.2

Consistency

67

Season Value

36.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: LSU

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.

Brendon Hayes, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · UCF. Brendon Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

UCF paired 17.5 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Houston

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. 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.

2019 Regular Season · UCF

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

24.2

Usage

7.8

Consistency

67

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Florida Atlantic: 2. Stanford: 1. Pittsburgh: 2.5. UConn: 0. Cincinnati: 2. East Carolina: 1. Temple: 2. Houston: 4. Tulsa: 1

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 24.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 24.2. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 33.3. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 3 by 32.5. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Temple: 2 by 28.3. Houston: 2 by 48.3. Tulsa: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.7 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · n=3 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Houston

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Houston

Result
Sat 11/9@ TulsaL 31-3410001
Sat 11/2vs Houston2+ sacks · Splash gameW 44-2922220
Sat 10/26@ TempleW 63-2122110
Sat 10/19vs East CarolinaW 41-28200.500.500
Sat 10/5@ CincinnatiL 24-2732110
Sat 9/28vs UConnW 56-2111000
Sat 9/21@ PittsburghL 34-35211.5001
Sat 9/14vs StanfordW 45-2711100
Sat 9/7@ Florida AtlanticW 48-1411110
Thu 8/29vs Unknown11110

Career Arc

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

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    UCF

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUCF392.4
2017 Regular SeasonUCF16.20.7-2
2018 PostseasonUCF1626.47.515
2018 Regular SeasonUCF1626.47.50
2019 Regular SeasonUCF17.524.27.81.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

LSU

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.

#2

Memphis

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.7 takeover score.

#3

Houston

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.

#5

Tulsa

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · UCF

17.5 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage

36.3

#2

2018 Postseason · UCF

31.9

16 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 7.5 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · UCF

31.9

16 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8052

Brother Martin · New Orleans, LA

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

75

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brendon Hayes quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
75