2022 Football Roster
Zach Haynes
- Position:
- K/P
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Potosi, Mo.
- High School:
- Potosi
2022 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference…Two-time First-Team All-OVC pick…Ranks fourth among Southeast Missouri’s all-time career leaders in punting average (41.5 ypp).
2021: Earned 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: 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: Redshirted.
Prep: 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.
