Player Dossier

2016-2020

Notre 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 24 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.6

Efficiency

24

Consistency

33.5

Season Value

25.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

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.

Daelin Hayes, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame. Daelin Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Notre Dame paired 10.5 primary output with 20.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

24

Usage

8.6

Consistency

33.5

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Duke: 0. South Florida: 0. Georgia Tech: 4. Clemson: 3. Boston College: 1. North Carolina: 1. Syracuse: 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. Duke: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 5 by 60.8. Clemson: 2 by 38.3. Boston College: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.4 · n=7
First Half1.8 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=3 · -0.8 vs First Half
All Games1.4 · n=7

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

60.8 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Sat 12/5vs SyracuseW 45-211
Fri 11/27@ North CarolinaW 31-1721001
Sat 11/14@ Boston CollegeW 45-3121100
Sun 11/8vs ClemsonSplash gameW 47-4022210
Sat 10/31@ Georgia Tech2+ sacks · Splash gameW 31-1354220
Sat 9/19vs South FloridaW 52-010000
Sat 9/12vs DukeW 27-1321000

Career Arc

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

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    Notre Dame

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame17.51.1
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame10.520.56.89.5
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame10.520.56.80
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame920.75.9-1.5
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame920.75.90
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame421.77.4-5
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame10248.66

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#2

Georgia Tech

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.9 takeover score.

#3

Temple

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.

#5

Louisville

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Postseason · Notre Dame

10.5 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 6.8 usage

29.1

#2

2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame

29.1

10.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame

27.2

4 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9408

Skyline · Ann Arbor, MI

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

89

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Daelin Hayes quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
89