Kicker, West Virginia (from Georgia State), 2019–⁠24

Michael Hayes

Number
No. 22
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Florence, SC

Michael Hayes played kicker at Georgia State (2019–⁠22) and West Virginia (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

3field goals, career hightwice; last vs. North Carolina, 2023

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2020Georgia State11100.02347
2022Georgia State111478.6514174
2023West Virginia172181.0494697
2024West Virginia131492.9524180
Career425084.052132258

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2020Georgia State502,02240.4589
2021Georgia State582,42841.96615
2022Georgia State572,39442.05717
Career1656,84441.56641

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Georgia State22PKYr 1
2020Georgia State22PKYr 2
2021Georgia State22PKYr 3
2022Georgia State22PKYr 4
2023West Virginia22PKYr 5
2024West Virginia22PKSr. (Yr 6)5′9″185

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2020Georgia State––––––0.2 (1 att.)
2022Georgia State––––––3.1 (14 att.)
2023West Virginia––––––5.6 (21 att.)
2024West Virginia––––––9.2 (14 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 West Virginia 13 games, 13 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠34223906
Sep 7vs.UAlbanyW 49–⁠1400066
Sep 14atPittsburghL 34–⁠382244410
Sep 21vs.KansasW 32–⁠28114036
Oct 5atOklahoma StateW 38–⁠14113958
Oct 12vs.Iowa StateL 16–⁠28124314
Oct 19vs.Kansas StateL 18–⁠45114414
Oct 26atArizonaW 31–⁠26114547
Nov 9atCincinnatiW 31–⁠24112447
Nov 16vs.BaylorL 35–⁠4900055
Nov 23vs.UCFW 31–⁠21113547
Nov 30atTexas TechL 15–⁠52115203
Dec 17 ✦vs.MemphisL 37–⁠42114647
2023 West Virginia 13 games, 17 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2atPenn StateL 15–⁠3800011
Sep 9vs.DuquesneW 56–⁠1700066
Sep 16vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠6114225
Sep 23vs.Texas TechW 20–⁠13224628
Sep 30atTCUW 24–⁠21124936
Oct 12atHoustonL 39–⁠41112747
Oct 21vs.Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠482234410
Oct 28atUCFW 41–⁠282241511
Nov 4vs.BYUW 37–⁠73346413
Nov 11atOklahomaL 20–⁠5901022
Nov 18vs.CincinnatiW 42–⁠2101066
Nov 25atBaylorW 34–⁠312238410
Dec 27 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 30–⁠103434312
2022 Georgia State 12 games, 11 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠3500022
Sep 10vs.North CarolinaL 28–⁠35234528
Sep 17vs.CharlotteL 41–⁠4200033
Sep 22vs.Coastal CarolinaL 24–⁠41113636
Oct 1atArmyW 31–⁠14124647
Oct 8vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠332241511
Oct 19atApp StateL 17–⁠42114725
Oct 29vs.Old DominionW 31–⁠17122647
Nov 5atSouthern MissW 42–⁠1400066
Nov 12vs.UL MonroeL 28–⁠3100044
Nov 19atJames MadisonL 40–⁠422251410
Nov 26atMarshallL 23–⁠28113925
2021 Georgia State 13 games, 58 punts, 41.9 average
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.ArmyL 10–⁠43–––––
Sep 11atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠59–––––
Sep 18vs.CharlotteW 20–⁠9–––––
Sep 25atAuburnL 24–⁠34–––––
Oct 2vs.App StateL 16–⁠45–––––
Oct 9atUL MonroeW 55–⁠21–––––
Oct 23vs.Texas StateW 28–⁠16–––––
Oct 30atGeorgia SouthernW 21–⁠14–––––
Nov 4atLouisianaL 17–⁠21–––––
Nov 13atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠40–––––
Nov 20vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠20–––––
Nov 27vs.TroyW 37–⁠10–––––
Dec 25 ✦vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠20–––––
2020 Georgia State 10 games, 1 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 19vs.LouisianaL 31–⁠34–––––
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaW 49–⁠29–––––
Oct 15atArkansas StateL 52–⁠59–––––
Oct 24atTroyW 36–⁠34–––––
Oct 31vs.Coastal CarolinaL 0–⁠51–––––
Nov 7vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠34–––––
Nov 14atApp StateL 13–⁠17–––––
Nov 21atSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠14112347
Nov 28vs.Georgia SouthernW 30–⁠24–––––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 39–⁠21–––––

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

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