Daelin Hayes in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive line, Notre Dame, 2016–⁠20

Daelin Hayes

Number
No. 9
Height
6′3″
Weight
270 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Belleville, MI
Born
May 16, 1998, in Detroit, Michigan

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Daelin Hayes played defensive line at Notre Dame (2016–⁠20). The Baltimore Ravens took Hayes in round 5, No. 171 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
29
Tackles, 2017 (Notre Dame, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 171
Round 5, 2021 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Career highs

2sacks, career hightwice; last at Georgia Tech, 2020

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2016Notre Dame12500010
2017Notre Dame29166.53013
2018Notre Dame28155.52.5015
2019Notre Dame6531000
2020Notre Dame14953112
Career8950209.51410

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Notre Dame9DLYr 1
2017Notre Dame9DLYr 2
2018Notre Dame9DLYr 3
2019Notre Dame9DLYr 4
2020Notre Dame9DLSr. (Yr 5)6′3″270

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2020 Notre Dame 7 games, 14 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 12vs.DukeW 27–⁠13210000
Sep 19vs.South FloridaW 52–⁠0100000
Oct 31atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠13542200
Nov 7vs.ClemsonW 47–⁠40222100
Nov 14atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠31211000
Nov 27atNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠17210001
Dec 5vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠21––––1–
2019 Notre Dame 3 games, 6 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2atLouisvilleW 35–⁠17111100
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 66–⁠14432000
Sep 21atGeorgiaL 17–⁠23110000
2018 Notre Dame 10 games, 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 24–⁠17100000
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠16100000
Sep 15vs.VanderbiltW 22–⁠17100000
Sep 22atWake ForestW 56–⁠27742000
Sep 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠17310.5001
Oct 27vs.NavyW 44–⁠22320000
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 31–⁠21772200
Nov 10vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠13210.50.500
Nov 24atUSCW 24–⁠17100000
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠30200.5000
2017 Notre Dame 11 games, 29 tackles, 3 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.TempleW 49–⁠16431101
Sep 9vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠20110000
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠20510.5000
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 38–⁠18100000
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠17111000
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠10211100
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠14551100
Oct 28vs.NC StateW 35–⁠14521000
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠37111000
Nov 18vs.NavyW 24–⁠17210000
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠17200000
2016 Notre Dame 8 games, 12 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 10vs.NevadaW 39–⁠10100000
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateL 28–⁠36100001
Sep 24vs.DukeL 35–⁠38110000
Oct 1vs.SyracuseW 50–⁠33200000
Oct 8atNC StateL 3–⁠10310000
Oct 15vs.StanfordL 10–⁠17210000
Oct 29vs.MiamiW 30–⁠27110000
Nov 12vs.ArmyW 44–⁠6110000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠24).

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′3½″
Weight253 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.75 s
10-yard split1.70 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press26 reps
3-cone drill7.21 s
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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