Jesse Hayes
41  Jesse Hayes
Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

High School:
Moeller

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 238

Position:
DL

2012:Played against UTEP on Sept. 22 and Utah State on Sept. 15 ... made Badger debut at Oregon State on Sept. 8

2011: Redshirt season

High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN/Scouts Inc., Rivals and Scout ... No. 18 weakside defensive end in the county by Rivals, No. 23 defensive end by MaxPreps, No. 37 defensive end by ESPN/Scouts Inc. and No. 58 defensive end by Scout ... No. 20 player in Ohio by ESPN/Scouts Inc. and No. 26 by Rivals ... second-team USA Today All-American ... second-team all-state, first-team Greater Catholic League and first-team all-district after recording 60 tackles with 11.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss ... selected to play in Ohio North-South Game ... second-team GCL as a junior after making 50 tackles with six sacks and 11 TFLs ... lettered in football, wrestling and track ... head coach was Jon Rodenburg

Personal: Parents are Jay and Suzanne Hayes ... father, Jay, was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 1995-98; played football at Idaho and later played in the USFL; currently the defensive line coach with the Cincinnati Bengals ... uncle, Jon Hayes, played football at Iowa and later for 12 years in the NFL with Kansas City and Pittsburgh; currently the tight ends coach for the Cincinnati Bengals ... hobbies include drawing ... worked in church organizations that helped urban churches feed the needy ... undeclared major