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Outside Linebacker | Junior | Florida St. 
Geno Hayes
Height: 6-07/8 | Weight: 226 | 40-Time: 4.64

Official Bio

Strengths:
Extremely athletic...Great speed and quickness...Fluid and agile with great change of direction...Explosive with a burst...Good awareness and instincts...Outstanding range and makes plays sideline-to-sideline...Smooth in coverage..A reliable tackler who can deliver the big hit..Decent blitzer and makes a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage....Productive...Versatile and could project to more than one position.

Weaknesses:
Undersized and lacks both the height and bulk that you look for...Isn't very strong or physical....Prefers to run around blockers rather than take them on ...Struggles to shed...Too aggressive at times...Durability could be an issue...He will most likely need to be in the right scheme to succeed...Has off-the-field & character concerns.

Notes:
Was a highly-regarded recruit coming out of high school...Played in every game as a true freshman...Missed a few games with a knee injury in '06...Tased, arrested and later charged with assault on an officer, resisting arrest without violence and disorderly conduct following a bar fight in 2007..Was one of the Florida St. players involved in the academic cheating scandal...Could play the middle or the weakside depending on the type of defense....Poor-man's Lawrence Timmons or Ernie Sims.
Career Statistics
Year GP TKL TFL SACK PBU INT
2005 13 17 0.0 0.0 1 0
2006 10 59 12.0 3.0 3 1
2007 13 80 17.5 5.0 3 1
Totals 36 156 29.5 8.0 7 2
 

   
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