BIOGRAPHY
Marquis Jacori Haynes was born on December 16th, 1993, in Jacksonville, Florida. He is an outside linebacker in the NFL.
At high school, he was a Consensus 3-star recruit and the No. 6 prep school prospect in the country according to 247Sports.com, and listed as the top prep school DE by both 274Sports.com and Rivals.com. He had 16 sacks, nine forced fumbles and an interception at Fork Union. Originally part of North Carolina’s 2013 signing class, he played his high school ball at University Christian School, where he led his team to the Florida 2A state title as a senior.
During 2014, as a freshman, he was All-America First-Team (Sporting News, ESPN.com, Scout.com, Phil Steele, 247Sports, Sports on Earth) and SEC All-Freshman (Coaches). Haynes tied for ninth in SEC with an Ole Miss freshman record 7.5 sacks, tied for fourth among all freshmen in the nation in sacks, tied for second in the SEC and 24th in the nation with three forced fumbles, tied for team lead with 9.0 TFLs and led team with eight QB hurries, while recording 31 tackles and recovering one fumble, playing in every game with four starts at DE.
He helped Ole Miss lead the nation in scoring defense (16.0 ppg) and lead the SEC in tackles for loss (7.6/game), vs. Boise State (8/28/14) he started at DE and posted two tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a sack and a QB hurry, vs. UL-Lafayette (9/13/14): Posted four stops (three solo), a forced fumble and QB hurry, vs. Memphis (9/27/14): Had a timely sack and forced a fumble that spurred the Rebels to a big fourth quarter, vs. #1 Alabama (10/4/14): Had three tackles (one solo) with 0.5 TFL and a PBU, at #14 Texas A&M (10/11/14): Had four tackles (two solo) and a pair of sacks, SEC D-Lineman of the Week, vs. Tennessee (10/18/14): Had a monster game with five tackles, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a QB hurry en route to SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
At #23 LSU (10/25/14): Made one stop, vs. #3 Auburn (11/1/14): Had three tackles, a PBU and a QB hurry in start, vs. Presbyterian (11/8/14): Had one tackle and a QB hurry, at Arkansas (11/22/14): Credited with two QB hurries, vs. #4 Mississippi State (11/29/14): Had five tackles (three solo) with a sack and a QB hurry in start, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. #6 TCU (12/31/14): Recorded two stops (one solo) and 0.5 TFL in start, and had seven tackles and 2.0 sacks in the spring game. He signed with Ole Miss and enrolled in classes in January 2014.
For the 2015 season, he won All-SEC second team (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele), SEC All-Bowl team (ESPN.com), was three-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week in 2015 and four times in the first two years of his career, tied for fourth among SEC players and 19th in the nation with 10.0 sacks, which matched the school record for a season, ranked fifth in the SEC and 27th in the nation with 16.5 TFLs (seventh-most in a season in school history), and tied for fourth in the SEC and 26th nationally with three forced fumbles.
His 7.0 sacks against SEC opponents were tied for second-most in the league, team leader in sacks, TFLs and forced fumbles, ranking fifth with 43 total tackles, he helped Ole Miss rank top three among SEC teams in tackles for loss (8.1/game - 7th in NCAA), interceptions (15 - t23rd in NCAA) and takeaways (23 - t38th in NCAA), started 12 of 13 games, earned second letter, vs. UT Martin (9/5/15): Made a solo stop and had a QB hurry in start, vs. Fresno State (9/12/15): Had three tackles (one solo), including a TFL and 0.5 sack in start, at #2 Alabama (9/19/15): Posted four stops (one solo) and a QB hurry that led to an interception late in the fourth quarter that helped seal the Rebels’ win, in start, vs. Vanderbilt (9/26/15): Made three tackles (one solo), including 0.5 TFL, and posted a QB hurry, in start, at #23 Florida (10/3/15): Registered three tackles (two solo) and a sack in start, vs. New Mexico State (10/10/15): Recorded two sacks, forced a fumble and batted down a pass, in start and at #22 Memphis (10/17/15): Posted four stops (three solo) with 0.5 TFL and a QB hurry in start.
