Jasper Haywood

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Jasper Haywood
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Hony Tonk Haywood on Broadway St
No. 40 – Prospect
Position:Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-17)June 17, 1999 (aged 61)
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 (DSFL)

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.’

S24

Honky Tonk’s first pro season. After an illustrious career at the University of Tennessee, Honky Tonk was selected with the 57th pick by the Portland Pythons of the DSFL. Haywood’s draft stock took a bit of a late hit thanks to some character concerns resulting from his younger days in his hometown. He would go on to provide a nice one-two punch with fellow rookie, Angelo Cerilli.


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

Professional career (DSFL)

S25

Despite modest rookie numbers, scouts seemed pleased with Haywood’s run stopping flashes, as well as his apparent commitment to being a professional. He was selected with the 6th pick in the 3rd round of the ISFL draft by Philadelphia. Although punching out of his weight class, HTH recorded an impressive 4 sacks his rookie season for the 7-9 Liberty. A promising start to his career as a stalwart nose-tackle.

S26

Season 26 was one to forget for the big fella, as well as the organization. Mass changes were en route, as the old regime was stepping down and the new regime tore everything down for a rebuild in the midst of a 4-12 season. Haywood appeared to take a step back, blaming nagging injuries and a shuffling of staff/teammates. A glimpse of the old Nashville-era attitude was prevalent, and had some around the league calling Haywood’s rookie season a flash in the pan.

S27

The team improved for two more wins in the aftermath of wholesale changes. Haywood himself bounced back nicely with 3 sacks and 3 TFLs while providing stout run defense up the gut. While it looked as though Haywood may have hit his ceiling, at least he could be a rock in the middle while Philly continued to rebuild on defense.

S28

A sideways season for the Liberty as the rebuild was placed on the shoulders of rookie QB Ryan Negs. While Haywood was able to get to the quarterback a few times, a change in scheme as well as reported injuries kept Haywood out of the stat sheet, recording just 26 tackles on the season. While reports from the locker room indicated Haywood was nothing short of the consummate pro, the lack of production was a hot story in the papers and talk radio all offseason. Rumors swirled about the future of Haywood.

S29

While the season was a mess for Philadelphia, Haywood reported to camp in what some call the best shape he’d been in. That, mixed with scheme changes, unlocked the Haywood we’re more familiar with now a days. Haywood tallied a career-high 80 tackles and 11 tackles for a loss, as well as two sacks and two forced fumbles. In a season where no other defensive tackle or defensive end recorded more than 67 tackles, it was a season for the ages by defensive tackle standards. Still, awards ballots seemed to have some consistencies at the end of the year. While Haywood would be voted in as the NSFC DT starter, he tallied just 11 of the 14 votes. Still, respect was really shown to Haywood during voting for the defensive break out player of the year. Haywood would win this award over Tyler Montain. However, the major injustice occurred during DTOTY voting. In what appeared to be a lifetime achievement award, Big Eddie Foreveryeti took home the award despite 21 fewer tackles, and two fewer combined sacks/tackles for loss. He did have 1 more forced fumble and 2 more recovered. Media roasted the awards as a travesty with the DTOTY voting serving as one of the main points of reference.

S30

Another rough season as the Liberty continued to flounder; however, Haywood would prove his previous season was no fluke. Haywood would finish with 51 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, a safety, and two forced fumbles. A real stat-stuffer of a season. Haywood would be voted to his second-consecutive pro bowl, finishing with 7 of 14 votes and just two behind Chicago Butchers defensive tackle, Daymond Brooks. In what was becoming something of an annual tradition, much fuss was made about awards voting for defensive tackles at the end of the season. Despite being voted in as the backup to Brooks in the pro bowl, Honky-Tonk Haywood would go on to win the league award for Defensive Tackle of the Year over Daymond Brooks, and pretty convincingly at that. Haywood would also renew his contract with a local Philadelphia car dealership after the season for several more spot commercials to air during Season 31 games.

