'11 MI RB Justice Hayes (Michigan Commit)

BGIF · Feb 5, 2010

Running Back
Grand Blanc, MI Grand Blanc HS

Ht: 5-10
Wt: 175
40: 4.4
Shuttle: 4.09
Vertical: 35
GPA: 2.9
Test: 20 (plans retake)

STATS
'09 Rushing 1295 yds, 7.4 ypc, 12 TD; Receiving 19 catches, 208 yds, 11 ypc, 2 TD
'08 Rushing 1122 yds, 10 TD; Receiving 22 catches, 239 yds

RANKING
Rivals: :s:

, #4 APB, Rating 5.9, National #82, Rivals 100
Scout: :s:

, #16 RB
ESPN: :s:

, #22 RB, Grade 79

OFFERS
Notre Dame
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan St
Northwestern
Tennessee
Wisconsin

Cinncinati
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Purdue

ND RECRUITER: Chuck Martin

BGIF · Feb 5, 2010

According to Steve Hare, Irish Illustrated, RB Justice Hayes has an Irish offer and will visit campus next month.

BearGB · Feb 5, 2010

Damn... if that 40 time is accurate, that guy is a blazer.

WabashFalcon · Feb 5, 2010

Sweet name... if he goes to the Skunkbears...

then will we have Crime and Punishment?

Think 'bout it... think about it...

DirtySecret · Feb 5, 2010

YouTube - Justice Hayes Leaps 3 Players...............

Actually he leaps over one fallen player but the other 2 are in pursuit

chyrspchuck · Feb 5, 2010

That's what ND needs, a little Justice.

BGIF · Feb 5, 2010

chyrspchuck said:
That's what ND needs, a little Justice.

Since we had no chance with Carter.

DirtySecret · Feb 5, 2010

BGIF said:
Since we had no chance with Carter.

LOL!!! We took a chance but it just didn't work out. Justice will be served..

IrishAddiction · Feb 5, 2010

Wonder when he is going to get some test scores or even take some tests. 2.9 GPA isnt looking to hot to get into ND. Kids got talent though just looking at the video and his times, if accurate.

TerryTate · Feb 5, 2010

Louis Nix - 2.5
Kendall Moore - 2.9

Let's give the kid the benefit of the doubt for now

chyrspchuck · Feb 6, 2010

BGIF said:
Since we had no chance with Carter.

Couldn't get enough Bourbon......

2.9 is ok, especially now, I mean he has 1.5 years of grades to report, he could be well above a 3.0 by then.

BGIF · Feb 6, 2010

IrishAddiction said:
Wonder when he is going to get some test scores or even take some tests. 2.9 GPA isnt looking to hot to get into ND. Kids got talent though just looking at the video and his times, if accurate.

A 2.9 core GPA is fine to get an athletic scholarship t Notre Dame. ND Admissions does not have a "drop dead" GPA nor Test Score. Those are two of several parameters they look at.

Students seeking academic scholarship usually take ACTs/SATs in their Junior year. Athletes frequently take their exams much later.

iMANTIusc · Feb 6, 2010

This is a major area of get for the irish in 2011. I would say a pure HB and a DE would be the biggest needs for this class.

BGIF · Feb 9, 2010

Scout ranks Hayes as the #21 RB, 4 Stars.

ryno 24 · Feb 9, 2010

Athlete can play multiple positions seems like he could make an impact

DirtySecret · Feb 14, 2010

ND RECRUITER: Chuck Martin

BGIF · Mar 23, 2010

Before his Jr Day visit he reported a Top 5 of Iowa, Michigan MSU, Northwestern, and ND.

He'd like to make a decision early in his season. He has a 20 ACT score to go with his 2.9 GPA. He plans to retake the ACT.

NDinL.A. · Mar 23, 2010

He LOVED his visit to ND, and says he has them as one of his favorites after his visit. Also says his mom is big on academics and loves ND's mix of academics and football, and loved what ND folks told her about academics. He said Coach Martin was with him almost the entire day.

Sounds like ND made him a priority...

BGIF · Apr 12, 2010

Moved up 6 slots on Scouts list of RBs to #15.

BGIF · Apr 12, 2010

Tennessee offered.

ryno 24 · Apr 12, 2010

another nd kid anyone that respects the tradition and academics is an ND guy

BGIF · Apr 22, 2010

Michigan State scheduled to host some of the state's best at spring game | freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Posted: April 22, 2010

Michigan State scheduled to host some of the state's best at spring game

BY MATT DORSEY FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER

Grand Blanc running back Justice Hayes also plans to check out the game. Hayes, who SpartanMag.com ranks the third-best recruit in the state, recently narrowed down the list of schools he is considering to seven. Hayes is focused on MSU, Michigan, Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Wisconsin, all of which have offered him a scholarship.

NDinL.A. · Apr 24, 2010

Cut his list to 6:

Michigan State
Michigan
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Iowa
Northwestern

Mich St was his childhood favorite, and while he claims no favorites right now, they seem to be the leader. He loves Kell's offense and has a good relationship with the ND coaches. The Michigan coach recruiting him has known him since childhood, and guaranteed him that he'd see the field in his 1st 2 years there. And Hayes is big on early playing time. He told Scout that he would be at either ND's spring game or Northwestern's today...

JughedJones · May 11, 2010

has this kid fallen off the radar?

irish4ever · May 11, 2010

NDinL.A. said:
He told Scout that he would be at either ND's spring game or Northwestern's today...

I don't recall who showed and who didn't for the spring game, was Hayes present for the ND spring game?

NDinL.A. · May 11, 2010

JughedJones said:
has this kid fallen off the radar?

He's been very quiet since the last time he talked to a major recruiting service, which was about 3 weeks ago. But he did just talk to rivals, and he said that he's looking to trim that list of six in the coming weeks.