David Hyland

Who is David Hyland?

David Hyland is an arena football defensive back who is currently a member of the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the BC Lions as a free agent on September 7, 2010. After his release from BC, Hyland was signed to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Prior to his time in Canada, Hyland played defensive back for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the Arena Football League. He led Oklahoma City in tackles and interceptions in his rookie year. His team also voted him as their Defensive Most Valuable Player.

Hyland played college football at Morehead State University and appeared in 44 games in which he had 21 interceptions and 319 return yards to go along with three touchdowns. He also set a Division I-AA record with 61 career pass knockdowns. Hyland holds school records for longest interception return, most interceptions in a season and most interceptions in a career. In addition, he tied the school record for most interceptions in a game with three. In 2007, Hyland also earned All-America honors from The Sports Network and Football Gazette.