Rivals.com 24/7Sports Weakside defensive end 6'3''|250 lbs CLASS OF 2020 Ohio State has offered. Dayon Hayes is a 6-2, 250-pound Defensive Tackle from Pittsburgh, PA.
I am blessed too receive an offer from OHIO STATE 📍🔴⚫️❗️@ryandaytime @R2X_Rushmen1 @WPAFootball @XYD412 @210ths @RivalsFriedman @YungOGenius pic.twitter.com/GmxmZyT0TK— DayonHayes (@dayonhayes00) April 29, 2019
Check out Junior Season Highlight by Dayon Hayes on @hudl https://t.co/40XenHupdj #hudl— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) April 30, 2019
Recently offered by the Buckeyes, 2020 DL Dayon Hayes from Pittsburgh blowing up.26 sacks, 11 forced fumbles as a junior. Wrote about him earlier this week. https://t.co/AohJAUQykr https://t.co/eUDKh4nDMA— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) May 2, 2019
Dayon Hayes reacts to his Ohio State offer It’s been more than 20 years since a player from Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received a Division I offer to play football collegiately. But Dayon Hayes, a 2020 defensive tackle, broke that streak. Now, he has an Ohio State offer to go along with offers from Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Illinois and Penn State. “Ohio State is my dream school, so when Coach Day told me they were offering me, I just couldn’t believe it,” Hayes said. “I watched them growing up.” Hayes put up some gaudy numbers for Westinghouse as a junior, recording 26 sacks and 11 forced fumbles. At 6-foot-3, 250 pounds, Hayes has the size and speed to dominate his league and disrupt most passing attacks he plays against. Defensive line coach Larry Johnson extended the offer to Hayes, telling the defensive tackle that he likes his first step off the line and his constant motor. “Coach Day and Coach Johnson were cool instantly,” Hayes said. Hayes has seen his recruitment take off a little later than most 2020 recruits. He has just 16 offers, but he received an offer from Penn State after making a visit March 16 and also receiving his Ohio State offer April 29. Hayes said that he believes it’s because Westinghouse doesn’t get the exposure that other larger high schools warrant. Despite the late recognition, Hayes said he doesn’t feel slighted by programs and also doesn’t feel rushed into making a decision on where to go either. “It’s always good to feel wanted and to have options, so I’m blessed to have them,” Hayes said. “It feels good, but I’ve got to go harder than ever.”
Recently offered 2020 DL from Pittsburgh makes his first visit to Ohio State. https://t.co/aPSakVGQsj— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) May 19, 2019
A Pennsylvania D-lineman visited #OhioState this weekend and was compared to former Buckeye Tyquan Lewis. A return trip will be made. https://t.co/7Y6LRz8sJy— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) May 19, 2019
Buckeyes impress Dayon Hayes during first visit A few weeks back, Lettermen Row introduced readers to Dayon Hayes, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive lineman from Pittsburgh who had caught the attention of Larry Johnson and Ohio State. That was the same day the Buckeyes offered Hayes, the third-ranked prospect in Pennsylvania’s 2020 class. Over the weekend, the young lineman made his first trip to Columbus and checked out Ohio State with some of his coaches from Westinghouse High School. “They had a presentation with Coach Johnson and [assistant defensive line coach] Kenny Anunike,” Hayes said. “Then we had a tour, we went out to eat and I just was chilling with the players. There were some NFL dudes there talking, too. “I just loved it.” A defensive end by nature, Hayes recorded 26 sacks as a junior at Westinghouse and is a player the Buckeyes believe could play all over the defensive line — like most of their defensive line targets. Hayes is hoping to return to Ohio State this summer to work with Johnson in a camp setting.
I want to thank my family, coaches, teammates, and everyone who played a part in the most important decision of my life! Thanks @duzz for welcoming me to the family @CoachPartridge @coachcsanders #H2P pic.twitter.com/eSVeUpaSDJ— DayonHayes (@dayonhayes00) June 23, 2019