Hayden Hatcher: DE · Kansas · #37.
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Hayden Hatcher
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at Kansas: Les Miles and Lance Leipold. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Missouri State — Week 1, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-17vs Missouri State | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-23vs Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-27vs BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-40@ No. 3 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-22vs UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-33vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-21@ Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-16vs Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31vs No. 23 Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-16@ Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 49-36vs UNLV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 48-17
2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 1 hurry
Dominant 31-point win at home against Missouri State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
2%0 sacksTFL rate
14%4 TFL29 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
39.0%
311 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Beaty, Les Miles, and Lance Leipold. Multi-era developmental context.
