Chris Hayes Class: Junior Hometown: Beaver Falls, Pa. High School: Blackhawk Height / Weight: 6-0 / 202 Position: Linebacker

Entering his third year in the program and his second on the defensive side of the ball ... came in as a solid prospect at fullback, but had an injury-plagued freshman year ... moved to linebacker prior to his sophomore season, and now is looking to crack the varsity two-deep at the "sam" linebacker position ... possesses good strength and speed ... 2006 (Sophomore): Made two varsity appearances late in the year against Holy Cross and Colgate ... credited with four tackles, all solo, and forced a fumble in two jayvee contests ... 2005 (Freshman): Played in two varsity games on special teams ... lined up at fullback in the team's lone junior varsity game ... rushed for 24 yards on 11 carries ... BLACKHAWK HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in both track and football ... named team captain under coach Joe Hamilton ... named to West team in East-West All-Star game ... First Team All-Parkway at defensive back and honorable mention at fullback ... Tribune Review All-Star DB ... named team MVP ... PERSONAL: Born July 6, 1987 in Beaver Falls, Pa. ... son of Greg Walls and Crystal Hayes ... has three younger siblings, Kristina, Gabriella and Ian ... father played at Wagner ... economics major.