#9 Daelin Hayes / Defensive End
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 264
- Hometown: Belleville, MI
- School: Skyline
- Composite Ranking:
- National Ranking: 133
- Positional Ranking: 10
Daelin Hayes News & Notes
- Notre Dame Football Highlights
Highlights from Notre Dame Football’s 2021 Pro Day
Notre Dame held their annual Pro Day today after a one-year hiatus with several NFL head coaches such as Mike Tomlin and Frank Reich on campus. Take in the highlights…
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5 Things I Liked: Book, McKinley, Turnovers Lead Notre Dame to Victory
Yesterday did not go quite as planned for Notre Dame as a 34-point favorite over one-win Syracuse, but the Irish ultimately pulled away and made the second half mostly uninteresting…
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What We Saw Against Georgia Tech: No Trap Games Here
Trap game, fiddlesticks. Notre Dame came out sharp on both sides of the ball, and if not for an unfortunate fumble that was returned for a touchdown, Notre Dame would…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Did What It Need, Not Much More
Notre Dame did what they needed to do yesterday and not a whole lot more. And that’s okay. Notre Dame went down to Atlanta and came home with an 18…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Last Test Before Their Final Exam
Notre Dame passed their final test before their big exam next weekend against Clemson. The Irish took care of Georgia Tech 31-13 to improve to 6-0 on the season and…
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Notre Dame Names 5 Captains for 2020 Football Season
With just a few days before the 2020 season kicks off against Duke inside Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish officially announced their captains for the 2020 season. Quarterback Ian…
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Despite Departures, Notre Dame D-Line Could be Better in 2020
Notre Dame is replacing two multi-year starters along the defensive line in 2020 with Julian Okwara and Khalid Kareem chasing NFL quarterbacks this summer. Despite losing the pair, who also…
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Brian Kelly Believes Notre Dame Can Play Safely in the Fall
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly and presumptive 2020 captain Daelin Hayes appeared on NBC’s Today show on Wednesday morning to discuss why they think Notre Dame and the ACC…
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Daelin Hayes: Notre Dame Football’s Unrivaled Leader in 2020
It seems like yesterday, Daelin Hayes produced one of the most memorable commitment videos in Notre Dame history, but it is hard to believe the was nearly five years ago.…
Read More » - Notre Dame Football Injury News & Updates
Daelin Hayes Announces Return to Notre Dame in 2020
Notre Dame got a bit of bad news on Sunday when Brian Kelly announced that senior defensive end Daelin Hayes suffered a torn labrum and was out for the rest…
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My 5 Favorite Players On The 2019 Notre Dame Football Team
It’s been said that parents can’t pick between their kids, which is true in a Sophie’s Choice kind of way but isn’t true in an “I secretly really like the…
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Notre Dame Football’s Top 25 Players for 2019: #11-15
Our countdown of the top 25 players on the Notre Dame football roster for 2019 continues today with the players ranked 11th through 15th. After a healthy dose of defensive…
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Defensive Learnings from 11 Notre Dame Football Spring Practices
Of the two units on the Notre Dame football team, the one with the most questions resides with the defense. The offense had been largely intact entering spring practice; most…
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Notre Dame Injury Update: Daelin Hayes Could Play vs. Pitt
Brian Kelly gave the media some good injury news on Thursday when discussing the availability of junior defensive end Daelin Hayes. According to the Notre Dame head coach, Hayes has…
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Notre Dame Injury Update: Irish Unsure of Timeline for Hayes
Notre Dame played the entire first half without its starting DROP end Daelin Hayes on Saturday after the junior suffered a stinger against Stanford. They ended up playing the entire…
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Notre Dame Football Top 25 for 2018: #6-10
We have reached the top 10 in our countdown of the top 25 football players on the Notre Dame roster in 2018. We’re now getting into the area of Notre…
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2018 Notre Dame Football Now Or Never: Daelin Hayes
Hayes is a bit of an outlier in the “Now Or Never” series. I don’t ever see him losing his job, at least not permanently. But, from an expectations standpoint,…
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11 Players Notre Dame Needs to Have Huge Springs in 2018
We’re about to get our yearly taste of spring football with the Irish set for their first of 15 practices on Tuesday. Notre Dame heads into the spring with a…
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Is The Notre Dame Front Four The Best Unit On The Defense?
Because I’m very smart and know lots of things, I ranked the Notre Dame defensive line the second worst unit on the team prior to the season. This was in…
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Notre Dame Football’s Top 25 Players in 2017: #6-10
We’ve reached the top 10 of countdown of the Top 25 Notre Dame football players for 2017 and have just one more installment left after today. Today’s set of players…
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Stone Cold Lock ’17 Notre Dame Football Player Awards
We are less than two weeks from the opening of the 2017 season against Temple, classes have started, so it’s time to make some guesses. The Fighting Irish recently completed…
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Notre Dame Football 2017 Better Or Worse: Defensive Line
In the latest installment of the Better or Worse series, we get into the nitty gritty: the defensive line. This is where titles are won. Up the middle, in the…
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Daelin Hayes: 2017 Notre Dame Football Breakout Stars
For Notre Dame to rebound from last year’s 4-8 campaign this fall, the Fighting Irish are going to need a lot of players to step up and become breakout stars…
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What Does Mike Elko Have to Work With on Notre Dame DL?
New Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko has his work cut out for him with the Irish defense but nowhere is that more apparent than the defensive line. Despite featuring…
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report: Week 12
When it rains it pours, the hits just keep on coming, if it wasn’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all, kick a man while he’s down, and…
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