Hayes Maples
Hayes Maples
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Hayes Maples has been at Southern Miss through two head coaches in three seasons. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Southern Miss, 202 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-Conference USA
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 51 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 60 | 31 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 91 | 34 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 202 | 83 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 40–14
vs Alcorn State
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 26-point win at home against Alcorn State.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Johnathan Butler’s 2020 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to KJ Robertson's graduate season at Troy (2022).
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