Michael Haynes Position: Defensive End

All-American Selection: 2002

Defensive end, 2002, Columbus, N.J., selected by the Football Writers. He also was a second-team All-America selection by the Associated Press and The Sporting News. Haynes was one of four finalists for the inaugural Ted Hendricks Defensive End-of-the-Year Award and was the 2002 Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Year. He led the Big Ten in sacks (15.0 for minus-126 yards), tackles for loss (23 for minus-140 yards) and with a school-record seven forced fumbles. Haynes recorded 80 tackles, recovered one fumble, made four pass breakups and logged at least one tackle for loss in every game. His 15 sacks tied Larry Kubin's school season record and ranked fifth nationally. His 25.5 career sacks were good for third place at Penn State. A first-team All-Big Ten selection, his 23 TFL on the season were tied for second-best at Penn State. In the 2003 Senior Bowl, Haynes was selected the North's Defensive MVP. The Chicago Bears selected Haynes with the No. 14 overall pick in the first round of the 2003 National Football League Draft. He played three seasons (2003-05) for the Bears and one year with New Orleans (2006).