Usage Score
6.3
Player Dossier
2023-2025Western Kentucky
Koron Hayward
LB • 6'5" • 248 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Koron Hayward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.7
Consistency
51.9
Season Value
30.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
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.
Koron Hayward, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Koron Hayward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.7 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: Southern Miss
Win with 3 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 · Western Kentucky
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
17.7
Usage
6.3
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 3. Missouri State: 0. Delaware: 1. Florida International: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 1. Middle Tennessee: 2. LSU: 0. Jacksonville State: 1
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. Southern Miss: 4 by 46.7. Missouri State: 2 by 8.3. Delaware: 0 by 10. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 24.2. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Wins1.2 · n=6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ Southern MissSplash game | W 27-16 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Jacksonville State | L 34-37 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ LSU | L 10-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs New Mexico State | W 35-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/21 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 28-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | vs Florida International | L 6-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | @ Delaware | W 27-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Missouri State | W 27-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Kentucky
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5.8 | 1.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 8 | 17.7 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 17.7 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Southern Miss
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.
#2
Middle Tennessee
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.4 takeover score.
#3
New Mexico State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.9 takeover score.
#4
Jacksonville State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.4 takeover score.
#5
Delaware
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 16.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
36.5
#2
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
35.7
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
35.7
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8386
Sandalwood · Jacksonville, FL
- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
28
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.