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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021SMU
Shaine Hailey
LB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shaine Hailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Shaine Hailey built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Shaine Hailey's career was his defensive production: 137...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Shaine Hailey, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · SMU. Shaine Hailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Shaine Hailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bishop Dunne · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Dunne · 27 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · LB 257th (top 21%) · American Athletic 39th (top 8%) · National 493rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 20 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 56 | 3.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
Related Context
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Shaine Hailey played LB for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shaine Hailey recorded 1 rushing yards and 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
SMU paired 7 primary output with 19.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Abilene Christian
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · SMU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
23.6
Usage
4.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Abilene Christian
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Abilene Christian: 1.5. North Texas: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0.5. TCU: 0. South Florida: 0. Navy: 1. Tulane: 1. Houston: 0. Memphis: 0. UCF: 1. Cincinnati: 0. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Abilene Christian: 8 by 48.3. North Texas: 6 by 25. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 25.8. TCU: 3 by 12.5. South Florida: 3 by 12.5. Navy: 12 by 60. Tulane: 2 by 18.3. Houston: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 5 by 20.8. UCF: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.6 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
Abilene Christian
Best efficiency game
60 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Tulsa | L 31-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Cincinnati | L 14-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs UCF | W 55-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Memphis | L 25-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Houston | L 37-44 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/21 | vs Tulane | W 55-26 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Navy10+ tackles | W 31-24 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs South Florida | W 41-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ TCU | W 42-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 39-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Texas | W 35-12 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Abilene Christian | W 56-9 | 8 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Shaine Hailey story
Shaine Hailey built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Shaine Hailey's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard and 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shaine Hailey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | SMU | 0 | 10.6 | 1.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 12.8 | 2.1 | -4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 19.1 | 7.3 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 23.6 | 4.9 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Texas
Week 3 · W 65-35
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Abilene Christian
Week 1 · W 56-9
1.5
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 3 · L 20-45
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.
#4
@ Navy
Week 6 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 5 · W 48-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · SMU
7 primary output · 19.1 efficiency · 7.3 usage
51.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · SMU
44.2
5 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · SMU
42.1
0 primary · 10.6 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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