Usage Score
7.5
Player Dossier
2021-2022Kansas State
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.
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
2122
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Virginia • Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Scouting Read
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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.
Josh Hayes played S for Virginia and Kansas State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Josh Hayes recorded 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kansas State.
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
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Season Explorer
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 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 11/27 | vs Kansas | W 47-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ West Virginia | W 48-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Baylor | W 31-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas | L 27-34 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Oklahoma State | W 48-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ TCU | L 28-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Iowa State10+ tackles | W 10-9 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Texas Tech | W 37-28 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Oklahoma | W 41-34 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Tulane | L 10-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs MissouriSplash game | W 40-12 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas State
2022
Final stop
Season Progression
20212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12.5 | 34.5 | 7.5 | 12.5 |
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.