67 Facts About Casey Hayward

Casey Hayward attended Perry High School, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and track.

Casey Hayward had four interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns.

Casey Hayward was named an All-State defensive back and an All-middle Georgia player.

Casey Hayward was a member of the team's leadership council and a starting guard in basketball.

Casey Hayward recorded a personal-best leap of 6.83 meters in the long jump at the Harmon Invitational, where he took gold.

Casey Hayward ran a PR of 22.75 seconds in the 200-meter dash.

Casey Hayward received very few scholarship offers from division schools, which he attributed to being "strictly a quarterback".

Casey Hayward was scouted by Georgia Tech, Louisville, Middle Tennessee State, North Carolina, Southern Miss, and Troy.

Casey Hayward ultimately chose to attend Vanderbilt University because of the school's academic ranking and the fact that the school is a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Casey Hayward immediately played during his freshman year and made his permanent move to cornerback as a Nickelback and on special teams.

Casey Hayward was named the defensive player of the week against LSU after contributing 13 tackles with 4 for a loss.

Casey Hayward was named the team's most valuable defensive back.

Casey Hayward continued to make an impact going into 2010 and started every game of the season.

Casey Hayward had six interceptions, 70 tackles, and 17 passes defended.

Casey Hayward ranked first in the SEC and 3rd in the NCAA for passes defended.

Casey Hayward's performance earned him a spot on the second-team All-SEC as a defensive back by the coaches and media.

Casey Hayward made 62 tackles, and had seven interceptions, the third highest single season total by a Vanderbilt player.

Casey Hayward was named a mid-season All-American by Sports Illustrated.

On January 9,2012, it was announced that Casey Hayward had accepted his invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl.

Casey Hayward was one of 59 collegiate defensive backs to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Casey Hayward completed all of the combine drills, finishing tied for tenth in the bench press among his position group and 25th in the 40-yard dash.

On March 23,2012, Casey Hayward attended Vanderbilt's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills.

The Green Bay Packers had to orchestrate a trade with the New England Patriots in order to acquire the 62nd overall pick used to draft Casey Hayward and agreed to exchange their 2012 third and fifth round picks.

Casey Hayward was the fifth cornerback selected in 2012 and Vanderbilt's highest defensive back drafted since Fred Vinson in 1999.

Casey Hayward finished third for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was named to the NFL All-Joes team.

Casey Hayward finished his rookie campaign in 2012 with 53 combined tackles, 22 pass deflections, and six interceptions in 16 games and seven starts.

Casey Hayward earned the highest overall grade of any slot corner ever graded by Pro Football Focus.

Casey Hayward fell behind in training camp following a hamstring injury that sidelined him for two weeks.

Casey Hayward missed the last preseason game and first six regular season games with a hamstring injury.

Casey Hayward returned prior to Week 8 and was the third cornerback on the depth chart behind Tramon Williams and Sam Shields.

On November 23,2013, the Green Bay Packers placed Casey Hayward on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.

Casey Hayward finished the 2013 season with eight combined tackles in three games and one start.

Casey Hayward finished the 2014 season with 42 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, and 3 interceptions in 16 games and one start.

Casey Hayward finished the 2015 season with a career-high 65 combined tackles and seven pass deflections in 16 games and 11 starts.

Casey Hayward played outside corner during the majority of the season, but played nickelback when Damarious Randall was used on the outside with Shields.

Casey Hayward led all Packers' cornerbacks in tackles and with 908 snaps on defense.

Casey Hayward became an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career after the Green Bay Packers decided not to offer him a new contract despite setting career-high number in tackles and starts in 2015.

Casey Hayward received interest from a few teams, including the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, and San Diego Chargers.

Head coach Mike McCoy named Casey Hayward the starting nickelback to begin the regular season.

Casey Hayward was named the third cornerback on the depth chart, behind Jason Verrett and Brandon Flowers.

Casey Hayward finished the 2016 season with 58 combined tackles, 20 pass deflections, seven interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 14 starts.

Casey Hayward finished first in the league with seven interceptions and second with 20 passes defensed and was named second-team All-Pro.

Casey Hayward was ranked 64th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

Casey Hayward entered camp as the de facto starting cornerback after Brandon Flowers was released.

On December 19,2017, Casey Hayward was named to his second Pro Bowl.

Casey Hayward finished the 2017 season with a total of 40 combined tackles, a career-high 22 pass break ups, and four interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.

Casey Hayward was ranked 59th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

Casey Hayward started in all 16 games in the 2018 NFL season and produced 46 combined tackles and eight pass deflections.

Casey Hayward entered training camp slated as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback following the departure of Jason Verrett.

Casey Hayward started all 16 games during the 2019 NFL season and accrued a total of 32 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, and two interceptions.

Casey Hayward returned as the Chargers' No 1 starting cornerback and was paired with Chris Harris Jr.

Casey Hayward was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 1.

Casey Hayward was inactive for a Week 12 loss at the Buffalo Bills after injuring his groin.

Casey Hayward was sidelined for the Los Angeles Chargers' Week 17 victory at the Kansas City Chiefs.

On January 1,2021, Casey Hayward was placed on injured reserve.

Casey Hayward finished the season with 41 tackles, eight passes defensed and one interception.

Casey Hayward was reunited with his defensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers from the previous season, Las Vegas Raiders' defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.

Casey Hayward entered training camp projected to be the No 2 starting cornerback ahead of Damon Arnette, Amik Robertson, Rasul Douglas, and Nate Hobbs.

Head coach John Gruden named Casey Hayward a starting cornerback to begin the season, alongside Trayvon Mullen.

Casey Hayward started all 17 games during the 2021 NFL season and recorded a total of 46 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, and one interception.

On October 18,2022, the Atlanta Falcons placed Casey Hayward on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury in Week 6.

Casey Hayward finished the 2022 NFL season with a total of 17 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and one interception in six games and six starts.

On November 27,2017, it was reported that Casey Hayward's younger brother, Jecavesia Casey Hayward, died after a Toyota Camry he was a passenger in crashed into a tractor trailer that was stopped in the emergency lane on Interstate 75.

Casey Hayward's brother was ejected from the vehicle and hit by passing vehicles.

Casey Hayward was allowed to leave the team's facilities and immediately traveled home to be with his family.

Casey Hayward is involved in many philanthropic endeavors and started his own charity aptly named the Casey Hayward's Hands Foundation.

Casey Hayward announced his foundation will continue to award scholarships to students and agreed to pledge $50,000.