Hayden Henry: LB · Arkansas · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Hayden Henry
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Arkansas. On tape: 15 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Texas, Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Rice | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-21vs No. 15 Texas | 15 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-10vs No. 7 Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-37@ No. 2 Georgia | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 51-52@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-38vs Auburn | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-28vs Mississippi State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-13@ LSU | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42@ No. 2 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-17vs Missouri | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 94 | 46 | 10.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
100tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%12 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups100 tackles · 12 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
35.3%
314 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
100 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #255 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arkansas, 183 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bret Bielema, Chad Morris, and Sam Pittman. Multi-era developmental context.
