Safety, Kansas State (from Virginia), to 2022
Josh Hayes
Lettered 2022 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 189 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lakeland, FL
- Born
- Apr 24, 1999
Josh Hayes played safety at Virginia (to 2021) and Kansas State (2022). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Hayes in round 6, No. 181 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, best game on fileat Iowa State, 2022Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 61 | 41 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| On file (2021–22) | 62 | 42 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 1 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Kansas State | 1 | S | Sr. | 6′0″ | 189 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Kansas State 11 games, 61 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Missouri | W 40–12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Tulane | L 10–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Oklahoma | W 41–34 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Texas Tech | W 37–28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Iowa State | W 10–9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at TCU | L 28–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 48–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Texas | L 27–34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Baylor | W 31–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at West Virginia | W 48–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Kansas | W 47–27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Virginia 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | at Louisville | W 34–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 33 | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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