2021 Fall Football Roster
Hayes, Jabril
Jersey Number 21
Jabril Hayes
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Stephens City, Va.
- High School:
- Sherando
Bio
2024 (Redshirt Senior)
- Team Captain
- Named Second Team All-America by Associated Press
- Recorded 64 tackles (fourth on the team) including 51 solo stops
- Led the Spiders and was tied for sixth in the country with five interceptions and took two to the house (Charleston Southern 09/14/24 and Towson 11/02/24)
- Recorded two interceptions in the First Round of the FCS Playoffs against Lehigh (11/30/24)
- Led the nation in interception return yards at 247, nearly 100 more (151) than the next closest
- Pair of pick-sixes tied for first in the nation
- Played a crucial role in Richmond reaching 11th in the country and first in the CAA in scoring defense and tied for 10th in the country (second in CAA) in defensive touchdowns
- Added a pass breakup, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble
- Named Preseason All-CAA
- Named First Team All-CAA Special Teams
- Named Fifth Team All-CAA by Phil Steele
- Played in 12 games
- Recorded 23 tackles including 19 solo
- Recorded two pass breakups and a team-leading three interceptions
- Scored his first career pick six on a 48-yard interception return against North Carolina A&T (10/21/23)
- Recorded first career interception against Delaware State (09/16/23) and another against Maine (10/07/23)
- Helped the Spiders rank eighth nationally in takeaways with 23 and first in defensive touchdowns with five
- Played in all 13 games
- Recorded 10 tackles
- Registered three total tackles (two solo, one ast.)
- Played in three games.
- Redshirted.
- Three-year letterwinner at Sherando High School.
- Guided team to a 27-10 record during his career, including two back-to-back 10-win seasons.
- Ranks in the top five in Sherando career history in interceptions and receiving yards.
- Recorded 13 interceptions in his career.
- Named First Team All-District and All-Region as a senior at four different positions – defensive back, wide receiver, kickoff returner and punt returner.
- Named Second Team All-State as a punt returner.
- Recorded 74 tackles and six interceptions as a senior.
- Also named Second Team All-District at defensive back as a junior.
- Tallied 51 tackles and four interceptions as a junior.
- Guided his team to three-straight district championships from 10-12th grade.
- Team also won the regional championship as a sophomore and was a state semifinalist.
- Two-year letterwinner in basketball (JV) and three-year varsity letterwinner in track.
- Two-year member of the National Honor Society and was a four-time awardee of the Warrior Pride Award.
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 3rd
Wednesday, September 03
Football Weekly Media Availability: Lehigh
Wednesday, August 27
First Football Camp Scrimmage Press Conference
Saturday, August 09
Football First Day Press Conference
Friday, August 01
