Former defensive lineman at Notre Dame. 2020: 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
6′3″ · 270 lb · Belleville, MI
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 132 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at Notre Dame. 2020: 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.
Daelin Hayes
He has spent five seasons in the Notre Dame defensive front. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt: 5 tackles, 2 sacks against Georgia Tech — Week 9, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 10 sacks — drafted at #171 overall by Baltimore.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Kelly.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BaltimoreEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Brian Kelly — 47-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (90th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 14 | 9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 28 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 29 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 50 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2020
W 47–40
vs Clemson
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Edged out Clemson at home in a shootout.
With I. Book — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (15 car) · K. Williams — 140 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-13vs Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-0vs South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-13@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 47-40vs Clemson | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-31@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-17@ North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-21vs Syracuse | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |