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Siddiq Haynes
Junior
Defensive Line
6-1 • 285
Durham, N.C./Jordan HS

High School: Graduated from Charles Jordan High School in June, 2006 but did not attend Delaware until the following spring...led Jordan team to 10-4 record as a senior in 2005 for head coach Mike Briggs...team advanced to the third round of the state playoffs...led team to state playoffs as a junior in 2004...earned first team All-PAC Conference honors and all-area honors as a defensive lineman in 2005 when he was named team Most Valuable Player...also earned all-conference honors as a junior...standout in track and field who earned all-conference honors in the shot put and discus his final three seasons.

At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad...former walk-on who earned scholarship money this past spring...adds solid depth to a strong Blue Hen defensive unit...one of team's most experienced defensive linemen with 23 career games played...has posted 16 career tackles...projected to open season as No. 2 defensive tackle behind sophomore Demitrius Hester...rugged player who is effective at clogging up the middle....had three tackles in the 2009 spring game.

2008 Season: Earned second letter as a key backup defensive tackle...appeared in nine games, all in a reserve roll...missed final three games vs. due to an injury...collected seven tackles for the season, includhing two solo stops...also had 1.5 tackles for loss and returned an interception 31 yards vs. Furman...collected season-high two tackles vs. James Madison but missed the final three games with injuries...had a single tackle in each of the team's first five games...was in on tackles for loss vs. Maryland and West Chester.

2007 Season: Greyshirt who was one of seven true freshmen to see action for the Blue Hens...led team to 11-4 record and a berth in the FCS national championship game under...played in 14 games at defensive tackle in his first season at Delaware...got first career start in NCAA playoff win over Delaware State at Delaware Stadium...recorded nine tackles on the season, including six solo stops...posted a career-high three tackles vs. Rhode Island and added two each vs. West Chester and Monmouth...did not play vs. Northeastern...had one tackle in the spring game.

Personal: Siddiq (“suh-deek”) Abdullah Hasan Haynes...born March 24, 1988...son of Samiyah and Shareef Haynes...political science major with a minor in journalism at Delaware...would like to be a broadcaster after graduation....has worked at Pro Sport Acceleration during the summer...enjoys playing video games...one of the team’s most community-service oriented student-athletes...volunteer helper for ABC TV’s Extreme Home Makeover in Wilmington during the spring, 2008...one of seven children...cousin, Darren Carrington, played defensive back in the National Football League in 1989-96 with Denver, Detroit, San Diego, Jacksonville, and Oakland.

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

YEAR G/S Tackles (Solo) TFL Sacks PD Int.
2008 9/0 7 (2) 1.5-2 0-0 0 0
2007 14/1 9 (6) 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 23/1 16 (8) 1.5-2 0-0 0 0

Career-High Tackles: 3 vs. Rhode Island, 2007

 

 
 
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