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{{Short description|American football player (1990–2023)}}
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'''Derek Sherrard''' "'''D. J.'''" '''Hayden Jr.''' (June 27, 1990 – November 11, 2023) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[cornerback]]
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Hayden attended [[Elkins High School (Missouri City, Texas)|Elkins High School]] in Missouri City. He was teammates with future NFL offensive lineman [[Jake Matthews (American football)|Jake Matthews]].
==College career==
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In 2009, Hayden played 10 games as a freshman at [[Navarro College]] and recorded 23 tackles and one for loss.
Hayden committed to the [[University of Houston]] on June 8, 2010, and enrolled in the university in 2011; thereafter, he played for the [[Houston Cougars football]] team in 2011 and 2012.
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Hayden started the first nine games of the season in top form. Over that span, he had 61 total tackles, eight passes defended, and four interceptions. Two of those interceptions were returned for touchdowns.
During practice, before his team's tenth game, he suffered a season-ending and life-threatening injury. He collided with a safety in a passing drill where the safety's knee struck Hayden in his chest.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gotta |first=Griffin |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/2/26/4034498/nfl-combine-2013-houston-cougars-dj-hayden-injury |title=2013 NFL Combine: D.J. Hayden describes life-threatening injury |publisher=SBNation.com |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> The collision tore the [[inferior vena cava]] in his heart.<ref>{{cite web|last=Farrar |first=Doug |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/cornerback-d-j-hayden-excels-houston-pro-day-150853016--nfl.html |title=Cornerback D.J. Hayden excels at Houston's Pro Day months after near-fatal heart injury {{pipe}} Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date=March 19, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> The injury itself is most commonly seen in high-speed vehicle accidents, and the fatality rate is 95% due to the massive loss of blood. He told the media at the [[NFL Combine]] that after the accident he
Despite the injury, Hayden earned first-team All-Conference USA honors.
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! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="4"| Tackles
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! colspan="2"| Fumbles
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! [[2012 Houston Cougars football team|2012]]
| 9 || 38 || 23 || 61 || 0.0 || 4 || 171 || 2 || 12 || 1 || 1
! Career<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=D.J. Hayden Stats, News, Videos, Pictures, Bio - Houston Cougars - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15794 |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> !! 22 !! 90 !! 37 !! 127 !! 1.0 !! 6 !! 229 !! 3 !! 25 !! 3 !! 6
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==Professional career==
===Pre-draft===
Coming out of Houston, Hayden was a projected first or second-round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and analysts. He received an invitation to the NFL Combine, but was unable to perform any physical drills because he was recovering from his surgery. On March 18, 2013, he participated at Houston's Pro Day and completed the majority of drills, missing the bench, short shuttle, and three-cone drill after injuring a hamstring on his second attempt at the 40-yard dash. Hayden was ranked as the top cornerback prospect in the draft by NFL analyst [[Mike Mayock]], ranked the seventh cornerback in the draft by NFL analyst John Norris, and the fourth
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=== Oakland Raiders ===
The [[Oakland Raiders]] selected Hayden in the first round (12th overall) of the [[2013 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/9211680/2013-nfl-draft-kansas-city-chiefs-select-eric-fisher-no-1-overall-pick|title=Chiefs make Eric Fisher top pick|date=April 25, 2013|work=ESPN|access-date=April 26, 2013 }}</ref> He was the second cornerback taken that year, after [[Dee Milliner]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Hayden was the highest selected defensive player from Houston since [[Wilson Whitley]] in [[1977 NFL Draft|1977]] until [[Ed Oliver (American football)|Ed Oliver]] was taken 9th overall in the [[2019 NFL Draft|2019]]. During the Raiders' organized team activities (OTAs), Hayden was hospitalized with [[adhesion (medicine)|abdominal adhesions]] relating to his previous surgery and was able to have them removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2013/05/29/hayden-released-from-hospital|title=Hayden released from hospital|publisher=Inside the Oakland Raiders|author=Corkran, Steven|date=May 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-First-Round-Draft-Pick-DJ-Hayden/a6053d7d-ec1f-4bd4-8a95-0e0b63769b28/|title=Raiders Sign First-Round Draft Pick DJ Hayden|publisher=Raiders.com|access-date=July 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728090222/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-First-Round-Draft-Pick-DJ-Hayden/a6053d7d-ec1f-4bd4-8a95-0e0b63769b28|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>▼
====2013====
▲The [[Oakland Raiders]] selected Hayden in the first round (12th overall) of the [[2013 NFL
On July 25, 2013, the [[2013 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] signed Hayden to a four-year, a fully guaranteed $10.32 million contract with a signing bonus of $5.88 million.<ref name="spotrac"/>
On November 20, 2013, it was reported that Hayden would be placed on injured reserve for the remainder of his rookie season after undergoing sports [[hernia]] surgery.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nfl.com/news
====2014====
On August 26, 2014, the [[2014 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] placed Hayden on the Physically Unable to Perform list for the first six games of the season due to a recurring foot injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/report-raiders-cb-dj-hayden-to-miss-first-6-games-on-pup-list/ |title= Report: Raiders CB D.J. Hayden to miss first 6 games on PUP list |access-date= October 19, 2017 |website= cbssports.com |
