Player Dossier

2021-2022

Virginia

Josh Hayes

S • 6'0" • 189 lbs • Lakeland, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Josh Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.5

Efficiency

34.5

Consistency

72.2

Season Value

33.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Virginia • Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

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.

Josh Hayes, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia. Josh Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Virginia paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Kansas State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2022 Regular Season · Kansas State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

34.5

Usage

7.5

Consistency

72.2

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 2. Tulane: 1. Oklahoma: 0.5. Texas Tech: 1. Iowa State: 2. TCU: 1. Oklahoma State: 2. Texas: 1. Baylor: 1. West Virginia: 1. Kansas: 0

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. Missouri: 4 by 36.7. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 8 by 38.3. Texas Tech: 7 by 39.2. Iowa State: 11 by 65.8. TCU: 6 by 35. Oklahoma State: 2 by 28.3. Texas: 7 by 39.2. Baylor: 5 by 30.8. West Virginia: 1 by 14.2. Kansas: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=8 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=3 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa State

Best efficiency game

65.8 vs Iowa State

Result
Sun 11/27vs KansasW 47-2764000
Sat 11/19@ West VirginiaW 48-3111001
Sun 11/13@ BaylorW 31-353001
Sat 11/5vs TexasL 27-3475001
Sat 10/29vs Oklahoma StateW 48-021101
Sun 10/23@ TCUL 28-3864001
Sat 10/8@ Iowa State10+ tacklesW 10-9118101
Sat 10/1vs Texas TechW 37-2877100
Sun 9/25@ OklahomaW 41-34820.5000
Sat 9/17vs TulaneL 10-1743001
Sat 9/10vs MissouriSplash gameW 40-1243200

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Virginia

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas State

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia04.20.9
2022 Regular SeasonKansas State12.534.57.512.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.

#2

Missouri

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

#3

Oklahoma State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#4

Texas Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.5 takeover score.

#5

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Virginia

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35

#2

2022 Regular Season · Kansas State

33.6

12.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7667

Lake Gibson · Lakeland, FL

Committed To
North Dakota State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

62

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Josh Hayes quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
62