Vs. #15 Texas A&M (10/24/15): Named SEC D-Lineman of the Week after posting 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup, at Auburn (10/31/15): Earned SEC D-Lineman of the Week for the second straight game after posting a career-high six tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and a QB hurry in start, vs. Arkansas (11/7/15): Recorded five tackles (three solo) with a sack, a forced fumble and two QB hurries, in start, vs. #15 LSU (11/21/15): Named SEC D-Lineman of the Week after posting four tackles (two solo), a TFL, a fumble recovery and a QB hurry, in start, at #21 Mississippi State (11/28/15): Recorded a sack in start, Sugar Bowl vs. #16 Oklahoma State (1/1/16): Posted four tackles (three solo) with 2.5 TFLs and 0.5 sack in start, and was Preseason All-SEC third team (League Media, Athlon, Lindy’s, College Sports Madness, CFB Matrix), fourth team (Phil Steele).
In the course of 2016, he won All-SEC third team (Athlon, Phil Steele), led team in TFLs (11.0), sacks (7.0), forced fumbles (3) and QB hurries (8), was third on team with 53 tackles, tied for second in SEC and 15th nationally with three forced fumbles, 11th in SEC with 0.58 sacks/game and of the Rebels' 16 turnovers forced in 2016, Haynes was involved in seven of them (3 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT, 2 QBH), starting every game at DE.
Vs. #4 Florida State (9/5/16): Posted six tackles (four solo) with a sack, vs. Wofford (9/10/16): Had five tackles (one solo), vs. #1 Alabama (9/17/16): Made four solo tackles with 2.0 TFLs and a strip sack that led to a Rebel touchdown on the John Youngblood fumble return, vs. #11 Georgia (9/24/16): Broke up a pass and posted a QB hurry, vs. Memphis (10/1/16): Had a big game with six tackles (four solo), 2.0 TFLs, a sack, a forced fumble and two QB hurries, made the PFF Week 5 National Team of the Week, at #22 Arkansas (10/15/16): Had a big game with five tackles (three solo), a sack and his first career INT which he returned 17 yards, at #23 LSU (10/22/16): Registered three tackles (one solo) with one sack, while also forcing a fumble, recovering a fumble and recording a QB hurry and vs. #15 Auburn (10/29/16): Posted five solo tackles, 1.0 TFL, a pass breakup and a QB hurry.
Against Georgia Southern (11/5/16): he made four tackles, broke up a pass and registered two QB hurries, at #8 Texas A&M (11/12/16): Made three solo tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and a sack, adding one QB hurry, at Vanderbilt (11/19/16): Posted three tackles, vs. Mississippi State (11/26/16): Led the Rebels with nine tackles, including a sack, won Preseason All-America fourth team (Phil Steele), Preseason All-SEC second team (Athlon, Birmingham News, Lindy’s), third team (Coaches, Media, Phil Steele), preseason watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award and was ranked the nation’s No. 81 overall player by NFL.com and the No. 8 DE in the country by Lindy’s.
For the 2017 season, he earned second team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press, Coaches and Phil Steele, named to watch lists for Hendricks Award (best DE), Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year), Maxwell Award (best College Player), Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player) and Lott IMPACT Trophy (top defensive player). He tallied 45 tackles on the season and led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles, finished fifth in the SEC with 7.5 sacks.
Vs. South Alabama (9/2/17): Made two tackles, vs. UT Martin (9/9/17): Contributed big time with seven total tackles, including a half sack and TFL, at Cal (9/16/17): Credited with three tackles, including 1.5 TFL, at No. 1 Alabama (9/30/17): Did not record a tackle, at No. 12 Auburn (10/7/17): Had seven tackles including one sack, vs. Vandy (10/14/17): Totaled eight tackles, 3.5 TFL, three sacks and two forced fumbles, vs. No. 24 LSU (10/21/17): Finished with four tackles, including one sack, vs. Arkansas (10/28/17): Finished with four tackles, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble, and two QBHs, at Kentucky (11/4/17): Had two tackles including 1.0 sack, made two tackles in the win over Louisiana (11/11/17), vs. Texas A&M (11/18/17): Had four tackles including 0.5 TFL, at No. 14 Mississippi State (11/23/17): Tallied two tackles and one TFL in Egg Bowl victory, won preseason All-America third team (Athlon), preseason All-SEC first team (Athlon, Lindy's, Phil Steele), was rated the No. 4 DE in the nation by Lindy's and the No. 52 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated and No. 100 by NFL.com
Haynes was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round (136th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.
On March 15, 2022, Haynes signed a two-year contract extension with the Panthers. In Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints, Haynes scored his first career touchdown in the first quarter. After Frankie Luvu caused an Alvin Kamara fumble, Haynes returned the ball 44 yards for the score.
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