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Player Dossier
2017-2022UTEP
Breon Hayward
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Breon Hayward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Marshall • UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Breon Hayward built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Marshall and UTEP. The clearest part of Breon Hayward's career was his defensive...
Read the storyBreon Hayward, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UTEP. Breon Hayward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 115
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Breon Hayward quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · LB
- Career Tackles
- 115
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · UTEP
- Top game
- Boise State
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTEP | 2 | 17 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTEP | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 87 | 5 | 1.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 73.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Breon Hayward played LB for Marshall and UTEP. Across 6 tracked seasons, Breon Hayward recorded 115 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
UTEP paired 14.5 primary output with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Marshall, UTEP.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · UTEP
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
44.7
Usage
12.3
Consistency
49.3
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Bethune-Cookman: 2. New Mexico State: 0. Boise State: 3. Old Dominion: 3. Southern Miss: 1.5. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida Atlantic: 2.5. UTSA: 0.5. North Texas: 1. Rice: 0. UAB: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 11 by 55.8. Bethune-Cookman: 3 by 32.5. New Mexico State: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 9 by 67.5. Old Dominion: 6 by 55. Southern Miss: 8 by 48.3. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 29.2. Florida Atlantic: 14 by 75. UTSA: 9 by 42.5. North Texas: 14 by 60. Rice: 9 by 37.5. UAB: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boise State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/18 | @ Fresno State10+ tackles | L 24-31 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | @ UAB | L 25-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Rice | W 38-28 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ North Texas10+ tackles | L 17-20 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | vs UTSA | L 23-44 | 9 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Florida Atlantic10+ tackles · Splash game | L 25-28 | 14 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 19-3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Southern Miss | W 26-13 | 8 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 28-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Boise StateSplash game | L 13-54 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Bethune-CookmanSplash game | W 38-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/29 | @ New Mexico State | W 30-3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Breon Hayward story
Breon Hayward built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Houston, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Marshall and UTEP. The clearest part of Breon Hayward's career was his defensive production: 115 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with UTEP. 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 Breon Hayward's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall and UTEP.
The arc is straightforward: Breon Hayward 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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Marshall
2017-2019
Opening stop
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UTEP
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 27.1 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTEP | 14.5 | 44.7 | 12.3 | 14.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 14.5 | 44.7 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | -14.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boise State
Week 2 · L 13-54
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 9 · L 25-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Old Dominion
Week 5 · W 28-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Bethune-Cookman
Week 1 · W 38-28
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
@ North Texas
Week 11 · L 17-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · UTEP
14.5 primary output · 44.7 efficiency · 12.3 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · UTEP
73.5
14.5 primary · 44.7 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · UTEP
57.9
0 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
4
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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