#50

Dayon Hayes

Senior defensive end for Texas A&M. 2025: 3.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

DE · Texas A&M · Sr. · #50

6′3″ · 264 lb · Pittsburgh, PA

CFB Index 55 · #179 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Texas A&M for 2026

How he plays

Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.

QB hurries: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

3.5

sacks · 2025

4 TFL · 17 tackles · 6 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Auburn

Statement game5 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksat Miami (FBS) · W 42-16

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Texas A&M. 2025: 3.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

  • Signed as a 4-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2020.
  • Transferred from Colorado to Texas A&M in 2025.
His career, year by year

Dayon Hayes

DE · Texas A&M · Sr · #50

Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Three head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. 2025 added another: SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Utah State — Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology