Valparaiso University

2024: Did not see game action, redshirting and retaining four years of eligibility.

Prep: Four-year varsity letter winner... Scored six touchdowns in one game in high school... Helped his team to a 9-0 record as a senior... Small School Player of the Year, Bloomington Pantagraph Player of the Year, Team MVP and had 36 total touchdowns (rushing and passing)... Played basketball all four years of high school... Two-year captain on the gridiron and one-year captain on the hardwood... Earned academic honors as a freshman.

Personal: Son of Jim and Jill Hayes... Has two older brothers, Danny and John, and two older sisters, Kate and Colleen... Has three relatives who played Division-I football – Jim at Indiana State, Billy at Indiana State and John at Illinois State... Hobbies include hunting, golfing, video games and riding four wheelers... Is the tallest out of his siblings.