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Jersey Number 83
Zach Haynes
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Potosi, Mo.
- High School/Previous School:
- Potosi HS (SE Missouri State)
Bio
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2021Â First Team All-OVC Punter
2021 FCSÂ Punter of the Year Award Semifinalist
2020 First Team All-OVCÂ Punter
2020 HERO Sports Freshman All-American
Career Notes
Played in 58 career games … At Mississippi State he played in 12 games … recorded 192 career punts for a total of 7,865 yards and six total touchbacks ... He has punt 77 punts inside the 20-yard line … Ranked fourth among Southeast Missouri’s all-time career leaders in punting average (41.5 ypp) ... Earned his undergrad degree from Southeast Missouri State in Business Administration.
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2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 12 games ... Was the teams primarily holder on all PATs and field goals … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut.
2023 (Senior Season - New Mexico State)
Appeared in 15 games ... Punted the ball 52 times for a total of 2,129 yards ... Season-long punt of 54-yards against UMass (8/26/2023) ... Had just one touchback all season while earning 20 fair catches ... Pinned 19 punts inside the 20 and had three punts of 50+ yards.
2022 (Junior Season - SE Missouri State)
Appeared in 12 games ... Punted the ball 41 times for a total of 1,612 yards ... Season-long punt of 59-yards at Eastern Illinois (11/12/2022) ... Had just one touchback and 11 fair catches ... Pinned 17 punts inside the 20 ... Had four punts of 50+ yards.
2021 (Sophomore Season - SE Missouri State)
First Team All-OVC accolades for the second-straight season ... Semifinalist for the Football Championship Subdivision Punter of the Year Award ... Punted 66 times for 2,716 yards and dropped 24 of his kicks inside the 20-yard line ... Led the OVC in punts and ranked third in punting average (41.2 ypp) ... His 76-yard punt vs. Eastern Illinois (10/30) was the longest in the league and sixth-longest in the FCS ... Eight of his punts sailed 50 or more yards ... Had a season-high 10 punts vs. Southern Illinois (9/2) and at Murray State (11/13) ... Booted a 62-yard punt at Missouri (9/18) and a 64-yard punt vs. Murray State (10/16) ... Garnered OVC Specialist of the Week honors on Sept. 19 and Oct. 31 ... Rated 38th in the nation in punting.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season - SE Missouri State)
First Team All-OVC punter and HERO Sports Freshman All-American ... Played in all eight games as a walk-on ... Led the OVC and ranked 15th in the Football Championship Subdivision with 42.2 yards per punt ... Punted 36 times for 1,521 yards and dropped 15 of his punts inside the 20-yard line ... Had a season-long 53-yard punt at Eastern Illinois (Feb. 28) ... Punted a season-high six times vs. Murray State (3/7), at Jacksonville State (3/21) and at UT Martin (4/3) ... OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection ... Was awarded a full scholarship in the offseason.
2019 (True Freshman Season - SE Missouri State)
Did not see any game action ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Played wide receiver, while handling kicking and punting duties at Potosi High School ... Kicked off 35 times for 1,477 yards and punted 33 times for 1,977 yards as a senior ... Averaged 45.9 yards per punt ... Led the team with 11 catches for 233 yards and two touchdowns ... Recorded a team-high 119 tackles, including 83 solo stops ... Had 15 receptions for 209 yards and four touchdowns as a junior ... Scored 43 points ... Averaged 43.6 yards per punt ... Added 73 tackles on defense.
Personal
Born October 18, 2000 ... Majoring in Management ... Son of Mickey and Stephanie Haynes.
Social Media
X/Twitter – n/a
Instagram – zachjhaynes
Career-Highs
Long Punt: 76, vs. Eastern Illinois (10/30/2021) *
Punts in a Game: 10, x2, Last at Murray State (11/13/2021) *
* Career-high set at SE Missouri State
SEC Graduate
2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2021Â First Team All-OVC Punter
2021 FCSÂ Punter of the Year Award Semifinalist
2020 First Team All-OVCÂ Punter
2020 HERO Sports Freshman All-American
Career Notes
Played in 58 career games … At Mississippi State he played in 12 games … recorded 192 career punts for a total of 7,865 yards and six total touchbacks ... He has punt 77 punts inside the 20-yard line … Ranked fourth among Southeast Missouri’s all-time career leaders in punting average (41.5 ypp) ... Earned his undergrad degree from Southeast Missouri State in Business Administration.
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2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 12 games ... Was the teams primarily holder on all PATs and field goals … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut.
2023 (Senior Season - New Mexico State)
Appeared in 15 games ... Punted the ball 52 times for a total of 2,129 yards ... Season-long punt of 54-yards against UMass (8/26/2023) ... Had just one touchback all season while earning 20 fair catches ... Pinned 19 punts inside the 20 and had three punts of 50+ yards.
2022 (Junior Season - SE Missouri State)
Appeared in 12 games ... Punted the ball 41 times for a total of 1,612 yards ... Season-long punt of 59-yards at Eastern Illinois (11/12/2022) ... Had just one touchback and 11 fair catches ... Pinned 17 punts inside the 20 ... Had four punts of 50+ yards.
2021 (Sophomore Season - SE Missouri State)
First Team All-OVC accolades for the second-straight season ... Semifinalist for the Football Championship Subdivision Punter of the Year Award ... Punted 66 times for 2,716 yards and dropped 24 of his kicks inside the 20-yard line ... Led the OVC in punts and ranked third in punting average (41.2 ypp) ... His 76-yard punt vs. Eastern Illinois (10/30) was the longest in the league and sixth-longest in the FCS ... Eight of his punts sailed 50 or more yards ... Had a season-high 10 punts vs. Southern Illinois (9/2) and at Murray State (11/13) ... Booted a 62-yard punt at Missouri (9/18) and a 64-yard punt vs. Murray State (10/16) ... Garnered OVC Specialist of the Week honors on Sept. 19 and Oct. 31 ... Rated 38th in the nation in punting.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season - SE Missouri State)
First Team All-OVC punter and HERO Sports Freshman All-American ... Played in all eight games as a walk-on ... Led the OVC and ranked 15th in the Football Championship Subdivision with 42.2 yards per punt ... Punted 36 times for 1,521 yards and dropped 15 of his punts inside the 20-yard line ... Had a season-long 53-yard punt at Eastern Illinois (Feb. 28) ... Punted a season-high six times vs. Murray State (3/7), at Jacksonville State (3/21) and at UT Martin (4/3) ... OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection ... Was awarded a full scholarship in the offseason.
2019 (True Freshman Season - SE Missouri State)
Did not see any game action ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Played wide receiver, while handling kicking and punting duties at Potosi High School ... Kicked off 35 times for 1,477 yards and punted 33 times for 1,977 yards as a senior ... Averaged 45.9 yards per punt ... Led the team with 11 catches for 233 yards and two touchdowns ... Recorded a team-high 119 tackles, including 83 solo stops ... Had 15 receptions for 209 yards and four touchdowns as a junior ... Scored 43 points ... Averaged 43.6 yards per punt ... Added 73 tackles on defense.
Personal
Born October 18, 2000 ... Majoring in Management ... Son of Mickey and Stephanie Haynes.
Social Media
X/Twitter – n/a
Instagram – zachjhaynes
Career-Highs
Long Punt: 76, vs. Eastern Illinois (10/30/2021) *
Punts in a Game: 10, x2, Last at Murray State (11/13/2021) *
* Career-high set at SE Missouri State
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