Player Dossier

2018-2023

Southern 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 21.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.1

Efficiency

21.6

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

9.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Southern Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

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.

Hayes Maples, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Hayes Maples shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Southern Miss paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.6 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 1 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

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

2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

21.6

Usage

5.1

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

Troy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Tulane: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Texas State: 1. Old Dominion: 0. South Alabama: 0. App State: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Louisiana: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Troy: 0.5

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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Texas State: 6 by 35. Old Dominion: 7 by 29.2. South Alabama: 5 by 20.8. 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 25.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=8 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · +0.1 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

Texas State

Best efficiency game

45.8 vs Mississippi State

Result
Sat 11/25vs TroyL 17-35520.5000
Sat 11/18@ Mississippi State10+ tacklesL 20-41111000
Fri 11/10@ LouisianaW 34-3143000
Sat 11/4vs UL MonroeW 24-7100010
Sat 10/28@ App StateL 38-4842000
Tue 10/17@ South AlabamaL 3-5552000
Sat 10/7vs Old DominionL 13-1771000
Sat 9/30vs Texas StateL 36-50620.500.500
Sat 9/23@ Arkansas StateL 37-4452000
Sat 9/16vs TulaneL 3-2111000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown22000

Career Arc

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

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    Southern Miss

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss04.20.9
2019 PostseasonSouthern Miss3.514.94.83.5
2019 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss3.514.94.80
2020 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss8.545.2185
2021 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss726.77.6-1.5
2022 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss0-7
2023 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss2.521.65.12.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulane

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.

#2

UTSA

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.7 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#5

Texas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35

#2

2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss

30

8.5 primary · 45.2 efficiency · 18 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss

14

7 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7953

Oak Grove · Hattiesburg, MS

Committed To
Southern Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

234

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Hayes Maples quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
234