Usage Score
4.4
Player Dossier
2020-2025Texas A&M
Dayon Hayes
DE • 6'3" • 264 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dayon Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.2
Consistency
36.7
Season Value
18.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh • Colorado • Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
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.
Dayon Hayes, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Dayon Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Dayon Hayes played DE for Pittsburgh, Colorado, and Texas A&M. Across 6 tracked seasons, Dayon Hayes recorded 110 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 5 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, Colorado, Texas A&M.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Win with 2 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
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2025 Regular Season · Texas A&M
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
4.4
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Utah State: 0.5. Notre Dame: 0. Auburn: 2. Florida: 2. Arkansas: 1. LSU: 1. Missouri: 0. South Carolina: 2. Unknown: 0. Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 3 by 17.5. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 3 by 32.5. Florida: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas: 2 by 18.3. LSU: 1 by 14.2. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 1 by 24.2. Unknown: 0 by 0. Texas: 0 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 9
First Half0.9 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · Games = 11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Texas | L 17-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Unknown | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs South Carolina | W 31-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Missouri | W 38-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ LSU | W 49-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Arkansas | W 45-42 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Florida | W 34-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Auburn | W 16-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Notre Dame | W 41-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Utah State | W 44-22 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UTSA | W 42-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Pittsburgh
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Texas A&M
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20202021202120222022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 31.3 | 11.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 8 | 22.8 | 9.8 | -5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 22.8 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 18.5 | 29.4 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 5.5 | 30.4 | 11.5 | -13 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 8.5 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Boston College
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Primary metric
7 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#2
Miami
7
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#3
Colorado State
4.5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.3 takeover score.
#4
Syracuse
4.5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
4
Primary metric
Game with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
5 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 11.7 usage
29.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
28.7
18.5 primary · 29.4 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
24.6
13 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9001
Westinghouse · Pittsburgh, PA
- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
3
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
110
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 45 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.