Dayon Hayes

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

TBA

AT COLORADO
2024 (Sr.)

Played in the first four games during the 2024 season and started the initial three.
Finished the season with 16 total tackles, 10 unassisted tackles, three-and-a-half tackles for loss, two sacks, two third down stops, and one quarterback hurry.
Preseason First-Team Edge, SIS.
Preseason First-Team Edge, Sports Info Solution.
Preseason Second-Team Defensive End, Phil Steele.
Preseason Third-Team Defensive Line, Athlon.
Shrine Bowl 1000 and Senior Bowl Preseason Watchlist.

TRANSFER RANKINGS

247 Sports lists him with a transfer rating of .8900 as the No. 294 ranked player overall and No. 30 defensive lineman (as of July 27, 2024).
Enters Colorado as a graduate transfer with one year to play one.

AT PITTSBURGH (2020-23)

Played in 39 games across four seasons in Pittsburgh. He finished his time with 81 total tackles, 25.5 for a loss, 12 sacks, five pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.
Played in all 12 games in 2023, starting 11 at defensive end, he compiled 45 tackles, a team-high 10.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, four pass breakups and a forced fumble on the year.
Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his Boston College performance, he collected six tackles, three TFLs, two sacks and two pass breakups in a 24-16 win over the Eagles.
In 2022 he played in eight games, making one start at defensive end against UCLA in the Sun Bowl. He totaled 17 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks on the year.
Named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his dominant performance at Miami, he posted five solo tackles, four TFLs and three sacks against the Hurricanes.
Saw time in all 14 games as a primary reserve at defensive end in 2021.
He totaled 16 tackles, 7.5 TFLs and two sacks and had a season-high three tackles—each behind the line of scrimmage—against Michigan State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
During his freshman season he saw action in five games as a reserve defensive end. He totaled three tackles, two-and-a-half sacks, and one forced fumble.
Made his collegiate debut against Austin Peay in the season opener and had two sacks and a forced fumble.

HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS

A four-star prospect by the recruiting services.
247 Sports ranks him the No. 183 player in the nation, No. 8 defensive end, and the No. 4 player from Pennsylvania.
Rivals ranked him as the No. 15 defensive lineman, and the No. 3 player from Pennsylvania.
247 Composite: No. 311 player in the nation, No. 12 defensive end and the No. 3 player from Pennsylvania.
On3 Consensus listed him as the No. 267 player in the country, No. 33 defensive lineman, and the No. 3 player from Pennsylvania.
ESPN ranked him as the No. 15 defensive lineman and the No. 3 player from Pennsylvania.

AT WESTINGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL

Played four seasons for head coach Donta Green at Westinghouse high school.
The Pittsburgh City League’s most heralded recruit in at least two decades, garnering more than 25 scholarship offers.
He collected an astounding 23.5 sacks his senior year and had 49.5 over his final two seasons.
As a senior, led Westinghouse to an 8-4 record, the PIAA Class 3A playoffs and its first City League title in 23 years.

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