Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Daelin Hayes was born May 16, 1998, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. He moved to California after his sophomore year and enrolled at St. Bonaventure High School, where he played football for half of a season before moving back to Michigan and transferring to Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Hayes transferred to Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan going into his senior year. He was rated a five star recruit and initially committed to play college football at USC while he was at St. Mary's. Hayes decommitted as a senior and ultimately chose Notre Dame.

Hayes played five seasons for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and joined the team as an early enrollee. He became a starter as a sophomore after being part of Notre Dame's defensive line rotation as a freshman. He recorded 31 tackles and two sacks with a forced fumble as a junior. Hayes suffered a shoulder injury four games into his senior season and used a medical redshirt. Hayes returned for a fifth season and finished the year with 17 tackles, six tackles for loss, and three sacks with an interception and two forced fumbles.

He was drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft 171st by the Baltimore Ravens.