2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 22
Michael Hayes II
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Florence, S.C.
- High School:
- West Florence
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
- Played in 54 career games at West Virginia and Georgia State
2024 (r-Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Connected on 14-of-15 field goal attempts and all 41 extra point attempts
- Registered 72 kickoffs for 4,255 yards with 22 touchbacks
- Ranked No. 9 nationally in field goal percentage (.929)
- Ranked No. 10 in the Big 12 Conference in average field goals made per game (1.00)
- Connected on a 46-yard field goal and four extra-point attempts in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis
- Hit a career-long 52-yard field goal at Texas Tech
- WVU Special Teams Champion: UCF
- Converted a 35-yard field goal and hit four extra points against UCF
- Went 5-of-5 on extra-point attempts against Baylor
- Connected on a 24-yard field goal at Cincinnati
- Hit a new season best 45-yard field goal and went 4-for-4 on PATs at Arizona
- Tied his season long with a 44-yard field goal against KSU
- Scored from 43-yards out and hit one PAT against ISU
- Connected on a 39-yard field goal and five extra-point attempts at Oklahoma State
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Kansas
- Hit a field goal from 40 yards out against Kansas, while also going 3-for-3 on PATs
- Went 2-for-2 on field goals and added four PATs at Pitt
- Added seven PATs against UAlbany
- Connected on two field goals from 38 and 39 yards in the season opener against Penn State
2023 (r-Jr.)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honoree
- All-Big 12 Conference Fourth-Team selection (Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Saw action in all 13 games, handling WVU’s placekicking and kickoff duties
- Finished the year ranked No. 34 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 in field-goal percentage (.810)
- Ranked No. 43 nationally in field goals per game (1.31)
- Hit three field goals against UNC in the Duke's Mayo Bowl
- Made two first-half field goals at Baylor
- Connected on a season-high three field goals (46, 22, 23) and went 4-for-4 on PATs against BYU
- WVU Special Teams Champion: UCF
- Converted two field-goal attempts at UCF, while going 5-of-5 on PATs
- Scored on a pair of field goals and went 4-for-4 on PATs against Oklahoma State
- Finished with a 27-yard field goal and seven kickoff attempts for 422 yards at Houston
- WVU Special Teams Champion: TCU
- Scored a season-long 49-yard field goal at TCU
- Connected on two field goals against Texas Tech, including a then-season-long 46-yarder
- Scored his first field goal for the Mountaineers in the Pitt game; also registered four kickoffs for 258 yards
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Duquesne
- Recorded six kickoffs that went for a total of 378 yards against Duquesne; also went 6-for-6 on PATs
- Made his Mountaineer debut in the season opener at Penn State; kicked off twice for 130 yds, converted one PAT
- Enrolled at WVU in January 2023
2022 (r-So.) - Georgia State
- Played for coach Shawn Elliott at Georgia State
- Used as a kicker and punter who also handled the team’s kickoffs
- Played in 12 games and made 11-of-14 field goal attempts, hit 41-of-42 extra point attempts and averaged 42.0 yards on 56 punts with a long punt of 57 yards
- Also had 69 kickoffs for 4,433 yards with 47 touchbacks
- Had three or more touchbacks in 11 of the 12 games, including six against Southern Miss and five in three games
- Eight of his punts went for 50 yards or more, 18 resulted in a fair catch and he placed 17 inside the opponents’ 20-yard line
- Hit two field goals in three games and at least one in eight games
- Finished as the team’s leading scorer with 74 points, including 11 against Georgia Southern and 10 at James Madison
2021 (r-Fr.) – Georgia State
- Named to the Pro Football Focus All-Sun Belt team
- Averaged 41.2 yards per kick on 59 punts
- Had a career long 66-yard punt vs. UL-Monroe
- Top games included 46.0-yard average on four punts vs. Army, 45.5 average on six punts vs. North Carolina and 45.2 average on six punts vs. Arkansas State
- Outstanding on kickoffs after taking over midway through the season
2020 (COVID) – Georgia State
- Averaged 40.4 yards on 50 punts in his first season, net of 39.6
- Had eight kicks of 50 yards or more and nine punts downed inside the 20-yard line
- Top game was against Appalachian Sate, when he averaged 45.5 yards on six punts
- Season long of 58 yards vs. East Carolina and South Alabama
- With starting kicker Noel Ruiz unavailable against South Alabama, he handled punting, placekicking and kickoffs
- Averaged and netted 44.2 yards on four punts with two punts inside the 20-yard line, including a season-long 58-yard kick that was downed at the three-yard line
- Perfect on five placements, nailing four extra points and a 23-yard field goal, that gave GSU a 24-14 lead in the fourth quarter
2019 (Fr.) – Georgia State
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach Jody Jenerette at West Florence High
- Helped West Florence High School to an 11-2 record and the third round of the state playoffs
- Chosen for the North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl All-Star game
- Two-time All-Pee Dee selection by the Florence Morning News
- Palmetto Champions Specialist of the Year
- Made 64-of-65 extra point kicks and 6-of-8 field-goal attempts with long of 42 yards
- Recorded 72 touchbacks on kickoffs and averaged 40 yards per punt with a long of 50
- Scored 170 points in his career, including 82 as a senior
- Also lettered two years in soccer
Personal
- Son of Michael and Michelle Hayes
- One of two children (1 sister)
- Majoring in integrated studies
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