Usage Score
3.4
Player Dossier
2023-2025Central Michigan
Keshawn Hayden
DL • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Keshawn Hayden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.3
Consistency
6.1
Season Value
11.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
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.
Keshawn Hayden, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Keshawn Hayden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss 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 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
9.3
Usage
3.4
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 2. San José State: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Michigan: 0. Unknown: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Massachusetts: 0. Buffalo: 0. Kent State: 0
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. Northwestern: 2 by 28.3. San José State: 2 by 8.3. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 0 by 0. Bowling Green: 1 by 24.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · 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
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Northwestern | L 7-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | @ Kent State | W 28-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | vs Buffalo | W 38-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Massachusetts | W 38-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Bowling Green | W 27-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Akron | L 22-28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 24-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Michigan | L 3-63 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Pittsburgh | L 17-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ San José State | W 16-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Central Michigan
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1.5 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 4 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 4 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Northwestern
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#2
Bowling Green
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#3
Eastern Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.4 takeover score.
#5
San José State
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
11.9
4 primary · 9.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan
11.9
4 primary · 9.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8144
East St. Louis · East St. Louis, IL
- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
24
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.