Briceon Hayes
Briceon Hayes
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: K.C. Keeler and Eric Morris. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Eric Morris.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 32 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 30 | 20 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 41 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 49–47
at San Diego State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Edged out San Diego State on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · North Texas
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #135
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mattheus Carroll’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Drew Francis's junior season at Middle Tennessee (2022).
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