Name: Jovon Hayes

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

School: Dorsey High School

Position: Offensive Guard/Defensive Tackle

Height: 6-foot-2

Weight: 320 pounds

40-yard dash: 5.59 seconds

Bench max: 360 pounds

Bench reps: 26

Squat max: 520 pounds

Vertical leap: 21 inches

Shuttle time: 5.31 seconds

GPA: 2.6

SAT: 900

2004 Awards: First-team all-league, first-team all-city, first-team all-state.

Rankings:

Hayes chose Arizona over offers from: Arizona State, California, Florida, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC

One-on-one with Jovon Hayes:

GOAZCATS.com caught up with Jovon Hayes and spoke with him about signing with Arizona. Here are some quotes from the new Wildcat lineman.

On his plans for signing day:

"I'm probably going to watch a movie with my family and then go out to eat."

On schools recruiting him after his commitment:

"USC offered me but I don't really care. I'm sticking with Arizona."

On why he chose the Wildcats:

"First of all, it was the school that was recruiting me the hardest. I always wanted to go to USC or Florida and it was hard to turn them down but you have to do what's best for your family and Arizona has a good business s program that I can major in. I can go there, start, get along with coaches and I feel real good."

On his expectations as a freshman:

"Well I'm hoping that I can come in, show off my skills and do well in games. They're tired of losing and I'm not used to losing so hopefully I'll go in there and if not start then play and help the team out the best I can."

On the future of Arizona:

"We have a lot of good commits coming in at almost every position. I think we should win a lot of games next year and make it to a bowl game. The ultimate goal is to go undefeated so hopefully we just keep improving every step of the way."

Video: 4 video clips on Jovon Hayes