Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#10
Hayden Dawahare
Junior linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Lexington, KY · Lexington Catholic
Transferred Kentucky → Kent State for 2026
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
3 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Wofford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Kent State in 2026.
Hayden Dawahare
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Wofford, Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kent State
2025Kentucky
2026Kent State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (10th 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 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
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 | Kent State | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
Background
2025 (R-Sophomore at Kentucky) • Named to the SEC Community Service Team • Saw action in 10 games and had two tackles • Got his first career tackle in the win over Florida and also recorded a tackle vs. Tennessee Tech • Named to the Burlsworth Trophy watch list 2024 (R-Freshman at Kentucky) • Pra...
The linebacker corps · Kent State
- #15Sayed Abuhamdeh39 tackles · 2025
- #32Trey Rubinstein13 tackles · 2025
- #4Rocco Nicholl7 tackles · 2025
- #17Semaj Bridgeman6 tackles · 2025
- #10Hayden Dawahare2 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology