Georgia State University Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

ACADEMIC HONORS:
• 2022 CSC Academic All-District Football Team
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2019-20; 2020-21; 2021-22
• President’s List, Spring 2021; Fall 2021
• Dean’s List, Fall 2019; Spring 2020; Fall 2020; Fall 2022

ATHLETIC HONORS:
• 2022 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)

AT GEORGIA STATE: Three-year starting punter coming with a career average of 41.47 yards from 2020-22 ... Ranks third in program history in punts (164) and punting yards (6801) and fourth in average (41.47) ... Added placekicking in 2022 and kickoff duties midway through the 2021 season ... Signed with the Panthers as part of the 2019 recruiting class and took a redshirt year. 
    
2022: Handled punting, placekicking and kickoffs and was named honorable mention All-Sun Belt ... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Football Team ... Averaged 42.0 yards per punt ... Hit 11-of-14 field goals and 41-of-42 PAT ... Led the team in scoring with 74 points ... Booted a career-long 51-yard field goal at James Madison, the third-longest field goal in program history.
    
2021: Named to the Pro Football Focus All-Sun Belt team ... Averaged 41.2 yards per kick on 59 punts ... Career-long 66-yard punt vs. ULM ... Top games included 46.0-yard average on four punts vs. Army, 45.5 average on six punts vs. UNC and 45.2 average on six punts vs. Arkansas State ... Outstanding on kickoffs after taking over midway through the season..
    
2020: 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 ... Only one touchback in 10 games ... Top game was against App Sate, when he averaged 45.5 yards on six puns ... 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 3-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.

HIGH SCHOOL: 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 … Helped West Florence High School to an 11-2 record … Also lettered two years in soccer.

PERSONAL:  Full name is William Michael Hayes II … Born August 2, 2000 … Son of Michael and Michelle Hayes.