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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1990|
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|11|11|1990|
| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| high_school = [[Elkins High School (Missouri City, Texas)|Elkins]] ([[Missouri City, Texas]])
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* [[Washington Commanders|Washington Football Team]] ({{NFL Year|2021|}})*
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* Second-team All-C-USA (2011)
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==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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==Professional career==
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 |date=April 25, 2013 |title=Chiefs make Eric Fisher top pick |url=
====2013====
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"/>
He competed with [[Mike Jenkins (American football)|Mike Jenkins]], [[Tracy Porter]], [[Joselio Hanson]], and [[Phillip Adams (American football)|Phillip Adams]] throughout training camp for the starting cornerback position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/147/OAK| title=Ourlads.com: Oakland Raider's depth chart: 07/27/2013| access-date=October 19, 2017| website=ourlads.com}}</ref> Head coach [[Dennis Allen (American football)|Dennis Allen]] named him the third cornerback on the
He made his professional regular season debut during the Raiders' 17–21 loss to the [[2013 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]], finishing with three solo tackles. On September 23, 2013, Hayden earned his first career start and made two solo tackles during 21–37 loss to the [[2013 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]]. On October 6, 2013, he made a season-high seven combined tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted [[Philip Rivers]] for the first interception of his career during a 17–27 victory over the [[2013 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2013100610/2013/REG5/chargers@raiders| title=NFL Game Center: Week 5-2013: San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders| access-date=October 19, 2017| website=NFL.com}}</ref>
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/story/0ap2000000285118/article/dj-hayden-put-on-injured-reserve-by-oakland-raiders |title= Raiders' Hayden put on IR after undergoing sports hernia surgery |access-date= October 19, 2017 |website= NFL.com |
====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>{{cite web|title=Lions sign D.J. Hayden to one-year deal|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/03/10/lions-sign-d-j-hayden-to-one-year-deal/|
He competed with [[Nevin Lawson]], [[Teez Tabor]], and [[Quandre Diggs]] throughout training camp for a starting cornerback position. He was named the [[2017 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions']] third cornerback on their depth chart to begin the regular season, behind [[Darius Slay]] and Nevin Lawson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/200/DET| title=Ourlads.com: Detroit Lion's depth chart: 10/01/2017| access-date=October 20, 2017| website=ourlads.com}}</ref>
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===Jacksonville Jaguars===
[[File:DJ Hayden.png|thumb|DJ Hayden in 2019]]
On March 14, 2018, Hayden signed a three-year contract with the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] worth $19 million, with $9.5 million guaranteed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaguars backfill secondary with D.J. Hayden|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/14/jaguars-backfill-secondary-with-d-j-hayden/|
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 ===
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==Death==
Hayden died on November 11, 2023, as a result of a traffic collision in [[Houston
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