Usage Score
1.8
Player Dossier
2020-2025Kentucky
Josaih Hayes
DL • 6'3" • 322 lbs • Horn Lake, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josaih Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
10.4
Consistency
100
Season Value
37.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
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.
Josaih Hayes, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky. Josaih Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 0 primary output with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
10.4
Usage
1.8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
12
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. South Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
All Games0 · n=2
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
12.5 vs South Carolina
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kentucky
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20202021202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 3 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 3 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1 | 5.6 | 0.9 | -2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kentucky | 7 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 7 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 2 | 19.2 | 5.9 | -5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 10.4 | 1.8 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Louisville
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#2
Mississippi State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#3
Louisville
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.
#4
Texas
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#5
Miami (OH)
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
0 primary output · 10.4 efficiency · 1.8 usage
37.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Kentucky
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
24.7
2 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9092
Horn Lake · Horn Lake, MS
- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
62
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.