Everett Hayes

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Harry Caston

Position:
Kicker
Height:
6-0
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Granite Bay, Calif.
High School:
Granite Bay

2024 (SENIOR)
• Played in all 12 games
• Finished 10-for-15 in field goal attempts and was a perfect 33-for-33 on extra points
• Connected on his last five consecutive field goal attempts and eight of his last nine
• Made a season-long 55-yarder in the fourth quarter to serve as the game-winner over Washington State. Tied for the fourth-longest field goal make in OSU history
• The 55-yarder was his second of two against the Cougars. Also made two field goals in as many attempts against San Jose State
• Opened the season with a 32-yard make against Idaho State
• Connected on a 44-yard field goal in the double overtime win over Colorado State
• Was 6-for-8 in attempts from 39 yards or shorter. Was 3-for-4 from 40-49 yards
• Kicked off 55 times, totaling 3,567 yards, an average of 64.9 yards per. Finished with 49 touchbacks

2023 (SENIOR)
• Appeared in five games
• Kicked off 23 games, averaging 62.7 yards per
• Totaled 10 touchbacks
• Did not attempt a field goal

2022 (JUNIOR)
• Played in nine games
• Connected on 6-of-13 field goal attempts
• Was 4-of-5 from 20-29 yards
• Was 2-for-3 in the season opener against Boise State
• Made a season-long 50-yarder against Oregon
• Kicked off 34 times, averaging 63.4 yards per. Finished with 15 touchbacks
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

2021 (SOPHOMORE)
• Connected on 12-of-18 field goal attempts during the regular season. Also averaged 63.6 yards per kickoff
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Fourth Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Set a school-record with a 60-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter at Colorado to send the game into overtime
• Connected on a 52-yard field goal in the win over Arizona State, becoming the first OSU kicker with two of 50-plus yards in the same season since Alexis Serna in 2007
• Kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired, from 24 yards out, in the win over Washington. Finished 2-for-3
• Connected on solo field goals against Hawai’i, USC and Washington State
• Connected on a 29-yard field goal at California
• Finished the season with two field goals at the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl versus Utah State

2020 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all seven games
• Attempted seven field goals, connecting on five. Connected on all 19 point after attempts
• Finished 2-for-2 (the first multi-make effort of his career) and kicked a career-long 48 yarder in the win over Oregon
• Connected on his only field goal attempt, from 35 yards, in the win over California
• Member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2019 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in eight games
• Connected on 2-of-3 field goals attempted and all 25 of his PATs
• Kicked a season-long 47-yard field goal at Washington State
• Hit on a field goal from 40 yards out in the season finale at Oregon
• Also kicked off six times in the win over Cal Poly. Averaged 64 yards per kickoff

GRANITE BAY HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-year letterwinner for head coach Jeff Evans
• Holds the school record for longest field goal at 53 yards
• Also holds the school record for most touchbacks in a single-season and in a career
• Earned Kohl’s Kicking National Special Teams Player of the Week honors
• First-team all league as a punter
• Also lettered in lacrosse

PERSONAL
• Born in Sacramento, Calif.
• Son of Barbara and Kent Hayes. Has two sisters, Marissa and Jessica
• Graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering
• Honor Roll all four years at Granite Bay High School and is a CSF lifetime member
• Chose Oregon State because “it is a great place for me to play college football while also pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. Also, the special teams staff is amazing.”