Baylor · W 17-6
No catches.
Kansas · W 22-16
1 catch, 1 yards
The other 6 games average 32 yards. This one was 32 below.
Hayes has catches in 7 of TCU’s 8 games: none against Baylor.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jacobe Hayes
Second year in the TCU receiving corps. One game to point at: 62 receiving yards and 4 receptions against West Virginia — Week 8, 2026.
196 receiving yards · 14 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Kansas on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 1 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 14 catches for 196 yards. TCU has thrown to him 22 times in 231 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 receiving yard, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-21@ UCF | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17vs No. 10 BYU | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 22-16vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 196 | 14.0 | 0 | 29 |
Week 8 · 2026
L 20-24
The plays that mattered most
447th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -7 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
239% of team targetsCatch rate
61%14 of 23 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
61% catch rate on 23 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Sonny Dykes, all balanced offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 32.2 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 26.6 | 14.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 31.5 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
50.8%
270 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #383 at the position.
The No. 1,850 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
