Josaih Hayes
Position coaches (Kentucky, 2025): Brad White, Anwar Stewart
Horn Lake, MSSenior6'3"322 lb#97
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Graduated
After the 2025 season, Kentucky
Josaih Hayes is a 6'3", 322-lb Senior DL at Kentucky from Horn Lake, MS.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2023 · 23 tklHavoc Plays
7
69th
Ball Plays
1
76th
Solo Tackle Rate
30.4%
14th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2023 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky | 44 High | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 58 Very high | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 17 Moderate | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU | Fum Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 23 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 2021 | Kentucky | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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