S31

Season 31 saw the Liberty fight back to .500 as the young nucleus began to come together. Haywood, having established himself as one of the pillars of the league up front, continued to wreak havoc on opposing offenses. Haywood would lead all defensive ends and tackles in tackles with 77, finishing tied for 2nd with 10 sacks, and added 3 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. Another monster year. Haywood would finish with 13 out of 14 votes to make another all-pro team next to former Python teammate, Chuck Roth. Over the offseason, allegations of voting bias were fodder for talk shows and print media in the offseason as, with Roth in the other Division, Haywood appeared to be a lock for unanimous first-team pro bowl selection but was not voted as such. Even more damning were the public ally released DTOY voting, which showed Haywood as the leader on all ballots, but as GM’s’ who did not vote for Roth or Haywood were forced to vote in the runoff between the two, all mentioned GM’s voted Roth – swinging the vote in his favor, 8-7.

S32

Finally the Liberty patience pays off. Philadelphia would win the NSFC with 11 wins, though they would be bounced in the first round of the playoffs. Haywood again cemented his status in the league while being part of one of the best defenses the ISFL had seen in quite some time. Haywood finished with another terrific year at 67 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles. Another all-pro selection for the big boi as well. Haywood would finish tenth amongst defensive tackles in total plays and tied for 3rd among defensive tackles for the fewest penalties on the season, with one. In a bit of a comical stat, Haywood also finished tied for second in fumble return yards, with two. In his sole career playoff game to date, HTH finished with 5 tackles, a sack, and a tackle for loss in the Liberty’s 16-12 defeat at the hands of Berlin.

S33

The Liberty took a massive step-back in S33, finishing with only 6 wins. The defense, however, was again very stout. The 9 year pro Haywood showed little signs of wear, making yet another pro-bowl as a starter. Although he couldn’t hold a candle to Roth’s dominant DT year, Haywood exhibited the remarkable consistency that began to define his career. He finished with 66 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks, in an eerily similar year to S32. The wow-factor for Haywood; however, is he finished with those numbers despite finishing 18th in total plays for DT’s! While Roth’s season was undeniably incredible, he put up those numbers on 84 for snaps, yet came away with just 3 more tackles than Haywood. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, though, as Haywood missed 8 tackles, third most amongst his positional rivals, placing him 18th amongst them in tackling percentage. With the retirement of fellow season 25 draftee and locker room leader, Jimi DeSoto, after the Season 33, Haywood may have to return to his more prominent role run stuffing up the middle.

S34

While Season 34 showed some visible signs of aging for the big fella, Haywood’s effectiveness was still palpable on the Liberty front line. Despite the continued regression in tackles since Season 31, Haywood registered his 2nd-most sacks of his career with 7. Add in 3 tackles for loss and HTH was just as disruptive in the backfield as he had been since his prime years. The endurance to handle double teams and still come up with 4 tackles per game are no longer there, but Haywood was without a doubt still a factor for the Philly defense. His 10 total negative plays (sack and TFL) ranked 4th amongst all defensive tackles. Not bad for an old man. Haywood also did put to bed the rumors that he would announce his immediate retirement however, he did let slip that Season 35 would be his last. Haywood will be hoping for one last push with the Liberty, who have not won a playoff game in his tenure with the team.

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
2041 (S26) Liberty 16 47 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2042 (S27) Liberty 16 47 3 1/0 3 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2043 (S28) Liberty 16 26 0 0/0 3 0 0 0 0 1/0/0
2044 (S29) Liberty 16 80 11 2/0 2 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2045 (S30) Liberty 16 51 7 2/1 4 0 0 1 0 0/0/0
2046 (S31) Liberty 16 77 3 2/0 10 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2047 (S32) Liberty 16 67 4 3/3 6 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2048 (S33) Liberty 16 66 4 1/0 6 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2049 (S34) Liberty 16 40 3 1/0 7 0 0 0 0 0/0/0
Total PHI 160 543 36 13/1 45 0 0 1 0 1/0/0

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