Linebacker, Southern Miss (from Marshall), 2023–26
Mathis Haygood
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Fayetteville, GA
Mathis Haygood plays linebacker for Southern Miss, after Marshall (2023–24). Last time out, against Arkansas State: 12 tackles. Haygood leads Southern Miss in tackles this season.
2026 so far
54 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Last game: 12 tackles vs. Arkansas State, L 13–23
Next game: vs. Louisiana, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Troy, 2026Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 44 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 54 | 20 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 98 | 37 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marshall | 13 | LB | RS | ||
| 2024 | Marshall | 13 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 13 | LB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 13 | LB | Jr. | 6′4″ | 230 |
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
2026 Southern Miss 6 games, 54 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Alcorn State | W 49–3 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Auburn | L 8–43 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. UConn | L 20–48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Tulane | L 21–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Troy | L 34–55 | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Arkansas State | L 13–23 | 12 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Southern Miss 13 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Mississippi State | L 17–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Jackson State | W 38–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. App State | W 38–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Louisiana Tech | L 20–30 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 42–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Georgia Southern | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Louisiana | W 22–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UL Monroe | W 49–21 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | atArkansas State | W 27–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Texas State | L 14–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at South Alabama | L 35–42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Troy | L 18–28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | L 16–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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