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Maxwell Hairston

Kentucky · Cornerback · 2022-24

INT
6
PD
10
TKL
87

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2022 to 2024, Hairston recorded 87 tackles. From 2023 to 2024, Hairston also had 6 interceptions.

Hairston was the No. 30 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 77 overall, the highest cornerback rating at Kentucky since 1990 and No. 31 among all cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2023
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2024
    • Second-team all-conference
  3. 2025
    • No. 30 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Maxwell Hairston season-by-season statistics at Kentucky
SeasonTklPDInt
2022200
20236665
20241941
Total87106

Seasons with tracked stats at Kentucky. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Kentucky Teammates

  1. 80Barion Brown2022-24WR
  2. 74Chris Rodriguez Jr.2018-22RB
  3. 74Re'Mahn Davis2023RB
  4. 74Wan'Dale Robinson2021WR
  5. 72Josh Paschal2017-21EDGE
  6. 72Jamin Davis2017-20LB
  7. 72Ray Davis2023RB
  8. 71Deone Walker2022-24EDGE
  9. 71Will Levis2021-22QB
  10. 70J.J. Weaver2019-24EDGE

Full Kentucky all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 98Travis HunterColorado · 2023-24CB
  2. 90Clark Phillips IIIUtah · 2020-22CB
  3. 90Cooper DeJeanIowa · 2021-23CB
  4. 90Patrick Surtain IIAlabama · 2018-20CB
  5. 90Sauce GardnerCincinnati · 2019-21CB
  6. 90Nohl WilliamsCalifornia · 2023-24CB
  7. 90Beanie BishopWest Virginia · 2023CB
  8. 88Coby BryantCincinnati · 2017-21CB

Best college cornerbacks since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Maxwell Hairston) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.