Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2012Houston
D.J. Hayden
DB • 6'0" • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Hayden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
D.J. Hayden built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of D.J. Hayden's career was his defensive production: 6...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 12
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
D.J. Hayden, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Houston. D.J. Hayden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 3
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D.J. Hayden Houston Highlights
2012 · Houston · Player Highlight
D.J. Hayden college highlights at Houston.
- Season
- 2012
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
D.J. Hayden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 6 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- UTEP
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 56.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Houston | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 62.7 |
Related Context
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D.J. Hayden played DB for Houston. Across 2 tracked seasons, D.J. Hayden recorded 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Houston paired 4 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Houston
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
68.1
Best Game by takeover score
UTEP
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 0. UCLA: 1. SMU: 1. UTEP: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 1 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTEP
Best efficiency game
40 vs UTEP
Player Story
D.J. Hayden story
D.J. Hayden built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of D.J. Hayden's career was his defensive production: 6 interceptions across 6 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.J. Hayden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Houston
2011-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Houston | 4 | 20 | — | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UTEP
Week 9 · W 45-35 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 10 · W 56-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 2 · W 48-23
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ SMU
Week 8 · L 42-72 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 3 · L 6-37
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Houston
4 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
62.7
#2
2011 Regular Season · Houston
56.7
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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