Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#97
Hayden Bray
Senior defensive lineman for Vanderbilt. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 277 lb · Austin, TX · Westlake
Returning to Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Austin Peay
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Vanderbilt. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearHayden Bray
Third year in the Vanderbilt defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Austin Peay — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 19-9 over that span.
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
1 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Hayden Bray1 tackle for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology