Jonah Hayes
DL · Freshman
6'6" · 245 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #96: Braxton Strong (DL), Michael Kilbane (DL)
Background
- Hometown
- Loveland, Ohio
- High school
- Archbishop Moeller
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8458 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1950
- Class
- 2025
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Official bio
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2025 First-Year:
Appeared in one game, making his collegiate debut in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26).
High School:
Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 81 player in Ohio and the No. 158 edge nationally … Attended Archbishop Moeller in Cincinnati … As a senior, led Moeller to its first state title game appearance since 2013 … Was named First Team All-GCL and an All-State honorable mention during his senior season … High school coach at Moeller was Bert Bathiany … Committed to Northwestern on June 23, 2024 … Chose Northwestern over Virginia and Georgia Tech.
Personal:
Father, Jonathan, was an All-American tight end at Iowa (1982-84) and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft, played in Kansas City from 1985-93 before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers (1994-96). Later served as a tight ends coach for Oklahoma (1999-2002) and the Cincinnati Bengals (2003-18), head coach of the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks (2020) and offensive coordinator for the XFL champion Arlington Renegades (2023). Now serves as the athletic director at Moeller … Mother, Kristi, played college basketball at Drake and was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP in 1995 … Brother, Jaxson, played basketball at Texas, was selected eighth overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2019 NBA Draft and now for the Los Angeles Lakers … Sister, Jillian, plays basketball at Cincinnati … Brother, Jewett, is a defensive lineman at Virginia.