Briceon Hayes is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at North Texas.
Hayes wins the gap play after play. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: K.C. Keeler and Drew Svoboda. On tape: 6 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 32 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 30 | 20 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 41 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Lamar | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-30@ Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38@ Army | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-22vs South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 36-63vs No. 24 South Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-17vs UTSA | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 54-20@ Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-34@ No. 21 Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 49-47vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 55-17
vs UTSA
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against UTSA.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries32 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Drew Svoboda
Pass share
48.5%
475 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #139 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #17 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,590 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic as a senior.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: K.C. Keeler and Eric Morris.
