6′0″ · Cartersville, GA
Hayes Linn: DB · Air Force · #14.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Hayes Linn
Erases the deep middle of the field. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Navy — Week 5, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Air Force | 32 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 32 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-14vs Navy | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 26-35@ Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-45vs New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-46vs Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-38@ San José State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-20vs No. 20 Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-21vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL32 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
15.7%
150 pass / 806 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
162 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Air Force, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
