Usage Score
12
Player Dossier
2011-2015Michigan
RB • 5'10" • Flint, MI, USA
Justice Hayes leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.2 efficiency.
Usage Score
12
Efficiency
36.2
Consistency
28.3
Season Value
41.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan
Snapshot
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.
Justice Hayes, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan. Justice Hayes leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.2 efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Michigan paired 278 primary output with 53.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 36.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Southern Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
31.6
Efficiency
36.2
Usage
12
Consistency
28.3
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 9. Mississippi State: 30. Unknown: 84. Texas State: 11. North Texas: 86. Marshall: 15. UTEP: 15. Louisiana Tech: 3
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 7 by 13.4. Mississippi State: 7 by 31.4. Unknown: 11 by 68.6. Texas State: 4 by 28.6. North Texas: 16 by 56. Marshall: 4 by 44.8. UTEP: 5 by 31.3. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 15.6
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
68.6 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/26 | vs Washington | L 31-44 | 7 | 9 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 58-24 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs UTEP | W 34-13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Fri 10/9 | @ Marshall | L 10-31 | 3 | 14 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs North Texas | W 49-14 | 16 | 86 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Texas State | W 56-50 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Unknown | — | 9 | 53 | 5.90 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 7.6 |
| Sun 9/6 | vs Mississippi State | L 16-34 | 6 | 13 | 2.20 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4.3 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Michigan
2011-2014
Opening stop
Southern Miss
2015
Final stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Postseason | Michigan | 83 | 31.1 | 6.1 | 83 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan | 83 | 31.1 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan | 46 | 49 | 2.7 | -37 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 46 | 49 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 278 | 53.2 | 10.1 | 232 |
| 2015 Postseason | Southern Miss | 253 | 36.2 | 12 | -25 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 253 | 36.2 | 12 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
84
Primary metric
84 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.
#2
Utah
44
Primary metric
Loss with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
44 scrimmage yards and 9.3 usage.
#3
Illinois
66
Primary metric
Win with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
66 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#4
North Texas
86
Primary metric
Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.
#5
Maryland
36
Primary metric
Loss with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
36 scrimmage yards and 10.3 usage.
#1 Season by value score
2014 Regular Season · Michigan
278 primary output · 53.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage
59.4
#2
2015 Postseason · Southern Miss
41.8
253 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 12 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Southern Miss
41.8
253 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 12 usage
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2011 · Rating 0.937
Grand Blanc Community · Grand Blanc, MI
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
660
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Justice Hayes quick answers
Recruiting profile
4-star recruit