#37

Hayden Hatcher

DE · Kansas · Sr. · #37

Kansas 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Hayden Hatcher

DE · Kansas · Sr · #37

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Kansas

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021

Lance Leipold

Kansas

2022

Lance Leipold

Kansas

2023

Lance Leipold

Kansas

Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Kansas2-10HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning

2022Kansas6-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Kansas	29	12	4.0	0.5	--	--	--
2022	Kansas	18	9	2.0	0.5	--	--	--
2021	Kansas	6	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		53	25	6.0	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 49–36

at UNLV

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

Edged out UNLV on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Hayden Hatcher’s 2022 season.

Hayden Hatcher

89%match

Kansas · 2022

Jonathan Ross

South Florida · 2023

82%

Marcus Bradley

Massachusetts · 2023

81%

BJ Diakite

Vanderbilt · 2023

79%

Miles Capers

Vanderbilt · 2023

78%

Matches Hayden on

Height

Weight

Class year

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Alec Bryant's senior season at Illinois (2025).

Alec Bryant

89%match

Illinois · 2025

Francisco Mauigoa

Miami · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 5

88%

Jaylan Ford

Texas · 2023

All-Big 12NFL Rd 5

87%

Craig Young

Kansas · 2023

87%

Nikhai Hill-Green

Colorado · 2024

All-AAC

86%

Matches Alec on

Class year

Height

Sack rate