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| Position: | Defensive ends coach | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1982-06-21) June 21, 1982 (age 42) Mandeville, Jamaica | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | ||||||||||
| College: | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 189 | ||||||||||
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Jovan Haye (born June 21, 1982) is the defensive ends coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores. A former American football defensive lineman, Haye was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college footballatVanderbilt.
Haye was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
Haye attended high school at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He did not start playing football until his junior year, but still earned first-team All-State honors at offensive guard as a junior and senior. Aside from his athletic achievements, he also performed well academically, graduating with a 4.5 grade point average.
Jovan Haye played college footballatVanderbilt. During his career he started 34 of 35 games and recorded 149 tackles, 10.5 sacks, and one interception. After his junior season, Haye entered the NFL Draft.
Haye was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft.[1] He only played two games for the Panthers and was cut on September 2, 2006.
Haye was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 3, 2006. On September 12, 2006, he was released, but was signed to Browns practice squad on September 14, 2006.
Haye was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 25, 2006. In his first season with the Bucs he played in nine games and recorded 17 tackles. In 2007, he became a full-time starter for the Bucs, starting all 16 games. He finished the season with 68 tackles and six sacks. In 2008, he started 14 of 15 games, recording 33 tackles and no sacks.
On March 2, 2009, Haye agreed to a four-year, $16 million contract with the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on August 29, 2011.
On December 9, 2011 Haye signed with the Detroit Lions. Four days later, on December 13, 2011, he was released by the Lions.[2]
Haye re-signed with the Buccaneers on December 19, 2011.
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2005 | CAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | TAM | 9 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TAM | 16 | 16 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | TAM | 15 | 14 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | TEN | 15 | 15 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | TEN | 14 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | DET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TAM | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | 46 | 185 | 128 | 57 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2007 | TAM | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
In2018, Haye was hired by his alma mater, Vanderbilt, to serve as a Defensive Quality Control coach. The following season, he was promoted to coaching the team's defensive line.[3]In2021 he was retained by Clark Lea and moved to coach the defensive ends.[4]
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Carolina Panthers 2005 NFL draft selections
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