Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 6-48@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
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Kevon Haigler
Junior defensive end for App State. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
6′1″ · 250 lb · Hartsville, SC
CFB Index 44 · #229 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceApp State 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
OLB recruit
No. 1563 nationally · Signed with App State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end for App State. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2020.
- Transferred from App State to Murray State in 2024.
Kevon Haigler
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Kevon Haigler arrived at Murray State from App State. One game to point at: 1 TFL, 1 sacks against Kentucky — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at App State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with App State3-star out of Hartsville
2024
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coach2020–2023
App State
Played his entire career under Shawn Clark.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Shawn Clark — 34-18 over that span.
2020App State9-3HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021App State10-4HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022App State6-6HC: Shawn Clark · Run-leaning
2023App State9-5HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
EDGE
His 2023 production profile sits closest to TW Ayers’s 2022 season.
Matches TW on
Height
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Percy Courtney Jr.'s senior season at Florida International (2025).
75%match
Matches Percy on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Percy on
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kevon Haigler
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology