Shaine Hailey

LB · SMU · Sr. · #9

SMU 2021 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Shaine Hailey

LB · SMU · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★

#2281 national

CFB

College

SMU

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches

2020

Sonny Dykes

SMU

2021

Jim Leavitt

SMU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Jim Leavitt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	SMU	56	26	3.5	0.5	1	--	--
2020	SMU	29	23	5.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		85	49	8.5	1.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 39–37

at Louisiana Tech

0 TFL · 2 SOLO · 5 TOT

Edged out Louisiana Tech on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

His 2021 production profile sits closest to DaShaun White’s 2021 season.

DaShaun White

80%match

Oklahoma · 2021

Hasaan Hypolite

Houston · 2021

78%

Bubba Arslanian

Akron · 2021

75%

A.J. DeShazor Jr.

South Alabama · 2021

74%

Waynmon Steed

Miami · 2021

74%

Matches DaShaun on

Tackle volume

Solo tackle rate

Weight

Differs from DaShaun on

Height (lower)

PD rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Waynmon Steed's sophomore season at Miami (2021).

Waynmon Steed

87%match

Miami · 2021

Jaiden Woodbey

Boston College · 2021

86%

DaShaun White

Oklahoma · 2021

86%

Nasir Peoples

Virginia Tech · 2022

83%

Sean-Thomas Faulkner

North Texas · 2021

83%

Matches Waynmon on

Sack rate

Solo tackle rate

Weight