Jojo Hayden

LB · #0 · Purdue · JR · 6'2" · 245 · East St. Louis, IL

Projected WLB starter

18 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

4 2026 INT + PD

29 Career games (7 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	TFL	INT	PD
2026	Purdue	7	7	18	0	2	2
2025	Illinois	12	0	25	1	0	0
2024	Illinois	10	0	8	0	0	0

Tackles per game 2.6 56

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 4 98

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 13.4% 16

Line yards per carry allowed 3.0 14

Sack rate 2.6% 6

Week	Opponent	Tkl	INT	PD
W2	WAKE	3
W6	MINN		1	1
W7	WASH		1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#1023 Bubba Jeffries IOL · Alcoa IND

#1023 Adam Moore TE · Miami Northwestern SMU

#1026

Jojo Hayden LB · East St. Louis ILL

#1039

Sam Sledge IOL · Creighton Prep NEB

#1039

Mason Goldman OT · Gretna NEB

LBs in the class

#79

Alex Elliott Hutchinson MINN

#81

Kamal Bonner Colquitt County NCST

#82

Jojo Hayden East St. Louis ILL

#85

Taye Seymore South Atlanta GT

#86

Kelvon McBride Cottage Hill Christian Academy NCST

2026 · 0th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 62th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.