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IU football adds former Ole Miss safety Jon Haynes as graduate transfer

The IU secondary added a veteran piece late in the offseason as coach Tom Allen announced former Ole Miss safety Jon Haynes joined the program on Thursday.

Haynes, a 5-11, 205-pound safety comes to Bloomington as a graduate transfer after playing two seasons at Ole Miss. Haynes was a three-star recruit out of Jones College in Ellisville, Miss.

The senior is using his extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA because of the COVID-19 pandemic to join the Hoosiers.

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Haynes played in 21 games during his Ole Miss career, amassing 86 tackles, two interceptions, five pass deflections and one tackle for loss.