Biography
2016 (Senior)
Played and started in the final 10 games of the season … Started the first three of those games at corner and the final seven at safety … Finished fourth on the team with 63 total tackles … Had 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and three pass deflections … Made a season-high nine stops in the win over Morgan State … Had eight tackles against both William & Mary and N.C. A&T … Had seven tackles, all solos, in the game at Savannah State … Also was in on seven tackles and deflected a pass against Bethune-Cookman … Had his only interception of the season against Hampton.
2015 (Junior)
Appeared in nine games and started three times in NSU’s defensive backfield … Did not play in the season-opener at Rutgers or at Savannah State … Started three times at free safety, vs. Bethune-Cookman, S.C. State and Morgan State … Recorded 34 tackles (one for loss) with one interception and one pass breakup during the year … Also returned five kickoffs for 78 yards (15.6 average) on the year … Assisted on three tackles and made his first career interception at Old Dominion … Made two solo stops against Hampton, three vs. N.C. A&T and two at Bethune-Cookman … Was in on three tackles, one for loss, at N.C. Central … tallied a career-high 13 tackles (seven solos) against S.C. State … Made five tackles and broke up one pass at Morgan State … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2014 (Sophomore)
Saw time in all 12 games and started 11 times at cornerback … Started each game except at William & Mary … Made 27 tackles on the season, 14 of them solos … Was in on one tackle for loss, deflected three passes and was credited with one quarterback hurry … Made four tackles against both Maine and South Carolina State … Tallied a career-best five tackles, all solos, at Buffalo … Had three tackles, including half a tackle for loss, against Hampton … Had pass breakups against Liberty, N.C. Central and South Carolina State … Also had half a tackle for loss at S.C. State.
2013 (Freshman)
Played in all 12 games during his rookie season … Worked as a second-team cornerback and also played special teams … Made 18 tackles for the year, 11 solo … Deflected two passes during the season … Also forced a fumble and caused another … Had three solo tackles at Morgan State … Made two solo tackles, broke up a pass and forced a fumble against Savannah State … Recorded a season-high four tackles, three solo, against Hampton … Made one pass deflection against ODU … Recovered a fumble on special teams at North Carolina Central.
High School
Started at defensive back and receiver for the Hawks, who won the Central Region Division 5 championship and advanced to the state semifinals … Named to the All-Capital District first team at both receiver and defensive back … Also a second-team All-Metro and All-Central Region pick at receiver, Haynesworth caught 39 passes for 676 yards and seven touchdowns … Recorded 52 tackles, six interceptions, eight pass breakups and one fumble recovery for a TD on defense.
Personal
Donte’ Rashad Haynesworth was born on Oct. 5, 1994 … Son of Leroy and Donna Haynesworth … Father is a former NSU All-American defensive back … Majoring in accounting.
Haynesworth’s Career Highs
Tackles: 13 (vs. S.C. State, 11-14-15)
TFL: 1.0 (at N.C. Central, 10-31-15)
INT: 1 (at Old Dominion, 9-12-15)
PD: 2 (at Savannah State, 11-5-16)
FF: 1 (vs. Savannah State, 10-5-13)
FR: 1 (vs. N.C. Central, 11-16-13)
