Tragic news out Houston on Saturday as the D.J. Hayden, a 2013 first-round pick of the Oakland Raiders out of the University of Houston, was one of six people killed in a car accident.
The crash took place at 2 a.m. Saturday in Houston.
Hayden was 33. He was the 12th overall pick in 2013. He also played for the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Former UH football player D.J. Hayden killed in collision near downtown Houston https://t.co/Z0pNh5Uptu via @houstonchron
— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) November 11, 2023
Zach McMillan, another former Cougar player lost his life in the accident, too.
Tragic news to report this morning: I can confirm from multiple sources that former Houston football players D.J. Hayden and Zach McMillan were among those killed in a collision early Saturday morning in Houston.
Hayden was a former first-round pick of the @Raiders in 2013 who… pic.twitter.com/CHwheE65lh— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) November 11, 2023
Hayden had overcome a life-threatening situation to become a first-round pick.