2019 Football Roster
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Hayes, C.J.
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Jersey Number 4
C.J. Hayes
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ky.
- High School:
- South Warren
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner played in 26 games for the Spartans from 2018-21 . . . had 14 catches for 154 yards (11.0 ypc) in his career . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earned his bachelor's degree in communication in December 2020.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Appeared in seven games, primarily on special teams, to earn his third letter . . . saw action on 19 plays on special teams . . . made the position change from wide receiver to the defensive backfield.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive year . . . did not see game action due to an injury.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second year in a row . . . played in 11 games, with two starts (Western Michigan, Indiana) . . . tallied 13 catches for 141 yards (10.8 ypc) . . . 8-of-13 receptions went for a first down . . . played a total of 373 snaps . . . snared one catch for a career-long 24 yards at Rutgers . . . saw limited action at Michigan after returning to action from missing Penn State and Illinois games due to an injury . . . snared two receptions for 11 yards at Wisconsin, with one good for a first down . . . had two catches for 17 yards at Ohio State, including a 16-yarder on third-down getting first down to keep MSU drive alive, that resulted in field goal . . . tied career-high with three receptions in Indiana game, going for 38 yards, with a long of 20 yards, with all three receptions going for first downs, including two on third-down, along with all three coming on MSU scoring drives with one TD and two FGs . . . had one reception at Northwestern for 18 yards . . . made first start of career by starting Western Michigan game, snaring career-high three catches for 31 yards, including career-long of 22-yards that came on third-and-4 in the first quarter, keeping drive alive that resulted in a TD.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in eight games to earn his first letter . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . played 78 snaps on offense . . . played a season-high 32 snaps at Penn State . . . recorded his first career reception for 13 yards vs. Northwestern.
2017 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-time team captain earned all-state and all-conference accolades as a wide receiver at South Warren High School for head coach Brandon Smith, splitting time between wide receiver and defensive back . . . graduated as the school’s all-time leader in catches (97), receiving yards (1,594), touchdown receptions (27) and interceptions (10) . . . named a second-team all-state selection by The Associated Press . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Kentucky Second Team . . . ranked among the top wide receivers in the nation by Scout.com (No. 66), 247Sports (No. 190) and ESPN.com (No. 199) . . . named one of the top 10 wide receivers in the Midwest (No. 10) by Scout.com . . . listed as the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the state of Kentucky by Scout.com and ESPN.com . . . named one of the top players overall in Kentucky by Scout.com (No. 4) and ESPN.com (No. 9) . . . tallied 51 receptions for 855 yards (16.8 avg.) and 12 touchdowns in 2016 . . . also snared five interceptions, returning two for touchdowns . . . helped the Spartans win all 15 of their games by at least 21 points en route to 2015 Kentucky’s Class 4A state championship as a junior . . . also played baseball and helped South Warren reach the semifinals of the 2016 state tournament . . . batted .350 with 50 RBIs and 20 stolen bases as a junior . . . son of Carl and Daphne Hayes . . . his father, Carl, is a retired Army sergeant war veteran who served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan . . . born June 18, 1998 . . . earned his bachelor's degree in communication in December 2020 . . . pursuing a master’s degree in sport coaching and leadership.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Appeared in seven games, primarily on special teams, to earn his third letter . . . saw action on 19 plays on special teams . . . made the position change from wide receiver to the defensive backfield.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive year . . . did not see game action due to an injury.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second year in a row . . . played in 11 games, with two starts (Western Michigan, Indiana) . . . tallied 13 catches for 141 yards (10.8 ypc) . . . 8-of-13 receptions went for a first down . . . played a total of 373 snaps . . . snared one catch for a career-long 24 yards at Rutgers . . . saw limited action at Michigan after returning to action from missing Penn State and Illinois games due to an injury . . . snared two receptions for 11 yards at Wisconsin, with one good for a first down . . . had two catches for 17 yards at Ohio State, including a 16-yarder on third-down getting first down to keep MSU drive alive, that resulted in field goal . . . tied career-high with three receptions in Indiana game, going for 38 yards, with a long of 20 yards, with all three receptions going for first downs, including two on third-down, along with all three coming on MSU scoring drives with one TD and two FGs . . . had one reception at Northwestern for 18 yards . . . made first start of career by starting Western Michigan game, snaring career-high three catches for 31 yards, including career-long of 22-yards that came on third-and-4 in the first quarter, keeping drive alive that resulted in a TD.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in eight games to earn his first letter . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . played 78 snaps on offense . . . played a season-high 32 snaps at Penn State . . . recorded his first career reception for 13 yards vs. Northwestern.
2017 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-time team captain earned all-state and all-conference accolades as a wide receiver at South Warren High School for head coach Brandon Smith, splitting time between wide receiver and defensive back . . . graduated as the school’s all-time leader in catches (97), receiving yards (1,594), touchdown receptions (27) and interceptions (10) . . . named a second-team all-state selection by The Associated Press . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Kentucky Second Team . . . ranked among the top wide receivers in the nation by Scout.com (No. 66), 247Sports (No. 190) and ESPN.com (No. 199) . . . named one of the top 10 wide receivers in the Midwest (No. 10) by Scout.com . . . listed as the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the state of Kentucky by Scout.com and ESPN.com . . . named one of the top players overall in Kentucky by Scout.com (No. 4) and ESPN.com (No. 9) . . . tallied 51 receptions for 855 yards (16.8 avg.) and 12 touchdowns in 2016 . . . also snared five interceptions, returning two for touchdowns . . . helped the Spartans win all 15 of their games by at least 21 points en route to 2015 Kentucky’s Class 4A state championship as a junior . . . also played baseball and helped South Warren reach the semifinals of the 2016 state tournament . . . batted .350 with 50 RBIs and 20 stolen bases as a junior . . . son of Carl and Daphne Hayes . . . his father, Carl, is a retired Army sergeant war veteran who served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan . . . born June 18, 1998 . . . earned his bachelor's degree in communication in December 2020 . . . pursuing a master’s degree in sport coaching and leadership.
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