Koron Hayward

LB • 6'5" • 248 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

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Koron Hayward shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Western Kentucky
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

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Koron Hayward built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 34, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Koron Hayward's career was his defensive...

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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8386

Sandalwood · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To: Western Kentucky
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Western Kentucky · LB
Career Tackles: 28
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Top game: Southern Miss
Recruit profile: 3-star · Sandalwood · Western Kentucky
High school pipeline: Sandalwood · 34 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 34 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 19 tackles · LB 595th (top 47%) · Conference USA 198th (top 36%) · National 2,141st (top 35%)

Koron Hayward played LB for Western Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Koron Hayward recorded 28 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Kentucky.

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