Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Rutgers
Damon Hayes
DB • 6'1" • 201 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Damon Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Damon Hayes built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 22, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Damon Hayes' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Damon Hayes, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Rutgers. Damon Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 159
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Damon Hayes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DB
- Career Tackles
- 159
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dr. Henry Wise · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Dr. Henry Wise · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 45 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 60 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 30 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 6 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Damon Hayes played DB for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Damon Hayes recorded 159 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 11 primary output with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
4.1
Consistency
34.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Eastern Michigan: 3. Morgan State: 0. Nebraska: 1. Ohio State: 0. Illinois: 2. Purdue: 2. Michigan: 1.5. Maryland: 2. Penn State: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 34.2. Morgan State: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 6 by 35. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 3 by 32.5. Purdue: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 8 by 48.3. Maryland: 6 by 45. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Michigan State | L 7-40 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Indiana | L 0-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Penn State | L 6-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Michigan | L 14-35 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 14-12 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 35-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Ohio State | L 0-56 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Nebraska | L 17-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Morgan State | W 65-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 13-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Washington | L 14-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Damon Hayes story
Damon Hayes built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 22, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Damon Hayes' career was his defensive production: 159 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Damon Hayes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8 | 22.5 | 6.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11.5 | 25.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10.5 | 29.6 | 5.9 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 6 · L 17-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 52-14
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 14 · L 6-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 7 · L 0-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 5 · L 17-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Rutgers
11 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage
58.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Rutgers
57.4
10.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
50.4
8 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
11
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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