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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Southern Miss
Hayes Maples
LB • 6'2" • 228 lbs • Hattiesburg, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hayes Maples shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Hayes Maples built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Hattiesburg, MS wearing No. 32, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Hayes Maples' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Hayes Maples, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Hayes Maples shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 234
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Hayes Maples quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 234
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss
- Top game
- UTSA
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Oak Grove · Southern Miss
- High school pipeline
- Oak Grove · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · LB 275th (top 23%) · Sun Belt 74th (top 12%) · National 572nd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 91 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 71.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 12 | 60 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 35.5 |
Related Context
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Hayes Maples played LB for Southern Miss. Across 6 tracked seasons, Hayes Maples recorded 234 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 9.5 primary output with 46.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
24.3
Usage
6
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alcorn State: 0. Tulane: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Texas State: 2. Old Dominion: 0. South Alabama: 1. App State: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Louisiana: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Troy: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alcorn State: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Texas State: 6 by 45. Old Dominion: 7 by 29.2. South Alabama: 5 by 30.8. App State: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 11 by 45.8. Troy: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Troy | L 17-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles | L 20-41 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | @ Louisiana | W 34-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UL Monroe | W 24-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ App State | L 38-48 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/17 | @ South Alabama | L 3-55 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Old Dominion | L 13-17 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Texas StateSplash game | L 36-50 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Arkansas State | L 37-44 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Tulane | L 3-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Alcorn State | W 40-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Hayes Maples story
Hayes Maples built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Hattiesburg, MS wearing No. 32, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Hayes Maples' career was his defensive production: 234 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Hayes Maples' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2018-2023
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Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 4.5 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 4.5 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9.5 | 46.2 | 17.3 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 29.2 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | -10 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 5.5 | 24.3 | 6 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UTSA
Week 12 · L 20-23 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 4 · L 24-66
2
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 12 · W 35-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas State
Week 5 · L 36-50 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Western Kentucky
Week 11 · L 7-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss
9.5 primary output · 46.2 efficiency · 17.3 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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10 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
37.2
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
7
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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