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Donald "Deestroying" De La Haye Jr. has transformed from a college football kicker into a prominent digital media personality and professional athlete.
Deestroying partnered with the NFL to create content and was on the sidelines as a 'sideline creator' for the Chiefs vs. Chargers primetime broadcast in Brazil, which streamed exclusively on YouTube.
After discontinuing his college football career due to NCAA rules, De La Haye signed with the sports media company Whistle Sports to further his YouTube career. This partnership provided opportunities to work with various brands.
Through his partnership with Whistle Sports, Deestroying has worked with brands such as DiGiorno.
Through his partnership with Whistle Sports, Deestroying has worked with brands such as Dollar Shave Club.
Through his partnership with Whistle Sports, Deestroying has worked with brands such as MVMT.
FaZe Clan welcomed Donald De la Haye, known as FaZe Deestroying, as an official member, recognizing him as a trailblazing content creator. He participated in a flag football game with FaZe Clan at the 2022 Pro Bowl.
Donald De La Haye Jr., widely known as Deestroying, is a Costa Rican-American YouTuber and professional Football kicker. Born on December 2, 1996, in Limón, Costa Rica, he moved to the United States at age seven and grew up in Port St. Lucie, Florida. De La Haye played college football at the University of Central Florida (UCF) from 2015 to 2016 as a kickoff specialist and holder, also serving as a backup placekicker and playing some wide receiver. His early career took a significant turn in 2017 when the NCAA requested he demonetize his popular YouTube channel due to rules against student-athletes profiting from their name, image, and likeness. De La Haye chose to continue monetizing his channel, which led to the loss of his scholarship and NCAA eligibility. This decision sparked a wider conversation about student-athlete compensation and name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights.
Following his departure from UCF football, De La Haye focused on his YouTube channel, ‘Deestroying,’ which he had started in 2015. The channel, initially featuring skits on football stereotypes and trick shot videos, expanded to include gaming content, skits impersonating NFL players, and collaborations with well-known athletes like Odell Beckham Jr., Tom Brady, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Cam Newton, Antonio Brown, and Tyreek Hill. His channel grew from 94,000 subscribers at the time he left UCF to over 5.8 million, now surpassing 6.3 million. This digital success led to partnerships with the NFL and other sports organizations, positioning him as a unique voice in sports entertainment. He also collaborated with other YouTube personalities, participating in Logan Paul’s “Challenger Games” in July 2019.
De La Haye’s professional football career includes a stint with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2019, where he appeared in preseason games. He was later placed on the suspended list to allow him to focus on his YouTube career, which proved to be more financially viable. In 2024, he signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL) as their starting kicker. During his time with the Brahmas in 2024, he led the UFL in kickoff yardage before being placed on injured reserve after sustaining multiple neck fractures while making a tackle. He re-signed with the Brahmas in October 2024, expressing his commitment to playing more football. In the 2025 season opener, he made his first field goal since high school, a 39-yard kick. He also achieved a career-long 55-yard field goal during Week 3 of the 2025 season. In April 2022, De La Haye also joined FaZe Clan and became a co-owner of the FCF Glacier Boyz in Fan Controlled Football.
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