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Jersey Number 13
CJ Hayes
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 211
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ky.
- High School:
- South Warren
- Prev School:
- Michigan State
Bio
Career Overview: Appeared in 26 games at Michigan State, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communication and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Transferred to Syracuse in January, 2022 ... Caught 15 passes for 159 yards in his collegiate career across both institutions.
Redshirt Senior Season (2022): Appeared in eight games, primarily on special teams ... Made his Syracuse debut vs. Louisville (9/3) ... Caught one pass for five yards against Wagner (10/1).
Redshirt Junior Season (2021): Appeared in six games, working on special teams and in the defensive backfield.
Redshirt Junior Year (2020): Did not appear in any games due to injury ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games, with two starts (Western Michigan, Indiana) ... Tallied 13 catches for 141 yards (10.8 avg.) ... 8-of-13 receptions went for a first down ... Made one catch for a career-long 24 yards at Rutgers (11/23) ... Saw limited action at Michigan (11/16) after returning to action from missing Penn State (10/26) and Illinois (11/9) games due to an injury ... Hauled in two receptions for 11 yards at Wisconsin (10/12), with one good for a first down ... Had two catches for 17 yards at Ohio State (10/5), 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 (9/28), going for 38 yards, with a long of 20 yards, with all three receptions going for first downs ... Made one reception at Northwestern (9/21) for 18 yards . . . Made first start of career by starting Western Michigan game (9/7), snaring career-high three catches for 31 yards, including career-long of 22-yards ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2018): Appeared in eight games to earn his first letter ... Caught his first pass for 13 yards vs. Northwestern ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Redshirt Year (2017): Did not appear in any games.
High School: 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.
Personal: CJ Hayes ... Born June13, 1998 ... Son of Carl and Daphne Hayes ... Born June 18, 1998 ... Pursuing a Master's degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
Redshirt Senior Season (2022): Appeared in eight games, primarily on special teams ... Made his Syracuse debut vs. Louisville (9/3) ... Caught one pass for five yards against Wagner (10/1).
Redshirt Junior Season (2021): Appeared in six games, working on special teams and in the defensive backfield.
Redshirt Junior Year (2020): Did not appear in any games due to injury ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games, with two starts (Western Michigan, Indiana) ... Tallied 13 catches for 141 yards (10.8 avg.) ... 8-of-13 receptions went for a first down ... Made one catch for a career-long 24 yards at Rutgers (11/23) ... Saw limited action at Michigan (11/16) after returning to action from missing Penn State (10/26) and Illinois (11/9) games due to an injury ... Hauled in two receptions for 11 yards at Wisconsin (10/12), with one good for a first down ... Had two catches for 17 yards at Ohio State (10/5), 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 (9/28), going for 38 yards, with a long of 20 yards, with all three receptions going for first downs ... Made one reception at Northwestern (9/21) for 18 yards . . . Made first start of career by starting Western Michigan game (9/7), snaring career-high three catches for 31 yards, including career-long of 22-yards ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2018): Appeared in eight games to earn his first letter ... Caught his first pass for 13 yards vs. Northwestern ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Redshirt Year (2017): Did not appear in any games.
High School: 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.
Personal: CJ Hayes ... Born June13, 1998 ... Son of Carl and Daphne Hayes ... Born June 18, 1998 ... Pursuing a Master's degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
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