EDGE · Texas A&M → Colorado → Pittsburgh. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
6 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M#10 · 11-2 | 12 | 16% | 18 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | Colorado#33 · 9-4 | 4 | 13% | 16 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh#84 · 3-9 | 11 | 47% | 31 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 * | Pittsburgh#28 · 9-4 | 3 | 14% | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2021 * | Pittsburgh#9 · 11-3 | 6 | 16% | 9 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2020 * | Pittsburgh#48 · 6-5 | 2 | 5% | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dayon Hayes's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Dayon Hayes's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 42–24 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | W 44–22 | 6.8 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | @ | W 41–40 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | W 16–10 | 7.9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 6 | W 31–9 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 7 | W 34–17 | 8.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 8 | @ | W 45–42 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | @ | W 49–25 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 11 | @ | W 38–17 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 12 | W 31–30 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 13 | W 48–0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 14 | @ | L 17–27 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| Bowls | L 3–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2025 · 12 games | 6.7 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | · | · | ||