MichaelHayes

KK#22WVU Mountaineers

5'9" • 185lbs • RS Sr.

Draft Eligibility:2025

Overall Grade '24: 86.5; 34th/230 - Ks
FG Attempts '24: 13; 160th/230 - Ks
FG% '24: 92.3%; 15th/230 - Ks
FGM 50+ '24: 1; 58th/230 - Ks

Michael

Hayes

#22

WVU Mountaineers

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Summary Bio

Last updated: 10/28/2026

Michael Hayes was a kicker for the West Virginia Mountaineers who earned a 86.5 PFF field-goal grade in the 2024 season, 34th among 230 qualified kickers. He connected on 12 of 13 field-goal attempts for a 92.3% conversion rate on the season.

From 50-plus yards, he converted 1 of 1 attempts. On extra-point attempts, he converted 37 of 37 on the year.

As a kickoff specialist, he produced an average opponent starting field position at the 26.6-yard line, earning a 68.3 kickoff grade.

Career

Teams

Year

West Virginia Mountaineers

2023 - 2024

Georgia State Panthers

2019 - 2022

PFF Grades

2024

Regular

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).

FIELD GOAL

86.5

AVG

34th/230 Ks

KICKOFF

68.3

AVG

193rd/430 Ks

Highest Graded Games

vsPAST

N/S

Week 1, 2024

vsNYAB

N/S

Week 2, 2024

@PAPT

N/S

Week 3, 2024

Lowest Graded Games

vsPAST

N/S

Week 1, 2024

vsNYAB

N/S

Week 2, 2024

@PAPT

N/S

Week 3, 2024

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Season Stats

2024

Regular

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).

FG ATTEMPTED

160th/230 Ks

FG MADE

114th/230 Ks

PAT ATTEMPTED

82nd/230 Ks

PAT MADE

74th/230 Ks

Field Goals

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Rank

160

FG Attempted

114

FG Made

50+ FG Attempted

50+ FG Made

FG %

92.3%

PAT Attempted

PAT Made

Kickoffs

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Rank

Kickoffs

162

Kickoff Return %

53%

280

Yards per Return

17.5

201

Average Field Position

26.6