Jojo Hayden
Purdue Boilermakers
76
Solid

Jojo Hayden

Purdue BoilermakersRebuilding
WLBDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Illinois
Projected Starter

Is Jojo Hayden starting?

Jojo Hayden is the projected starter at WLB for Purdue Boilermakers.

Redshirt junior · #0 · 6'2", 245 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 1076Jojo HaydenStarter
  2. 22058Winston Berglund
  3. 33458Tre Moore

Purdue Starting Lineup

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Up next for Purdue

Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of East St. Louis, ranked #1,026 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 25 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,026 NatlTeam Share2%
East St. Louis, IL
Jersey
#0
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
245 lbs
Transfer
Illinois

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—251.50

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8633
National Rank
#1026
High School
East St. Louis
Hometown
East St. Louis, IL

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 66th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 66% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 20% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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 31LPSUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Oct 17LWASHTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 38-26

Oct 11WMINNTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Oct 3WILLTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Sep 26LNDTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-10

Sep 20LUCLATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-38

Sep 12LWAKETKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-36 2OT

Sep 4WINSTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-19

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

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Solid
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Team Role

25 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement18%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.