Andrew Bayes
Personal information
Born: (1978-02-11) February 11, 1978
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College:East Carolina
Position:Punter
Undrafted:2000
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Andrew Bayes (born February 11, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in NFL Europe. He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999.[1]

Early years

Bayes first attended Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland before transferring to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.[2][3][4][5]

College career

Bayes played for the East Carolina Pirates from 1996 to 1999.[6] He was a consensus All-American in 1999.[7] He led Division I-A football in punting average in 1999 with 48.06 yards per punt, which remains a Conference USA and East Carolina single-season record.[8][9] Bayes was also named first-team Conference USA in 1999 and second-team Conference USA in 1998 and 1997. He played in the Senior Bowl in 1999.[10] He was inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.[11]

Professional career

Bayes was rated the second-best punter in the 2000 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[12] After going undrafted, Bayes signed with the Detroit Lions in April 2000.[13][14] He played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2001.[15] He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers in January 2002.[16] Bayes played for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2002.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. 2001-09-03. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  2. ↑ "DeMatha Express - September 9th". dematha.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "East Carolina Football Roster". conferenceusa.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "1995 All-Met Football Team". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Grayson, Lawrence (October 8, 1995). "NO. 6 DEMATHA 3, ST. JOHN'S 0". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Bayes". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ "1999 Statistical Leaders" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Trophy Case". East Carolina Pirates. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "C-USA individual records" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Foursome Elected To ECU Athletics Hall Of Fame". ecupirates.com. July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Andrew Bayes". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. April 29, 2000. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Keeping Doubts at Bay".
  15. 1 2 "Andrew Bayes". justsportsstats.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  16. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. January 31, 2002. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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