Texas State Athletics

HONORS
• Played in the 2021 Hula Bowl
• Selected All-America kick returner by ESPN
• Selected Second-Team All-America punt returner by Phit Steele and Football Writers Association of America
• Selected 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team punt returner by Phil Steele
• Selected 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team return specialist by Sun Belt Coaches and Media
• Selected 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team All-Purpose Player by Sun Belt Coaches and Media
• Selected 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team return specialist by Pro Football Focus
• Selected 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team Kick returner by Sun Belt Coaches and Media
• Selected 2019 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team wide receiver by Athlon Sports
• Chosen 2018 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt by Sun Belt Coaches and Media

2020
Played in the 2021 Hula Bowl...earned All-American honors by ESPN, Football Writers of America, and Phil Steele...named All-Sun Belt Conference First Team punt returner by Phil Steele...chosen All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team return specialist and All-Purpose Player by Sun Belt Coaches and Media...tabbed All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team return specialist by Pro Football Focus...ranked third nationally and led the Sun Belt Conference in combined kick return yards with 687 yards...was one of only two NCAA Division I FBS players to return a kickoff and punt for a touchdown... ranked seventh nationally and led the Sun Belt in punt return average with 13.0 yards per game after returning 16 punts for 208 yards...ranked 25th nationally and second in the Sun Belt in kickoff returns with a 25.2 average...finished the season as the only Sun Belt Conference player to have 100-yard games in receiving, kickoff returns, and punt returns... tied for the team lead with 40 receptions and had career-bests of 408 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions...received an 86.3 overall return grade  and a 91.3 rating as a punt returner by PFF College... received Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week Nov. 16 after four kickoffs for 164 yards at Georgia Southern, including a 97-yard return for a touchdown... was named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll Nov. 24 after garnering 193 yards and a touchdown in the 11 times he touched the ball in Texas State’s 47-45 victory over Arkansas State...had six catches in the game for 94 yards and a touchdown,  returned two punts for 28 yards and three kickoffs for 78 yards against the Red Wolves...was an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention in week three after catching six passes for 152 yards with a 32-yard and a 75-yard touchdown catches...his 91-yard punt return against UTSA was the nation’s longest punt return this season and came in the first game of his career in which he returned punts...opened the season with one of ESPN’s candidates for “Catch of the Year” award when he caught an acrobatic three-yard TD pass against SMU. The catch went viral on social media with more than 2 million views.
 
2019
Started eight games and appeared in 11 total contests ... top returning receiver after catching 32 passes for 324 yards ... averaged 10.1 yards per reception ... recorded season highs of five receptions and 66 yards against Wyoming ... returned three kicks for 87 yards ... had a 41 yard return at Louisiana ... recorded 411 all-purpose yards ... registered a season-high of 88 all-purpose yards (16 receiving, 72 kickoff returns) against Louisiana.
 
2018
Started all 12 games…led Bobcat wide receivers with 326 receiving yards and four touchdown on 16 receptions…had the longest catch by a Bobcat with a 93-yard TD catch at Georgia State...had two catches for 103 yards and a TD against the Panthers…had a season-high four catches at ULM…registered a 29-yard TD catch against Georgia Southern…also had TD catches against Louisiana and New Mexico State…returned two kickoffs for 85 yards against Appalachian State…had a season-long 50-yard return against the Mountaineers.
 
2017
Played in 12 games as a wide receiver and kickoff returner eight starts as a wide receiver ...  caught two passes for 16 yards against Georgia State ... also had two catches for nine yards at Arkansas State ... longest reception of the season was 34 yards versus ULM ... returned 22 kickoffs for 379 yards (17.2 average) ... had five returns for 98 yards against ULM ... registered three returns for 54 yards versus New Mexico State ... recorded a season-long kickoff return of 29 yards at Louisiana.
 
High School
Rated as a two-star recruit by 247sports.com ... named All-District 23-6A First-Team as a junior and senior ... chosen to the District 23-6A All-Academic First Team as a senior ... recorded 140 receptions for 1,700 yards and 15 touchdowns ... best game came when he caught three passes for 150 yards and a touchdown while playing in just the first half against DeKaney ... played for coach Brian Randle.

Personal
Born on March 25, 1999... son of Cora and Joseph Haydel.