Aaron Haigler

Delaware

Sep 6 (Sat)

1:30 PM

aaron haigler and chris bounds at usc 2018

Photo by: Maggie Still

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-7
Weight:
295
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Northridge, Calif.
High School:
Notre Dame

AT COLORADO: 2018 (Jr./Sr.)—He started 11 games, and played in all (came in off the bench at Washington); he started the first three games of the year at right tackle and then was moved inside, starting the next two at right guard and finishing up the year with the final five at left guard (he did bounce around at times back to tackle) … Played 636 snaps from scrimmage (and all 56 on the FG/PAT unit), grading out sixth-best of all the regulars (2.59 grade) … He had a team-high 15 touchdown blocks, and tied for the team-lead with 15 perfect blocks on touchdown passing plays … He was not called for a penalty all season … Allowed three-and-a-half quarterback sacks and 11½ hurries … Recorded three knockdown blocks … Had best game grades of 2.53 versus UCLA (69 snaps) and Oregon State (75 plays) … He was a co-winner of the Joe Romig Award given out by the coaches following spring practices to the most improved offensive lineman.

2017 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, 11 in action on the offensive line and that included nine starts (three at right tackle, six at right guard) … Was on the field for 763 snaps of CU’s 910 plays, the second most of any offensive linemen … Graded out at 2.48 on the season, tied for the highest on the team … Credited with 6½ knockdown blocks, 10 touchdown blocks (direct), 15 perfect plays on passing touchdowns, allowed 5½ quarterback sacks, eight pressures and was flagged for three penalties … Was in on all 59 field goal and point after attempts … Through the first four weeks of the season he had played in every single one of the offense's 297 snaps from scrimmage, with two starts apiece at right guard (Northern Colorado and Washington) and right tackle (Colorado State and Texas State) … In weeks 9-11, the games against California, Arizona State and No. 15 USC, he played in every snap from scrimmage for the Buffs at left guard.

2016 (Fr.-RS)—He played in 11 games plus the Alamo Bowl (six starts at right tackle, seven including the bowl; he missed the Arizona State and Stanford contests due to injuries) ... Played in 548 snaps on the season, was credited with four knockdown blocks, six touchdown blocks (direct) and eight perfect plays on passing touchdowns ... Made his first career start at No. 4 Michigan in week three, helping CU throw for 261 yards and three touchdowns … Suffered a knee injury in the Southern California game that caused him to miss the following two contests versus Arizona State and at Stanford; he returned to help CU defeat UCLA when he played 57 snaps off the bench and then returned to the starting lineup the next week in a win at Arizona ... His two-best graded out games came in the final two games of the regular season against No. 21 Utah (when CU clinched the Pac-12 South Division title) and in the Pac-12 Championship game against No. 4 Washington.

2015 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line the entire fall.

TRACK & FIELD—Has competed with the track and field team in both the 2017 and 2018 seasons … In the 2017 indoor circuit, he took first place in the shot put in the Joe Davies Classic with a mark of 47-8¼ ... During the 2017 outdoor season, he also won the shot put at the Santa Barbara Easter Open with a mark of 49-10½ … In 2018 he had CU’s top overall shot put mark at 51-04.25, recorded on May 4 at the Air Force Twilight Meet … At the 2018 Pac-12 Outdoor Championships he finished 11th in the shot put and 18th in the discus.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned second-team All-Mission League honors, playing on the offensive line for the first time (left tackle) ... He volunteered to move to the tackle spot from tight end to help the team, and responded by recording over 40 pancake blocks; he allowed just two quarterback sacks, was flagged for just three penalties and allowed just a handful of pressures (Notre Dame’s offense was roughly 40 percent passing) … He was a two-year starter at tight end (sophomore and junior years), primarily in a blocking role; he caught two passes for 55 yards as a junior and three for 28 yards, two of which went for touchdowns, as a sophomore ... He was a reserve defensive end for three seasons; he had nine tackles as senior ... Under long-time coach Kevin Rooney, Notre Dame was 6-4 his senior year, 7-4 his junior season and 8-4 his sophomore year … Lettered three times in basketball and four times in track and field (throws); he owns personal bests of 59-11½ in the shot put, the school record, and 157-0 in the discus ... The shot put mark was the fourth best in the state for 2014 ... He was Notre Dame’s all-sport Athlete of the Year for his class his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years.

ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado in December 2018 with a degree in Strategic Communications along with a minor in Leadership Studies (owned a grade point of 3.181) ... Selected as a member of the prestigious Hampshire Society for its Class of 2018 … Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Team and NFF/Academic All-Colorado honors as a redshirt freshman in 2016 and repeated on both teams as a sophomore in 2017 and junior in 2018 … He owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school, and was a three-time Mission League All-Academic Team member.

PERSONAL—He was born in Los Angeles on July 7, 1997 … Hobbies include playing most sports as well as the guitar (he’s a big classic rock fan) ... An uncle, David Prenatt, played basketball at Purdue. (Last name is pronounced Hague-ler.)