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Daelin Hayes

Notre Dame · Edge Rusher · 2016-20

SACKS
10
TFL
20
TKL
89

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2016 to 2020, Hayes recorded 89 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.

Hayes was the No. 171 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 17th-highest edge rusher rating at Notre Dame since 1990 and No. 187 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2021
    • No. 171 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Daelin Hayes season-by-season statistics at Notre Dame
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
201612001
2017296.531
2018285.52.51
20196310
202014531
Total89209.54

Seasons with tracked stats at Notre Dame. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Notre Dame Teammates

  1. 91Xavier Watts2021-24S
  2. 90Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah2019-20LB
  3. 88Kyle Hamilton2019-21S
  4. 86Isaiah Foskey2019-22EDGE
  5. 86Michael Mayer2020-22TE
  6. 80Ian Book2017-20QB
  7. 75Audric Estimé2021-23RB
  8. 75Benjamin Morrison2022-24CB
  9. 75Riley Leonard2024QB
  10. 72Kyren Williams2019-21RB

Full Notre Dame all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990

Sources: Wikipedia (Daelin Hayes) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.