2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 97
Hayden Schwartz
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 248
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- The Bolles School
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
2026 (R-Sr): Expected to compete for a starting role at D-end heading into his senior season.
2025 (R-Jr. – Montana):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Played in 14 games in his first season at UM… Totaled 27 tackles (8 solo) with 4.5 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 pass deflection and 1 interception… Got in on his first sack as a Grizzly against Indiana St… Picked-off a tipped Eastern Washington pass to halt an Eagle drive at UM’s 9 yard line to secure the Grizzly win… Logged a career high five tackles against Sacred Heart.
2024 (R-So. – Minnesota)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed against Rhode Island.
2023 (R-Fr. – Minnesota)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Did not play in the first seven games… Missed the rest of the season with an injury.
2022 (Fr. – Minnesota): Was a redshirt… Played in one game… Made his Minnesota debut against Western Illinois.
High School: Attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla… Wore No. 47 for the Bulldogs… As a senior, recorded 57 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and eight sacks, as his team advanced to the state 4A semifinals… As a junior, made 68 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, four sacks and forced two fumbles, as his team advanced to the 4A state title game… As a sophomore, totaled 49 tackles, seven tackles for loss and eight sacks… Prep coach was Matt Toblin… Was a consensus three-star recruit… Rivals listed him as the No. 45 prospect at his position and 247Sports ranked him as the No. 62 recruit in Florida.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Diane Schwartz… Has six siblings (Brynn, Emily, Grady, Nolan, Landry and Abigail Diaz)… Father, Bryan, played college football at Augustana University in South Dakota and then played in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars… Mother, Diane, played college basketball and volleyball at Augustana University… Earned a degree in Marketing from Montana in the spring of 2026.
Montana Career Single-Game Highs
Tackles: 5 (vs Sacred Heart, 2025)
TFL: 1.5 (last vs Weber St. 2025)
Sacks: 1 (last vs Weber St. 2025)
Interception: 1 (vs Eastern Wash. 2025)
2025 (R-Jr. – Montana):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Played in 14 games in his first season at UM… Totaled 27 tackles (8 solo) with 4.5 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 pass deflection and 1 interception… Got in on his first sack as a Grizzly against Indiana St… Picked-off a tipped Eastern Washington pass to halt an Eagle drive at UM’s 9 yard line to secure the Grizzly win… Logged a career high five tackles against Sacred Heart.
2024 (R-So. – Minnesota)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Competed against Rhode Island.
2023 (R-Fr. – Minnesota)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Did not play in the first seven games… Missed the rest of the season with an injury.
2022 (Fr. – Minnesota): Was a redshirt… Played in one game… Made his Minnesota debut against Western Illinois.
High School: Attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla… Wore No. 47 for the Bulldogs… As a senior, recorded 57 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and eight sacks, as his team advanced to the state 4A semifinals… As a junior, made 68 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, four sacks and forced two fumbles, as his team advanced to the 4A state title game… As a sophomore, totaled 49 tackles, seven tackles for loss and eight sacks… Prep coach was Matt Toblin… Was a consensus three-star recruit… Rivals listed him as the No. 45 prospect at his position and 247Sports ranked him as the No. 62 recruit in Florida.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Diane Schwartz… Has six siblings (Brynn, Emily, Grady, Nolan, Landry and Abigail Diaz)… Father, Bryan, played college football at Augustana University in South Dakota and then played in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars… Mother, Diane, played college basketball and volleyball at Augustana University… Earned a degree in Marketing from Montana in the spring of 2026.
Montana Career Single-Game Highs
Tackles: 5 (vs Sacred Heart, 2025)
TFL: 1.5 (last vs Weber St. 2025)
Sacks: 1 (last vs Weber St. 2025)
Interception: 1 (vs Eastern Wash. 2025)
Thursday, June 11
Thursday, June 04
Friday, May 01
Monday, March 30
