Sophomore safety on Florida's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 207 lb · Lyons, GA · Toombs County
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 79 nationally · Signed with Florida
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore safety on Florida's 2026 roster.
Lagonza Hayward
Two seasons at Florida, two different head coaches: Billy Napier and Jon Sumrall. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against Campbell — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 44-39@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 44–39
at Auburn
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (80th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
39.9%
81 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Pronunciation SEASON & CAREER Stats (PDF) ACADEMIC HONORS SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2025) 2025: Played in 11 games this season and recorded 12 tackles (seven solo), one sack, two hurries and 3.5 tackles-for-loss on defense. vs LIU: Made collegiate debut in the season opener and recorded his…
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