Tyler Hayes

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Clarksville, Texas
High School:
Euless Trinity
Prev School:
Tyler Junior College

2018 • Senior (at Massachusetts)
• Started at safety in all 12 games
• Made 50 total tackles, split between 24 solo and 26 assisted
• Broke up four passes
• Had seven stops, with five unassisted takedowns, and broke up one pass at Boston College (9/2)
• Made five tackles at Georgia Southern (9/8)
• Broke up two passes and assisted on four tackles at FIU (9/15)
• Also notched five stops at Ohio (9/29)
• Totaled seven tackles in the three-overtime win against Liberty (11/3)

2017 • Junior (at Massachusetts)

• Started all 12 games at safety during his first season with the Minutemen
• Debuted with the Minutemen against Hawai'i (8/26) with seven tackles
• Made five tackles, including a four-yard TFL, at Coastal Carolina (9/2)
• Provided four tackles and a pass breakup against Ohio (9/30)
• Notched eight tackles, including an assisted TFL, in the win over Georgia Southern (10/21)
• Added another eight-tackle outing, including an assisted TFL, during the double-overtime victory over Appalachian State (10/28)
• Picked off one pass, broke up another and made two tackles at Mississippi State (11/3)
• Made four tackles, including a five-yard solo TFL, and broke up a pass in the Fenway Gridiron Classic victory over Maine (11/11)
• Returned an interception 21 yards and made one solo tackle during the win at BYU (11/18)
• Capped the season with six tackles at FIU (12/2)

At Tyler Junior College (2015-16)

• Spent two seasons on the Tyler Junior College football team in 2015 and 2016

Before College

• Cornerback, safety and linebacker for Euless Trinity High School
• Was an all-district performer
• Helped team go 11-3 as a senior

Personal

• Son of Billy Washington and Alicia Hayes
• Brother to Cameron and Ieshia