DaylenHall

High School: First-team all-state as a senior as selected by The Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal … Picked for the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” listing of the top-22 seniors in the state … A dynamic performer on defense, offense and special teams at St. Xavier High School in Louisville … Two-way players are rare at St. X, a traditional power with great depth in its program, but his athletic ability and playmaking ability made him a standout in every phase of the game … During his final two seasons he intercepted 11 passes, returning three for touchdowns … A terror on special teams with eight blocked kicks during his final two seasons … Had multiple punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns during his career … Second-team all-state by the Courier-Journal as a junior as he helped lead the Tigers to a 14-1 record and state championship in Class AAAAAA, the largest classification in Kentucky … Was picked third-team All-America among Catholic high schools by CatholicSports.net … Has been timed under 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Coached by Mike Glaser … “Daylen is a tremendous competitor. The bigger the situation, the more challenging it is individually, the better he performs,” Glaser said. “He’s an aggressive, physical player and the other thing is his raw speed.” … Played in the Best of the Bluegrass All-Star Game … Hall will rejoin former St. X teammates Matt Smith and David Noltemeyer at UK … Played baseball and ran track … Competed in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 4×100 relay … Honor-roll student.

Personal: Born in Louisville … Son of Deronda Hall and Darron Hall … Considering a major in accounting.