Prospect Spotlight: Deylin Hasert – Marshal (2022)
With a shortened season, every Minnesota football player had less time to impress college programs than normal. Marshall junior Deylin Hasert Deylin Hasert 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Marshall | 2022 State MN had even less time to make…
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Continue ReadingWith a shortened season, every Minnesota football player had less time to impress college programs than normal. Marshall junior Deylin Hasert Deylin Hasert 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL Marshall | 2022 State MN had even less time to make an impression. Three games into his junior year, Hasert’s season was over. Even with his shortened season, he still has multiple Division I offers in hand.
“It was a weird season,” Hasert explained. “We could have twelve practices in the fall, and then we were going to play in the spring. Then, one of the last practices, they decided we were going to play in the fall, and the next week we were right back into it. It was hard on the team – guys weren’t ready for it. Later in the year things got better. I didn’t play a couple of games, and we had some other starters miss games. Some young guys stepped up into roles they are going to be in next year. I am proud of the team.”
Despite all the injuries, the Tigers finished with a 5-2 record.
“We ran the ball,” Hasert said. “That was the deciding factor. If our o-line could get a push and we could run the ball, we had success. As the season went on, the defense got more consistent. We needed to stop giving up big plays.”
Running the ball got more challenging when their left tackle went down.
“I only got to play in three games this year. I had some knee trouble in the first quarter of the third game. I tore my meniscus. It is fully healed now. I had surgery and was out for four weeks. I was cleared for the last game, but it got canceled. I am fully recovered now.”
Hasert started at left tackle and defensive tackle.
“On offense, I am a better run blocker – just going downhill. I am able to move guys. On defense, I think my strength is my pass rush,” the soon-to-be three-year starter said. “I need to work on my pass blocking, and my pass rush moves on defense.”
When the football season starts, Hasert will be a three-year starter on offense and will be a two-year starter on defense. He played right guard as a sophomore, but he might move back to guard as a senior.
“The schemes are pretty much the same,” Hasert said when asked about changing positions. “The biggest difference is working against the power guys inside or the speed guys on the outside.”
Hasert – who likes to fish and hike – hit the ground running this offseason.
“I train with a trainer three times a week and lift at the school every day. I work out twice a day, three times a week, and I have one off day. With my trainer, I work on explosive moves. I don’t do heavy weights. We work on flexibility, balance, and footwork. In the weight room, we work on building strength doing a lot of bench, clean and squat.”
He is undecided when it comes to what his spring season is going to look like.
“I might join track and throw this spring. I used to play basketball in the winter, so I might want to be in another sport. If I don’t go out for track, I will continue with what I am doing.”
Hasert could have asked for a better junior season but could not have asked for a better start to the recruiting process.
“Recruiting has been good; I am grateful for everything so far. A lot of kids don’t get to do this, and a lot of kids in Minnesota get overlooked, but I am fortunate to have coaches that have good connections.”
“I have offers from Minnesota, Kansas State, Nebraska, Iowa State, and Iowa,” the 6’5″ 290-pound athlete continued. “I get letters from a bunch of different schools. I have talked to coaches at Rutgers and Penn State.”
Hasert is being recruited as an offensive lineman.
“They like the way I play. They think I play nasty, am aggressive, and have a high motor. I think that is a good summary of how I play.”
Due to his injury, Hasert’s summary was not based on much film, but what he got on tape was impressive enough to show DI programs his potential.