Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2012-2015Arkansas State
DB • 5'11" • Heflin, AL, USA
Rocky Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Arkansas State
Snapshot
Player Story
Rocky Hayes built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a defensive back from Heflin, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Rocky Hayes' career was his backfield work: 554...
Read the storyRocky Hayes, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Arkansas State. Rocky Hayes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Arkansas State | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 50 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Arkansas State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.1 |
Related Context
Rocky Hayes played DB for Arkansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rocky Hayes recorded 554 rushing yards, 41 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Arkansas State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Arkansas State paired 6 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
75.2
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
40 vs Idaho
Player Story
Rocky Hayes built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a defensive back from Heflin, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Rocky Hayes' career was his backfield work: 554 rushing yards, 61 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 41 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 41 receiving yards and 491 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Rocky Hayes moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Arkansas State
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 3 | 15 | — | 3 |
| 2014 Postseason | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | — | -2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 1 | 5 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 6 | 20 | — | 5 |
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 5 · W 49-35 · 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
vs Louisiana
Week 9 · L 7-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 7 · W 48-24
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Troy
Week 3 · W 41-34 · 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.
#5
vs Montana State
Week 1 · W 37-10
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Arkansas State
6 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
65.1
#2
2012 Postseason · Arkansas State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Arkansas State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
5
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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