North Carolina · L 10-15
No tackles.
BYU · L 10-17
No tackles.
Hayward has tackles in 6 of TCU’s 8 games: none against North Carolina and BYU.
Koron Hayward
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Tyson Helton and Sonny Dykes. The first career honor came in 2025: Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 3 sacks against Baylor — Week 7, 2026.
12 tackles · 5.5 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TCU | 12 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 19 | 12 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 28 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-21@ UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-6@ Baylor | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-16vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 22-16 vs Kansas, play by play
A defensive touchdown: his turnover was returned for the score. 2 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 5. Third quarter, cut it to 13-7.
Hurried the quarterback on 3rd and 15. Fourth quarter, up 22-16. Ended Kansas’s drive (end).
His defensive touchdown put 7 points on the board directly. Without them the final is 15-16, not 22-16 — the difference between winning and losing.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How TCU’s defense played that day
Kansas’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9. His hurry came with TCU down 13.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 3 sacks, tied for 2nd-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 7-3.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 21-7.
1 tackle.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 3. First quarter, up 7-0.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -7 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
50.8%
270 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #192 at the position.
The No. 1,760 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to TCU
