Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Central Michigan
Troy Hairston
DL • 5'11" • 245 lbs • Birmingham, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Troy Hairston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
94
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Troy Hairston built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Birmingham, MI wearing No. 13, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Troy Hairston's career was his...
Read the storyTroy Hairston, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Troy Hairston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 129
- TFL
- 30.5
- Sacks
- 15.5
- QB hurries
- 11
Quick Answers
Troy Hairston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 129
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Toledo
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · DL 18th (top 2%) · Mid-American 54th (top 10%) · National 534th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Central Michigan | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 6 | 42 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 73.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 50 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 73.2 |
Related Context
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Troy Hairston played DL for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Troy Hairston recorded 129 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 18 primary output with 59.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 59.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
3
Efficiency
59.2
Usage
19.8
Consistency
74.9
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 4. Northern Illinois: 3. Western Michigan: 3. Eastern Michigan: 1.5. Ball State: 1.5. Toledo: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 7 by 69.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 42.5. Western Michigan: 7 by 59.2. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 60.8. Ball State: 7 by 44.2. Toledo: 7 by 79.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.8 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses3.2 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | @ Toledo2+ sacks · Splash game | L 23-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Ball State | L 20-45 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/27 | @ Eastern Michigan10+ tackles | W 31-23 | 11 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/19 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | L 44-52 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/12 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 40-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/5 | vs Ohio2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-27 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Troy Hairston story
Troy Hairston built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Birmingham, MI wearing No. 13, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Troy Hairston's career was his defensive production: 129 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, and 15.5 sacks across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Troy Hairston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Central Michigan | 9 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 18 | 59.2 | 19.8 | 9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Central Michigan | 30 | 39.6 | 11.9 | 12 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 30 | 39.6 | 11.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 15 · L 23-24 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida International
Week 4 · W 31-27
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 1 · W 24-21 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 10 · W 30-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 1 · L 11-48 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan
18 primary output · 59.2 efficiency · 19.8 usage
73.5
#2
2021 Postseason · Central Michigan
73.2
30 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan
73.2
30 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 11.9 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
14
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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