Hayes Maples: LB · Southern Miss · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Hayes Maples
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at Southern Miss: Jay Hopson, Scotty Walden and Will Hall. Named All-Conference USA two seasons running, most recently in 2021. On tape: 11 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 51 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 60 | 31 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 91 | 34 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 31 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 234 | 102 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
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 40-14vs Alcorn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-21vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 37-44@ Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 36-50vs Texas State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-17vs Old Dominion | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-55@ South Alabama | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-48@ App State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-41@ Mississippi State | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 17-35vs Troy | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups51 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
43.0%
365 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
70.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #344 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Southern Miss, 234 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Jay Hopson, Tim Billings, Scotty Walden, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
