SAN ANTONIO — Siddiq Haynes has been named by UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor as the program's defensive line coach, it was announced on Friday.
Now in his second year with the Roadrunners, Haynes was an analyst for the UTSA defensive staff during the 2021 season. He helped UTSA register a 12-2 record, earn a national ranking as high as No. 15, capture the Conference USA crown with a 49-41 win over WKU and make its second straight and third overall bowl game.
The UTSA defense recorded the first two shutouts in school history with a 54-0 rout of Lamar and a 45-0 blanking of Rice in 2021. The Roadrunners ranked 14th in the country in rushing defense (114.7 ypg) and fourth nationally with 14 fumble recoveries, and they set school standards for sacks (33) and sacks per game (2.4).
Haynes worked with the defensive linemen during his first season in San Antonio. Jaylon Haynes earned second-team all-conference honors, Brandon Brown was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team and joined Lorenzo Dantzler as honorable mention all-league performers.
Haynes joined the UTSA staff following a seven-season stint at Sam Houston where he helped the Bearkats consistently rank among the best programs in the FCS. He was a graduate assistant in 2014-16 before being promoted to the defensive line coach for his final four campaigns in Huntsville.
He played a key role in helping Sam Houston win the 2020 FCS National Championship during a season that was played in Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bearkats led the country with 23 takeaways including a national-best 14 recovered fumbles, and they ranked fourth nationally with 12.0 tackles for loss per game, seventh with 3.7 sacks per contest and 11th in rushing defense (94.9 ypg). Four of his players — Jahari Kay, Jevon Leon, Trace Mascorro and Joseph Wallace — all earned national and all-conference honors.
In 2019, Sam Houston paced the FCS in rushing defense (69.9 ypg), opponents third-down conversion rate (27.9%) and team tackles for loss (10.9 avg). The defense pitched a pair of shutouts, the first time since 2012 with two shutouts in a season. The Bearkats ranked in the top 10 in the FCS in scoring defense (8th/17.8 ppg), turnovers gained (6th/30), sacks per game (2nd/3.58 spg), team passing efficiency defense (3rd/106.07) and red zone defense (6th/68.8%).
Three defensive linemen collected all-conference honors in 2019, including Mascorro nabbing Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and first-team all-league accolades. Meanwhile Wallace was a second-team choice and Leon garnered third-team All-SLC and Freshman All-America credentials after leading all FCS freshmen in TFLs (16.0) and sacks (8.5).
The Kats' defense took a big step forward in 2018, ranking in the top three in the nation in sacks and second in the country in tackles per loss. Defensive end Derick Roberson led the nation in sacks on his way to being named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the nation.
Haynes also played a big part in the development of PJ Hall, who was eventually taken in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He was a four-time, first team all-conference selection, an All-American and the runner-up for the 2016 Buck Buchanan Award. Hall finished his career as the all-time FCS leader in tackles for loss and he ranked second in school history in career sacks.
Haynes spent his first three years in Huntsville serving in numerous capacities including heading up the Bearkats' community service activities. He spearheaded a program that took advantage of the Fall 2020 semester off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on racial injustice issues on a national, local and in-house level.
A star defensive tackle for K.C. Keeler at Delaware from 2007 to 2010, Haynes was a member of the Blue Hens' squads that earned a berth in the FCS National Championship games in both 2007 and 2010.
As a senior, he was an all-conference selection and the 2010 Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team Captain, the first in the history of the award program. A former walk-on, Haynes contributed to a variety of community service organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Newark, DuPont Children's Hospital, New Castle Youth Football and the Special Olympics of Delaware. He also supported various cancer initiatives, such as lung cancer walks and bone marrow drives.
A native of Durham, N.C., Haynes earned his bachelor's degree in English language and literature in 2011 from Delaware.
Following graduation, Haynes worked for two years as head of community outreach for the Delaware Athletics Marketing Department, as well as spending several years in the corporate world before entering the coaching ranks.
Haynes is married to Bria Garvin.
-UTSA-
