William Hayes (American football)

William Hayes

Hayes with the St. Louis Rams in 2013
No. 95 Miami Dolphins
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1985-05-02) May 2, 1985 (age 32)
Place of birth:	High Point, North Carolina
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school:	High Point (NC) Andrews
College:	Winston-Salem State
NFL Draft:	2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2008–2011) St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2012–2016) Miami Dolphins (2017–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Tackles: 306 Sacks: 33.5 Interceptions: 1 Forced fumbles: 7 Fumble recoveries: 5 Player stats at NFL.com

William Quintin Hayes (born May 2, 1985) is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Winston-Salem State.

A native of High Point, North Carolina, Hayes is a 2003 graduate of T. Wingate Andrews High School where he was a member of the Raiders' Mid State 2A Conference Championship football team in 2003.

He redshirted in his first season at Winston-Salem State. Before he attended Winston-Salem State, he was also redshirted at Barber-Scotia College before the school lost accreditation.

In 2004, he appeared in five games for the Rams, starting in two, making eight total tackles. He tallied three solo tackles and five assisted tackles. He recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard and broke up one pass.

In 2005, he appeared in three games for the Rams, starting two making seven total tackles with four tackles for a loss of five total yards.

In 2006, he became one of the team's top defensive players last season, playing in all 11 games with nine starts after he appeared in all 11 games last season and made 57 tackles with (25 solo) and led the team in sacks with 6.5 yards and total tackles for a loss with 13 for a loss and he even added an interception and also added four pass breakups and even had two quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries.

In 2007, he appeared in 11 games for the Rams with 11 starts and recorded 78 tackles, tallied 46 solo tackles and 32 assisted tackles with 19 tackles for loss, and a team-high 8.5 sacks. He also forced a team-high seven fumbles and recovered four fumbles, one of which he returned six yards for a touchdown versus Delaware State University, one of his two touchdowns on the season he recovered another fumble in the Rams' last game of the season and returned it 16 yards for a go-ahead touchdown. He hurried opposing quarterbacks 12 times and broke up three passes on the season.