Hayden Dawahare
Kent State Golden Flashes
67
Depth

Hayden Dawahare

WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Kentucky
Projected Starter

Is Hayden Dawahare starting?

Hayden Dawahare is the projected starter at WLB for Kent State Golden Flashes.

Hayden Dawahare is the projected starting WLB on a Rebuilding Kent State — 67 OVR.

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 2 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share0%
Lexington, KY
Jersey
#10
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
245 lbs
Transfer
Kentucky

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 11th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 11% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LOHIOTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 13-10

Sep 12WWOFTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 36-15

Sep 5LSCTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 57-0

Hayden Dawahare's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.