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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | 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 | |
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Early years
editBayes first attended Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland before transferring to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.[2][3][4][5]
College career
editBayes 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
editBayes 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 was released on August 4, 2000.[15]
Bayes signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 23, 2001 and was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy during the 2001 season.[15][16] He was released by the Buccaneers on September 3, 2001 but was later re-signed on December 29, 2001.[15]
Bayes was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on January 17, 2002.[15][17] He was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals during the 2002 season.[16] He was released by the 49ers on August 14, 2002.[15]
References
edit- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. September 3, 2001. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
- ^ "DeMatha Express - September 9th". dematha.org. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "East Carolina Football Roster". conferenceusa.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "1995 All-Met Football Team". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Grayson, Lawrence (October 8, 1995). "NO. 6 DEMATHA 3, ST. JOHN'S 0". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "Andrew Bayes". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1999 Statistical Leaders" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Trophy Case". East Carolina Pirates. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "C-USA individual records" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Foursome Elected To ECU Athletics Hall Of Fame". ecupirates.com. July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Andrew Bayes". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. April 29, 2000. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Keeping Doubts at Bay".
- ^ a b c d e "Andrew Bayes". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Andrew Bayes". justsportsstats.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. January 31, 2002. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.