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
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| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 51 | 41 | 74 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 49 | 46 | 97 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 52 | 41 | 80 |
| Career | 42 | 50 | 84.0 | 52 | 132 | 258 | |
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia State | 50 | 2,022 | 40.4 | 58 | 9 |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 58 | 2,428 | 41.9 | 66 | 15 |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 57 | 2,394 | 42.0 | 57 | 17 |
| Career | 165 | 6,844 | 41.5 | 66 | 41 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia State | 22 | PK | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Georgia State | 22 | PK | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia State | 22 | PK | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia State | 22 | PK | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | West Virginia | 22 | PK | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | West Virginia | 22 | PK | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia State | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.2 (1 att.) |
| 2022 | Georgia State | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.1 (14 att.) |
| 2023 | West Virginia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.6 (21 att.) |
| 2024 | West 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 12–34 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 49–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 34–38 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 10 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 32–28 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 38–14 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 16–28 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 18–45 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 31–26 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 35–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 31–21 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 15–52 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 37–42 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 7 |
2023 West Virginia 13 games, 17 of 21 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 15–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 56–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 17–6 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 24–21 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 39–41 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 34–48 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 41–28 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 11 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 37–7 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 13 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 20–59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 42–21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 34–31 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 10 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 30–10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 12 |
2022 Georgia State 12 games, 11 of 14 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 14–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 28–35 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 41–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 24–41 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 31–14 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 41–33 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 11 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 17–42 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 31–17 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 42–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 28–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 40–42 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 10 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 23–28 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 5 |
2021 Georgia State 13 games, 58 punts, 41.9 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 10–43 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 17–59 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 20–9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 24–34 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 16–45 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 55–21 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 28–16 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 21–14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 17–21 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 42–40 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 28–20 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 37–10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 25 ✦ | vs. | W 51–20 | – | – | – | – | – |
2020 Georgia State 10 games, 1 of 1 field goal
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 31–34 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 49–29 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 52–59 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 36–34 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 0–51 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 52–34 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | L 13–17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 31–14 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 30–24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 39–21 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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