DJ Hayden CB, Houston
5-11, 191 LBS
TCK
INT
PBU
SCK
TFL
FF
2012
38
4
8
3
1
Houston
2011
66
2
11
1
8
5
11/12
2010
35
3
6
Navarro JUCO 09/10
2009
23
1
*4 INT returned for touchdowns (3 at Houston).
*Missed final 3 games of 2012 season due to injury (torn inferior vena cava).
He changes direction very well. Very quick. Has shown the ability to close on the ball very fast. Flips his hips very well, allowing him to easily turn from his backpedal to running with the receiver. Looks like he sneaks peeks into the backfield/at the QB. That may work to his advantage a lot in college, but in the NFL, QBs know how to look off coverage, so that may get him in some trouble. It also may work to his advantage as well. His torn inferior vena cava (a main pipeline from the heart to the lower body) was a very dangerous injury. Teams are sur
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