Jamal Haynes
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Running back |
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| Major | Business Administration |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 5, 2002[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Grayson (Loganville, Georgia) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jamal Haynes (born October 5, 2002)[1] is an American college football running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Early life
[edit]Haynes attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.[3]
College career
[edit]In Haynes first two seasons in 2021 and 2022, he appeared in 11 games primarily as a wide receiver, where he recorded no statistics.[4] Going into the 2023 season, he was converted to a running back.[5] In the 2023 Gasparilla Bowl, Haynes rushed for a career-high 128 yards in a win over UCF.[6] Haynes finished the 2023 season with 1,059 rushing yards and seven touchdowns and 20 receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown, while also returning two kickoffs for 47 yards, en route to being named third-team all-ACC.[7][8] Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named to multiple preseason award watchlists such as the Paul Hornung watch list, the Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list, and to the Maxwell Award watch list.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Demetra, Andy (October 5, 2023). "Inside The Chart: Carrying The Tradition – Football". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ @GasparillaBowl (December 22, 2023). "Congrats to the 2023 @unionhomemtg Gasparilla Bowl MVP, #11 @jamalhaynes16 !" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Sugiura, Ken (January 26, 2020). "Grayson's Jamal Haynes commits to Georgia Tech for '21 class". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Jamal Haynes College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Bishop, Chad. "Switch to running back paying dividends for Georgia Tech's Jamal Haynes". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Bishop, Chad. "Georgia Tech running back Jamal Haynes back for an encore in 2024". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Caudell, Jackson. "Georgia Tech Running Back Jamal Haynes Lands on Paul Hornung Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Caudell, Jackson (May 19, 2024). "Jamal Haynes Rated As One Of the ACC's Best Running Backs Heading Into The 2024 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Caudell, Jackson. "Jamal Haynes Named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 7, 2024.