Daelin Hayes: DL · Notre Dame · #9.
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Daelin Hayes
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Five seasons in the Notre Dame defensive front to date. The first career honor came in 2020: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 2 sacks against Georgia Tech — Week 9, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| 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 No. 1 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@ No. 25 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
36%5 TFLSack rate
21%3 sacksHurry rate
14%2 hurries14 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Brian Kelly — 47-16 over that span.
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
Brian Kelly
Pass share
41.9%
359 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
77.9
11 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 10 sacks — drafted at #171 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brian Kelly.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 6th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 6th NFL season
