Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#2
Lagonza Hayward
Sophomore safety on Florida's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 207 lb · Lyons, GA · Toombs County
Returning to Florida for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 79 nationally · Signed with Florida
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety on Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2025.
Lagonza Hayward
Two seasons at Florida, two different head coaches: Billy Napier and Jon Sumrall. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against Campbell — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20256 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Toombs County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Florida
2026era →
Jon Sumrall
Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026Florida2-0HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–3
vs Campbell
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 TFL
Dominant 49-point win at home against Campbell.
With V. Brown III — 3 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD · A. Philo — 242 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.6 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Florida
Returning around him
- 7 Florida players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (27 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida · Last season: 4-8 (AP #13) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #17
Background
Pronunciation SEASON & CAREER Stats (PDF) ACADEMIC HONORS SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2025) 2025: Played in 11 games this season and recorded 12 tackles (seven solo), one sack, two hurries and 3.5 tackles-for-loss on defense. vs LIU: Made collegiate debut in the season opener and recorded his f...
The secondary · Florida
- #1Bryce Thornton56 tackles · 2025
- #33DJ Coleman41 tackles · 2025
- #43Alfonzo Allen Jr.34 tackles · 2025
- #10Cam Dooley29 tackles · 2025
- #2Lagonza Hayward12 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology