Quarterback, Florida A&M (from Alabama State), 2024–⁠26

James Hayes

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
233 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Ft. Lauderhill, FL

James Hayes plays quarterback for Florida A&M, after Alabama State (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at Jackson State: 0 of 1, 0 yards.

2026 so far

3 passing yards

Last game: 0 of 1, 0 yards at Jackson State, L 17–⁠27

Next game: vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 0@MIA
  2. 3AAMU
  3. 0@JKST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024*Alabama State51145.5888.021
2025Alabama State5683.3416.800
2026Florida A&M1812.530.400
Career112544.01325.321

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024*Alabama State3−15−5.001
2026Florida A&M1−6−6.000
Career4−21−5.301

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Alabama State12QBFr.
2025Alabama State12QBSo.
2026Florida A&M12QBJr.6′3″233

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Alabama State (FCS)60.62––3.7–
2026Florida A&M (FCS)8-0.29––-2.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Florida A&M 3 games, 3 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atMiamiL 7–⁠7702000–
Sep 26vs.Alabama A&ML 21–⁠4015300−6
Oct 17atJackson StateL 17–⁠2701000–
2025 Alabama State 1 game, 41 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 27vs.TuskegeeW 58–⁠21564100–

No box score in the source for Nov 15 at Mississippi Valley State, so that game is not listed.

2024 Alabama State 1 game, 88 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.MilesW 24–⁠35118821−15

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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