Mercury Hayes

Mercury Hayes
No. 89, 84
Position:Wide receiver
Kickoff returner
Punt returner
Personal information
Born: (1973-01-01) January 1, 1973 (age 51)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Michigan
NFL draft:1996 / round: 5 / pick: 136
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:4
Receiving yards:101
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mercury Wayne Hayes (born January 1, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver, kickoff returner, and punt returner in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons,[1] and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes.[2] Prior to his professional football experience he was a University of Michigan Wolverines football star. He was selected with the 136th overall pick in the 5th round of the 1996 National Football League draft.[3]

Although he had a modest professional career, he was involved in many of the University of Michigan's most memorable football moments. He is notable for his game-winning catch in the 1995 Pigskin Classic against the University of Virginia. Hayes also once held the Michigan record for consecutive games with a reception (30).[4] Hayes was a member of the 1992 Big Ten Champions who won the 1993 Rose Bowl.[5] He had attended Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Texas.[6]

  1. ^ "Mercury Hayes". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "All-Time Alouettes Roster" (PDF). Montreal Alouettes Football Club. 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2007. [dead link]
  3. ^ "University of Michigan Football NFL Draft History:1990s". Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved October 18, 2007. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan & Host Interactive. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  5. ^ "1992 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. April 9, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
  6. ^ Signora, Michael (November 18, 1995). "Wolverine senior flanker Hayes spices up Michigan's potent aerial assault". Collegian Inc. Retrieved October 31, 2020.