Defensive back, Kentucky, 2021–24
Maxwell Hairston
Lettered 2022–24 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- West Bloomfield, MI
- Born
- Aug 6, 2003
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Maxwell Hairston played defensive back at Kentucky (2021–24). The Buffalo Bills took Hairston in the first round, No. 30 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Florida, 20232interceptions, career highat Vanderbilt, 2023Honors
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kentucky | 1 | DB | RS | ||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 1 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 1 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 1 | DB | Jr. | 6′1″ | 186 |
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
2024 Kentucky 5 games, 19 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. South Carolina | L 6–31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Georgia | L 12–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Ohio | W 41–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Texas | L 14–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Louisville | L 14–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2023 Kentucky 13 games, 66 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 44–14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 28–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Akron | W 35–3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Vanderbilt | W 45–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Florida | W 33–14 | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atGeorgia | L 13–51 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Tennessee | L 27–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Mississippi State | W 24–3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Alabama | L 21–49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | atSouth Carolina | L 14–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atLouisville | W 38–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 35–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Kentucky 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Youngstown State | W 31–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 183 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.28 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 27 | 0 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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