Jojo Hayden
Purdue Boilermakers
77
Solid

Jojo Hayden

Purdue BoilermakersSolid
WLBDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Illinois
Projected Starter

Is Jojo Hayden starting?

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

Jojo Hayden is the projected starting WLB on a Solid Purdue — 77 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 1077Jojo HaydenStarter
  2. 22060Winston Berglund
  3. 33460Tre Moore

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jalen Woods — at UCLA · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Winston Berglund — No. 2 at WLB for PurdueHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Purdue Boilermakers

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 77 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 76-rated defense; 66th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
76
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
+1 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

Sep 12LWAKETKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-36 2OT

Sep 4WINSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-19

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

The People's Ratings

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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.