Josh
Hayes
CB
#32
Josh Hayes
#32CB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 190 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Tampa Bay Buccaneers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.20 M$
- Average per year
- 1.01 M$
- Total value
- 4.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Injured reserve
2026
1.20 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2024 Safeties
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
34
4th percentile
Interceptions
0
16th percentile
Passes defended
3
23th percentile
Targets in coverage
33
Yards allowed
216 yd
Yards allowed per target
6.5 yd
80th percentile
Passer rating allowed
124.5
18th percentile
Missed tackle rate
5.4 %
87th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
5th percentile
Defensive snaps
265
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2025 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
15
WAR 2024
0.2
Games played
15
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (+3)
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.013 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+13 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
77
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 77
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 64
- TCK
- Tackling
- 84
- DUR
- Durability
- 73
- EX
- Experience
- 25
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2024
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
Josh Hayes in five questions
What are Josh Hayes's stats in 2024?
Josh Hayes has 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed in 15 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Josh Hayes?
Josh Hayes is 27 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
How good is Josh Hayes?
Josh Hayes produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024. His PAL rating is 48 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Josh Hayes wear, and what team does he play for?
Josh Hayes plays for Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 32.
What is Josh Hayes's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
