Tarleton State University Athletics

Senior (2021):
WAC Defensive Player of the Year … AP FCS All-America Second Team … 2021 Stats Perform FCS All-America Second Team … First Team All-WAC … Phil Steele FCS All-WAC First Team … Recorded six interceptions, two fumble recoveries, seven pass breakups, 50 total tackles (25 solo), and 3.0 tackles for a loss … His eight takeaways were the tied-third most across all of NCAA Division I, counting both FBS and FCS … His six interceptions were the tied-fourth most across all of Division I, the tied-sixth most interceptions in a single-season in Tarleton Football history, just two short of matching the most in one season in the program's total run … Had three multi-takeaway games, tied with just one player for the most such games in the country … WAC Defensive Player of the Week following two interceptions, two pass breakups and seven tackles vs. Midwestern State … Recovered a fumble on the defense’s first series against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 4 … Had a 35-yard pick-six against Southern Utah on Sept. 18 … Intercepted Midwestern State with Tarleton leading 17-14 with less than 30 seconds to go to cement the victory … Finished his Tarleton career at 56 games played, 243 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for a loss, 12 interceptions, 57 passes defended, a FF and four fumble recoveries … His 12 picks are tied for the third most in a Texan's career, just two short of the record … Tarleton went 35-21 with him on the field.
 
Redshirt Senior (2020):
Was fourth on the Texans in pass breakups (five) and tied for fourth in tackles for a loss (3.5-18) … Had a season-high seven tackles at New Mexico State on Feb. 21 that included one tackle for loss … Led the team in tackles at New Mexico State with seven total from the secondary … Shared or had a tackle for loss in four games … Recovered a fumble vs. Mississippi College on March 6 … Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-Independent Team … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Preseason All-Texas Small College Team.
 
Senior (2019):
Played in the season opener at Stephen F. Austin and made four tackles before suffering a season-ending injury ... Received a medical hardship waiver.
 
Junior (2018):
D2CCA second team All-American ... Associated Press second team All-American ... Don Hansen honorable mention All-American ... Named a finalist for Cliff Harris Award for best small college defensive player in the nation ... D2CCA first team All-Region ... LSC Defensive Back of the Year ... First team All-LSC ... Iron Texan All-Star ... Played in all 13 games for the Texans ... Part of Tarleton’s first outright Lone Star Conference Championship ... Ranked No. 26 in the nation in passes defended (15) ... Had 34 tackles ... Second on the team with four interceptions and 14 pass breakups ... Also blocked a kick ... Had a career-high two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown against Angelo State on Sept. 29 ... Helped lead the Tarleton defense that ranked No. 9 in the nation in points allowed (16.5).
 
Sophomore (2017):
All-LSC Second Team … Played in all 12 games … Led the team in passes defended (17) and pass breakups (15) while grabbing two interceptions … Also led the LSC in passes defended … Second on the team in tackles (73) … Top 20 in the nation in passes defended … Had a season-high 13 tackles and five defended passes against Western Oregon on Oct. 28.
 
Freshman (2016):
Played a big role for the Texans as a true freshman … Played in all 11 games and finished sixth on the team with 54 tackles, including 37 solo stops … Made 1.5 TFLs, four pass breakups, and recovered one fumble … Recorded double digit tackles twice, including a season high 11 against Western New Mexico.
 
Atascocita High School:
Lettered two seasons and was a team captain for head coach Craig Stump … Back-to-back first-team all-district selection as a junior and senior … Led his team with 106 tackles as a junior.
 
Personal:
Is a 2016 graduate of Atascocita High School … Son of Helen and Billy Hafford Sr. … Has two siblings, Billy Jr. and Darrin … Majoring in Finance … Born April 10.