Player Dossier

2018-2022

Syracuse

CJ Hayes

WR • 6'2" • 211 lbs • Bowling Green, KY, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

CJ Hayes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

7

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

14

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Michigan State • Syracuse
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

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...

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CJ Hayes, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Michigan State. CJ Hayes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
159
Receptions
15

Quick Answers

CJ Hayes quick answers

Latest team and position
Syracuse · WR
Career Receiving Yards
159
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 9 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
Top game
Indiana
Latest roster
No. 13 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
5 receiving yards · WR 1,018th (top 97%) · ACC 218th (top 94%) · National 1,999th (top 95%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State1113051.7
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State713141066.9
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-00-
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-00-
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse115038.9

Related Context

CJ Hayes played WR for Michigan State and Syracuse. Across 5 tracked seasons, CJ Hayes recorded 159 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 141 primary output with 65.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, Syracuse.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wagner

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Syracuse

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

5

Efficiency

33.3

Usage

5.6

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Wagner

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Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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All Games5 · Games = 1

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wagner

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Wagner

Result
Sat 10/1vs WagnerW 59-0155505

Player Story

CJ Hayes 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.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Syracuse

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State1386.73.2
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State14165.710.1128
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State0-141
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse533.35.65

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games