Massachusetts · L 21-37
No tackles.
Boston College · L 21-28
No tackles.
USC · L 35-42
No tackles.
Indiana · L 15-47
No tackles.
Maryland · W 37-30
No tackles.
Hayer has tackles in 3 of Rutgers’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Rutgers is 2-6.
One game to point at: 6 tackles against Michigan — Week 9, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rutgers | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 58-7vs Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-42@ No. 24 Northwestern | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28vs Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 21-28 vs Michigan, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Rutgers’s defense played that day
Michigan’s 8 drives: 4 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 8.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
44.0%
221 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
255 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
