Player Career
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Player Story
CJ Hayes built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Bowling Green, KY wearing No. 13, spending time with Michigan State and Syracuse. The clearest part of CJ Hayes' career was his receiving role: 15 catches and 159 receiving yards across 9 career games in the available record. That gives CJ Hayes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Michigan State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Syracuse
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 86.7 | 3.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 141 | 65.7 | 10.1 | 128 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | -141 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 5 | 33.3 | 5.6 | 5 |
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 5 · W 40-31 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38
Receiving Yards
80 takeover
38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 6 · L 19-29 · Conference game
13
Receiving Yards
65.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 51-17
31
Receiving Yards
64.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 13 · W 27-0 · Conference game
24
Receiving Yards
59.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 4 · W 31-10 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
55.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
141 primary output · 65.7 efficiency · 10.1 usage
66.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
51.7
13 primary · 86.7 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
38.9
5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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