Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2018New Mexico
Marcus Hayes
S • 5'11" • 201 lbs • Rockford, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Marcus Hayes built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a safety from Rockford, IL wearing No. 23, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Marcus Hayes' career was his defensive production: 51...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Marcus Hayes, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico. Marcus Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 51
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Marcus Hayes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · S
- Career Tackles
- 51
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lutheran School · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Lutheran School · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Sophomore
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · S 96th (top 21%) · Mountain West 61st (top 12%) · National 621st (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 51 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 4 | 60.9 |
Related Context
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Marcus Hayes played S for New Mexico. Across 2 tracked seasons, Marcus Hayes recorded 51 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 8.5 primary output with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.8
Usage
5.8
Consistency
65.1
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Incarnate Word: 1. Wisconsin: 1. New Mexico State: 2. Liberty: 0. UNLV: 0. Colorado State: 1.5. Fresno State: 1. Utah State: 1. Boise State: 0. Wyoming: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Incarnate Word: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 10 by 51.7. New Mexico State: 4 by 36.7. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 8 by 48.3. Fresno State: 7 by 39.2. Utah State: 4 by 26.7. Boise State: 5 by 20.8. Wyoming: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Wyoming | L 3-31 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Boise State | L 14-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Utah State | L 19-61 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Fresno State | L 7-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Colorado State | L 18-20 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ UNLV | W 50-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Liberty | L 43-52 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | W 42-25 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles | L 14-45 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Incarnate Word | W 62-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Marcus Hayes story
Marcus Hayes built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a safety from Rockford, IL wearing No. 23, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Marcus Hayes' career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Marcus Hayes' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 318 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus Hayes moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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New Mexico
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 8.5 | 29.8 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 3 · W 42-25
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 2 · L 14-45
1
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 7 · L 18-20 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 8 · L 7-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 13 · L 3-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
42.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico
8.5 primary output · 29.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
60.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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