Andrew Bayes
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Punter |
| 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 |
| NFL draft | 2000: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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Andrew Bayes (born February 11, 1978) is an American former football punter. He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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 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]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Living people
- 1978 births
- American football punters
- East Carolina Pirates football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Frankfurt Galaxy players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Amsterdam Admirals players
- All-American college football players
- Sportspeople from Hyattsville, Maryland
- Players of American football from Prince George's County, Maryland