Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Illinois
Jojo Hayden
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • East Saint Louis, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jojo Hayden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Jojo Hayden built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from East Saint Louis, IL wearing No. 30, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Jojo Hayden's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jojo Hayden, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois. Jojo Hayden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 35
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East St. Louis · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- East St. Louis · 40 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · LB 528th (top 42%) · Big Ten 201st (top 26%) · National 1,704th (top 28%)
Jojo Hayden played LB for Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jojo Hayden recorded 35 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Illinois.
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