Usage / Role
1%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Syracuse
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.
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...
Read the storyCJ 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 13 | 141 | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 38.9 |
Related Context
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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.
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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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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 10/1 | vs Wagner | W 59-0 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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
Michigan State
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Syracuse
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 5 · W 40-31 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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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
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