Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Notre Dame
Daelin Hayes
DL • 6'3" • 270 lbs • Belleville, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daelin Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Daelin Hayes built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Belleville, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Daelin Hayes' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 171
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Daelin Hayes, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame. Daelin Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Daelin Hayes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · DL
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Skyline · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Skyline · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 27 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · DL 283rd (top 36%) · FBS Independents 71st (top 34%) · National 1,761st (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11 | 27 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 26 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.5 |
Related Context
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Daelin Hayes played DL for Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Daelin Hayes recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 14 primary output with 25.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
26.9
Usage
8.4
Consistency
31.6
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 1. South Florida: 0. Georgia Tech: 5. Clemson: 3. Boston College: 1. North Carolina: 1. Syracuse: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 2 by 18.3. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 5 by 70.8. Clemson: 2 by 38.3. Boston College: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half2.3 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Georgia Tech
Player Story
Daelin Hayes story
Daelin Hayes built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Belleville, MI wearing No. 9, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Daelin Hayes' career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Daelin Hayes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 7.5 | 1.1 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13.5 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13.5 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 14 | 25.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 14 | 25.7 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 21.7 | 5.5 | -10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 26.9 | 8.4 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Tech
Week 9 · W 31-13
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Northwestern
Week 10 · W 31-21
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 6 · W 33-10
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Wake Forest
Week 4 · W 56-27
3
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 3 · W 66-14
2
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
14 primary output · 25.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
57.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Notre Dame
57.8
14 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
53.5
13.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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