Jasper Haywood

Jasper Haywood

Hony Tonk Haywood on Broadway St
No. 40 – Prospect
Position:	Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1999-06-17)June 17, 1999 (aged 63) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	308 lb (140 kg)
Username:	Jzajenius36
Career information
High school:	String Picker Vocational
College:	University of Tennessee
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Jasper 'Honky Tonk' Haywood (born June 17, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks.He played college football for University of Tennessee and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.

Early years

Jasper Haywood born in Nashville Tennessee to Bobby-Jimmy Hawyood and Jolene-Jo Claudale. The two met while playing for cover bands on the famous Broadway Street in Nashville. Jasper was conceived in the bar Honky Tonk Central while his parents were between sets, hence the nickname that stuck with Jasper. Jasper spent his formative years playing guitar whenever he could, eventually filling in for various bands on Broadway Street through his early teens. It was by chance one Friday night when the coach of the String Pickers Vocational football team was in a bar having a beer when a fight broke out between a band and several belligerent drunks. As the fight ensued, Jasper, who was helping the next band set up, jumped into the melee and knocked over all involved by himself. While mostly done through brute force, two guitars and a cowboy boot were used in subduing the groups. At that point the head coach of the football team knew he had to have Jasper. The following year, during his senior season at String Pickers, Jasper grew to 6'4" and nearly 300 pounds. His size, mixed with his southern drawl and sweet guitar riffs, made him a standout prospect.

College career

Honky Tonk played 3 seasons at Knoxville and started 32 out of a possible 37 games. His junior season saw Honky Tonk record 59 tackles, 9.5 sacks, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. While illustrious, his defining moment came in the Gator bowl his junior season. While up 10 in the 4th quarter, Honky Tonk recorded his 3rd sack of the game to put the game out of reach. He proceeded to celebrate by playing an air guitar and then mimed smashing it over the downed Auburn quarterback. A melee ensued in which Honky Tonk acquitted himself similar to his old bar story days, knocking over a handful of Tigers players before the sides were broken off. Honky Tonk was kicked out of the game and escorted off the field to cheers and boos alike. The Volunteers won the game 27-17, with Haywood recording 16 solo tackles, a record for nose guards in a bowl game, to go along with three sacks and two forced fumbles.

College career statistics

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Professional career

Honky-Tonk Haywood was drafted by the Portland Pythons with the 57th overall pick in the DSFL S24 draft. He signed a standard DSFL contract of $5 million dollars the next day. Despite expectations tempered as a result of being a mid-to-late round rookie pick, Haywood got into the box score early, recording an impressive 4 tackles and a sack against the London Royals in week 2. Although the season had its ups and downs for the rookie, Haywood established himself as a mainstay for the Pythons defense, starting all 14 games at defensive tackle. Along with fellow rookie Angelo Cerilli, the two Pythons defensive tackles accounted for 66 tackles, the highest total for a defensive line duo in the league.

The concerns about Haywood’s attitude, stemming from his college days, were largely put to rest as HTH was a model teammate and citizen in Portland. While there are concerns on whether Haywood will further develop into a true defensive force, scouts appear high on Haywood’s impact to stopping the run. His low sack and tackle for loss numbers will likely keep him out of the first round of the ISFL S25 draft, Haywood has allegedly received a lot of attention from scouts and has been mocked by some as high as the second or third defensive tackle taken off the board.

The Haywood family has organized a socially distant draft party, to be held in downtown Nashville. Entrance fee is $10/person and all attending will receive a copy of Haywood’s self-titled 10-track debut country album, produced by brother Stratton Haywood, featuring singles ‘That Dog Won’t Hunt,’ and ‘Slower than Molasses.’

DSFL career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2039 (S24)	Pythons	14	32	1	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0/0/0

ISFL career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2040 (S25)	Liberty	16	42	1	0/0	4	0	0	0	0	0/0/0
2040 (S25)	Liberty	16	47	0	1/0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0/0

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