Colorado scored a formidable switch portal dedication on Monday when former Ohio State operating again Dallan Hayden introduced he is headed to Boulder.
As a freshman in 2022, Hayden was a part of a three-headed backfield that additionally included Miyan Williams and TreVeyon Henderson. Hayden ranked second on the group in carries (111) and third in speeding yards (553).
He redshirted final season as he fell out of favor within the Ohio State offense. In three video games, Hayden had 19 carries, 110 yards and a landing.
He is a low-risk, high-reward pickup who might change into an vital a part of Colorado’s offense and relieve among the pressure on quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
Hayden’s addition is one other step in the appropriate course for Deion and Colorado. Per On3, the group is third in switch portal group rankings. This previous weekend, the Buffaloes added a pair of gifted defensive linemen, Rayyan Buell and Dayon Hayes, in addition to 2023 four-star offensive lineman recruit Payton Kirkland, who transferred from Texas.
Buell had 12 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks final season at Ohio, whereas Hayes led Pittsburgh with 10.5 tackles for loss whereas including 4 sacks.
The string of optimistic updates follows former five-star recruit Cormani McClain’s determination to enter the switch portal final week.
Afterward, Deion mentioned, “I pray to God that he goes to a program that challenges him, in addition to maintain him accountable and develop him as a younger man.”
On Sunday, McClain fired again, saying on his YouTube channel, “I really feel like I simply do not wish to play for clicks. I truly wish to be concerned with an awesome program that is going to develop gamers.”
Colorado went 4-8 final season, its sixth dropping season in seven years.
