
Running back, Southern Miss (from Michigan), 2011–15
Justice Hayes
Lettered 2012–14 at Michigan (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Flint, MI
Justice Hayes played running back at Michigan (2011–14) and Southern Miss (2015).
Career highs
86rushing yards, career highvs. North Texas, 2015Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Michigan | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 1 | 24 |
| 2013 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | Michigan | 48 | 213 | 4.4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 52 | 204 | 3.9 | 2 | 35 |
| Career | 120 | 506 | 4.2 | 3 | 35 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Michigan | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2014 | Michigan | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | 18 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Career | 21 | 154 | 7.3 | 0 | 30 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michigan | 5 | RB | |
| 2012 | Michigan | 5 | RB | |
| 2013 | Michigan | 5 | RB | |
| 2014 | Michigan | 5 | RB | |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 5 | RB | 5′10″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Michigan | 8 | 0.38 | – | – | 3.0 | – | – |
| 2014 | Michigan | 64 | -0.06 | 7th (n=253) | 0.12 | -3.9 | 9% | – |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 58 | -0.06 | – | – | -3.4 | 10% | -0.01 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2015 Southern Miss 8 games, 204 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | L 16–34 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 52–6 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 56–50 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 49–14 | 16 | 86 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 10–31 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 34–13 | 5 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 58–24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 31–44 | 7 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
2014 Michigan 12 games, 213 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 52–14 | 4 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 0–31 | 2 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 34–10 | 5 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 10–26 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 14–30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 24–26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 18–13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 11–35 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 34–10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 10–9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 16–23 | 6 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 28–42 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
2013 Michigan 6 games, 6 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 59–9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 40–43 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 13–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 27–19 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 41–42 | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 14–31 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
2012 Michigan 5 games, 83 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 63–13 | 3 | 19 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 45–0 | 10 | 66 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 38–31 | 1 | −6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 42–17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 28–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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