Marcus Hayes: S · New Mexico · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marcus Hayes
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wisconsin, Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New Mexico | 51 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 51 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-30vs Incarnate Word | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 5 Wisconsin | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 42-25@ New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 43-52vs Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 50-14@ UNLV | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-20@ Colorado State | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-38vs Fresno State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-61@ Utah State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-45vs No. 23 Boise State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-31vs Wyoming | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL51 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
36.4%
287 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at New Mexico, 51 tackles — the college career is complete.
