BYU Highlights
Hayes played defensive back at BYU from 2021-22 and appeared in 24 games with 20 starts. He registered 67 total tackles (47 solo) along with 19 pass breakups. His accomplished career includes the following highlights:
- Phil Steele All-Independent First Team Defense (2021), Pro Football Network's Independent Defensive Back of the Year, All-Independent First Team Defense, and All-Independent Defensive Secondary of the Year (2021).
- In 2022, he played in 12 games (starting 10) while recording 41 tackles (26 solo) with seven pass breakups.
- In 2021, he led BYU in pass breakups with 12. His three pass breakups against Utah State was the first three-pass breakup game for a BYU player since 2017.
- His 19 career pass breakups surpassed current Los Angeles Charger Michael Davis for No. 5 at BYU in career pass breakups since 2000.
- Posted a career-high eight tackles in final game as a Cougar during BYU's 24-23 New Mexico Bowl win over SMU
Personal
- Parents are George Hayes and Verteah Brown
- Born in Pasadena, Calif.
Before BYU
- Played at Oregon State from 2017-2020
- Prepped at San Gorgonio HS
- Played wide receiver, running back and quarterback
- Accounted for 3,139 passing yards with 30 touchdowns during his junior and senior seasons combined, also tallying 2,610 rushing yards with 34 TDs for 5,749 total yards of offense
- Led San Gorgonio to its first state title in 2016 with 135 yards passing and 131 yards rushing in the championship game
- 2015 San Andreas League Offensive MVP
Stats
| Career | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Misc | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | INT | YDS | TD | FF | FR | FRYDS | QBH | PBU |
| 2022 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| TOTALS: | 24 | 47 | 20 | 67 | - / - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |