Nick Hayden
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Hartland, Wisconsin, U.S.
 Hayden with the Cleveland Browns in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 4, 1986 Hartland, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Arrowhead (WI) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2008: 6th round, 181st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Nick Hayden (born February 4, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was selected by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
Hayden attended Arrowhead High School, where he played as a defensive tackle, receiving All-State honors two straight years and the Defensive Lineman of the Year award in 2002.[1]
He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He became a starter at defensive tackle as a sophomore, registering 56 tackles, 5.5 sacks (led the team), one forced fumble, 4 passes defensed and 3 fumble recoveries. The next year, he had 27 tackles and one blocked kick. In his final season he posted 48 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries (led the team), 2 passes defensed and one blocked kick.
In college, he started the final 39 games of his career, registering 132 tackles, 10 sacks, one forced fumble, 6 fumble recoveries (third most in school history), 6 passes defensed and 2 blocked kicks.