Josh Hayes: S · Kansas State · #1.
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Josh Hayes
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Bronco Mendenhall and Chris Klieman. First career honor, 2022: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Iowa State, Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 61 | 41 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 7 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 42 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 40-12vs Missouri | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-17vs Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-28vs Texas Tech | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-9@ Iowa State | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 28-38@ No. 8 TCU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-0vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34vs Texas | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-3@ Baylor | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-31@ West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-27vs Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 41 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Week 6 · 2022
W 10-9
at Iowa State
1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFL61 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
41.3%
388 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
67.1
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
407 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
61 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons, at Virginia and Kansas State, 62 tackles — drafted at #181 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall and Chris Klieman.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 4th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 4th NFL season
