Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A GRAD STUDENT IN 2022
Played in 10 games ... made three starts ... tied for team lead with two interceptions ... totaled 16 tackles ... season-high five tackles against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) ... two tackles and an interception against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 2) ... recorded an interception against Charleston Southern (Sept. 17).

IN 2021
Played in four games ... totaled nine tackles and three pass breakups ... made five tackles against Austin Peay (Sept. 25) ... broke up two passes against Indiana Staate (Sept. 18).

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2020 AT EKU
Selected preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference by Phil Steele … played in nine games … started two times … concluded the season with 24 tackles and four pass deflections … recorded six tackles at Marshall (Sept. 5) … broke up two passes in the 2020 Opportunity Bowl win over Western Carolina (Nov. 21).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2019 AT EKU
Started 11 times at cornerback … totaled 41 tackles, two tackles for a loss, two interceptions and three pass break-ups … had a season-high seven tackles at Murray State (Oct. 19) … intercepted a pass at Louisville (Sept. 7) and at No. 17 Southeast Missouri (Nov. 9).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2018 AT EKU
Played in all 11 games … finished the season with 15 tackles, two interceptions and two pass break-ups … became what is believed to be the first player to record an interception against EKU and an interception for EKU when he picked off a pass in the season-opener against Morehead State (Aug. 30) … also had an interception in a win over Eastern Illinois (Oct. 27).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017 AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Did not play in any games … redshirt season.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016 AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Appeared in nine games, making one start as a true freshman … finished the season with 13 total tackles, including 11 solo stops … intercepted first collegiate pass versus Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 3) … finished that game with four solo tackles … had a pair of tackles at No. 8 Nebraska (Oct. 22) … tallied two solo tackles versus No. 24 Penn State (Oct. 29) … had a season-high five tackles, four solo, at Indiana (Nov. 26).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-state, All-MSC Conference, and All-Marion County honors as a senior at Pike High School … had 34 tackles, six interceptions, eight pass break-ups, four tackles for a loss, eight receptions for 197 yards and one touchdown in 2015 … team captain … defensive MVP.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Joshua Lamar Hayes ... majoring in general studies.