Jovan Haye
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jovan Haye
| image =
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| current_team = Vanderbilt Commodores
| position = Defensive ends coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|21}}
| birth_place = Mandeville, Jamaica
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 277
| high_school = Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard
| college = Vanderbilt
| draftyear = 2005
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 189
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2005}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2006}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2011}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2011}})
| pastcoaching =
- Vanderbilt (2018)
Defensive quality control - Vanderbilt (2019–2020)
Defensive line coach - Vanderbilt (2021–present)
Defensive ends coach
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 185
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 6.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 5
| pfr = HayeJo20
}}
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 football at Vanderbilt.
Haye was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
Early life
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.
College career
Jovan Haye played college football at Vanderbilt. 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.
Professional career
=Carolina Panthers=
Haye was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He only played two games for the Panthers and was cut on September 2, 2006.
=Cleveland Browns=
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.
=Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)=
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.
=Tennessee Titans=
On March 2, 2009, Haye agreed to a four-year, $16 million contract with the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on August 29, 2011.
=Detroit Lions=
On December 9, 2011, Haye signed with the Detroit Lions. Four days later, on December 13, 2011, he was released by the Lions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/index.html|title = The Official Site of the Detroit Lions}}
=Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)=
Haye re-signed with the Buccaneers on December 19, 2011.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 73 | 46 | 185 | 128 | 57 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
In 2018, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://vucommodores.com/coach/jovan-haye-2/|title = Jovan Haye|date = 4 May 2019}} In 2021 he was retained by Clark Lea and moved to coach the defensive ends.{{Cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Michael|title=Lea’s football staff coming together with latest hires|url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/vanderbilt_football/lea-s-football-staff-coming-together-with-latest-hires/article_22e2f0f1-dad4-56fc-8b0d-2ab76f2c3fb3.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Nashville Post|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Haye,Jovan,71 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090316173828/http://www.titansonline.com/team/players/bio.php?PRKey=479 Tennessee Titans bio]
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