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Adrian Haywood |
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Junior (2005): Was a huge force in his first season on the Hilltop... Earned third-team All-C-USA honors... Led Conference USA with 11 tackles-for-loss in league play... Had all 11 of those stops-for-loss in the last five weeks of the season... Had nine stops against UTEP and seven-tackle games versus Rice and Houston... Had 42 stops on the year... Also had an interception, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and five sacks on the year... Ranked third in C-USA in sacks in league games... Notched four sacks over the season's last two games... Intercepted a pass against UTEP... Named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the season finale; Junior College (2003 & 2004): A Rivals.com three-star recruit... Had eight sacks, 25 tackles-for-loss and an interception in 2004... Rumbled 83 yards on the INT return... Was a first-team All-SWJCC selection... Has a 37-inch vertical leap... Chose SMU over Texas A&M, Air Force, Arizona, Baylor and Ole Miss; Prep: A star at Mesquite near Dallas.
