When Denton Ryan’s Ty Haywood was in eighth grade and living in Mississippi, an athletic trainer told him some discouraging words that made him want to quit football. He considered joining the Army, in hopes of training to be a sniper.

With Haywood in the class, he joins five-star OT Andrew Babalola, four-star OG Avery Gach, and three-star center Kaden Strayhorn as part of the 2025 offensive line haul.