On October 26, 2014, Hayden made his season debut during a 13–23 loss to the [[2014 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]. The next week, he made seven combined tackles and a pass deflection in a 24–30 loss to the [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]]. In Week 10, Hayden made his first start of the season and finished the game with three solo tackles and three pass deflections, and intercepted [[2014 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos']] quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] during a 17–41 loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014110907/2014/REG10/broncos@raiders| title=NFL Game Center: Week 20-2014: Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders| access-date=October 19, 2017| website=NFL.com}}</ref> In Week 16, he recorded a season-high six solo tackles and deflected a pass as the Raiders defeated the [[2014 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], 26–24. He finished {{NFL Year|2014}} with 47 combined tackles (42 solo), ten pass deflections, and an interception in eight starts and ten games.<ref name="NFL">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/d.j.hayden/2539237/profile| title=NFL Player Profile: D.J. Hayden| access-date=October 19, 2017| website=NFL.com}}</ref>
====2015====
Hayden entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback after the Raiders chose not to re-sign [[Carlos Rogers (American football)|Carlos Rogers]] and [[Tarell Brown]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking Down Oakland Raiders' Top 6 Position Battles |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2457771-breaking-down-oakland-raiders-top-6-position-battles |access-date=October 8, 2018 |website=bleacherreport.com |date=May 8, 2015}}</ref>
Hayden started the Raiders' season-opening loss to the [[2015 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] and collected four combined tackles. On October 25, 2015, he recorded ten solo tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted [[2015 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers']] quarterback [[Philip Rivers]] in a 37–29 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015102509/2015/REG7/raiders@chargers| title=NFL Game Center: Week 7-2015: Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers| access-date=October 19, 2017| website=NFL.com}}</ref> The following week, he accumulated three combined tackles, deflected a pass, and sacked [[Geno Smith]] for the first sack of his career in a 34–20 victory over the [[2015 New York Jets season|New York Jets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015110109/2015/REG8/jets@raiders| title=NFL Game Center: Week 8-2015: New York Jets @ Oakland Raiders| access-date=October 19, 2017| website=NFL.com}}</ref> In Week 9, Hayden made a career-high 13 combined tackles as the Raiders lost to the [[2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], 35–38. He finished the season with a career-high 70 combined tackles (64 solo), eight pass deflections, a sack, and an interception in 16 games and 13 starts.<ref name="NFL"/>
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On May 2, 2016, the Oakland Raiders announced that they would not be picking up Hayden's fifth-year option on his rookie contract.<ref name="spotrac"/>
Hayden competed with [[Sean Smith (cornerback)|Sean Smith]], [[David Amerson]], and [[T. J. Carrie]] for a starting cornerback position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/186/OAK| title=Ourlads.com: Oakland Raider's depth chart: 08/01/2016| access-date=October 20, 2017| website=ourlads.com}}</ref> He was named the fourth cornerback on the
On October 2, 2016, he recorded a season-high six combined tackles and a pass deflection during a
On December 3, 2016, Hayden was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders Sign DL Branden Jackson to Active Roster; Hayden to Reserve/Injured List|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-dl-branden-jackson-to-active-roster-hayden-to-reserve-inju-18195553|website=Raiders.com|date=December 3, 2016}}</ref>
===Detroit Lions===
On March 10, 2017, the [[Detroit Lions]] signed Hayden to a one-year, $3.75 million contract with $2.25 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1 million.<ref>{{
In his debut with the Detroit Lions, Hayden recorded three solo tackles in a 35–23 win against the [[2017 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]. On September 24, 2017, he recorded a season-high seven combined tackles during a 26–30 loss to the [[2017 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]].<ref name="NFL"/> On November 19, 2017, Hayden recovered the fumble after [[2017 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears']] quarterback [[Mitchell Trubisky]] bobbled the snap. Hayden returned it for a 27-yard touchdown and also assisted on a tackle during the Lions' 27–24 victory.<ref>{{
===Jacksonville Jaguars===
[[File:DJ Hayden.png|thumb|
On March 14, 2018, Hayden signed a three-year contract with the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] worth $19 million, with $9.5 million guaranteed.<ref>{{
Hayden was placed on the active/[[physically unable to perform list]] by the Jaguars at the start of training camp on August 1, 2020,<ref>{{cite news |title=Transactions: McCray opts out; two placed on active/PUP |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-mccray-opts-out-two-placed-on-active-pup |website=Jaguars.com |date=August 1, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> and was moved back to the active roster three days later.<ref>{{cite news |
=== Washington Commanders ===
On December 18, 2021, Hayden signed with the [[Washington Football Team]]'s practice squad.<ref>{{
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{| class= "wikitable
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="4"| Tackles
! colspan="6"| Interceptions
! colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]]
| 8 || 2 || 25 || 22 || 3 || 0.0 ||
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]]
| 10 || 8 || 47 || 42 || 5 || 0.0 ||
|-
! [[2015 NFL season|2015]]
| '''16''' || '''13''' ||
|-
! [[2016 NFL season|2016]]
| 11 || 2 || 37 || 32 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 6 ||
|-
! [[2017 NFL season|2017]]
| '''16''' || 1 || 44 || 36 || 8 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 ||
|-
! [[2018 NFL season|2018]]
| 10 || 6 || 46 || 39 || 7 || 1.0 ||
|-
! [[2019 NFL season|2019]]
| 15 || 8 || 41 || 32 ||
|-
! [[2020 NFL season|2020]] !! [[2020 Jacksonville Jaguars season|JAX]]
| 5 || 1 || 18 || 15 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
▲|5
|-
! [[2021 NFL season|2021]] !! [[2021 Washington Football Team season|WAS]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"
|}
==Death==
Hayden died
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons}}
* [http://www.djhayden.com Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121209004949/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hayden_dj00.html Houston Cougars bio]
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