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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 6 | 324th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 5 | 204th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 3 | 2180th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 5 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 10 | — |
Charting
Where Hayward's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  TCU#46 · 4-4 | 6 | 30% | 12 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 |  Western Kentucky#78 · 9-4 | 9 | 20% | 19 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky#82 · 8-6 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky#66 · 8-5 | 5 | 6% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Koron Hayward's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Koron Hayward'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 | vs North Carolina | L 10–15 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 |  Grambling | W 63–7 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Arkansas State | W 31–7 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ UCF | L 13–21 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  BYU | L 10–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | @ Baylor | W 17–6 | 9.3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 |  West Virginia | L 20–24 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 |  Kansas | W 22–16 | 7.8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.3 | 12 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 12 | 2080th / 5664 |
| Solo | 11 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 5.5 | 181st / 2634 |
| Sacks | 5.5 | 26th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 2 | 418th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Grambling | — | 53 | ~4 (0–23) | 1 | · | 8% |
| Wk 3 · Arkansas State | — | 54 | ~15 (2–27) | 1 | · | 28% |
| Wk 4 · UCF | — | 53 | ~26 (3–47) | 2 | · | 49% |
| Wk 7 · Baylor | — | 86 | ~50 (25–59) | 5 | · | 58% |
| Wk 8 · West Virginia | ✓ LB | 58 | ~19 (2–34) | 1 | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 9 · Kansas | — | 82 | ~40 (20–47) | 3 | 1 | 49% |
| Season | 1 GS | 506 | 154 (72–210) | 13 | 2 | 30% |
Position Room
22 LBs on the TCU roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Hudson Hooper | LB | SR | 50 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Max Carroll | LB | SR | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 97 | Paul Oyewale | LB | SR | 26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 14 | John Schobel | LB | SO | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Michael Short | LB | SR | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Koron Hayward | LB | SR | 12 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
| 0 | Zach Chapman | LB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Chad Woodfork | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 | ||
| Michael Teason | LB | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 32 | Dillon Arkansas | LB | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Cheta Ofili | LB | JR | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Keylan Abrams | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Sam Haley | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Jesse Ford | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Noriel Dominguez | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Zion Junk | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Oliver Gunn | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Caleb Cortez | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Rhett Steppe | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Anders Corn | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Jared Martin | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Carter Buck | LB | FR | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. TCU depth chart →