Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
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Jersey Number 9
Hayes Sutton
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 199
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Norcross, GA
- High School:
- Norcross
Bio
2024 (Graduate)
• Played in all 12 games
• Finished the season with 15 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown
• Had three receptions against Duke
• Collected an 11-yard catch at JSU
• Hauled in three receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown against Liberty
• Had two catches against NMSU
• Hauled in three receptions for 20 yards at FIU
2023 (r-Senior at Duke)
• Did not play in any games with the Blue Devils
2022 (r-Junior at Brown)
• Fourth Team Phil Steele All-Ivy selection
• Winner of the team's Charles E. Young - Hillhouse Ltd. Award
• Played in all 10 games
• Second on the team with 47 catches for 437 yards for an average of 43.7 yards per game
• Tied for the team lead with three receiving touchdowns
• Hauled in a 40-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of Brown’s overtime win against Bryant (9/17)
• Had four catches for 107 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown at Central Conn. State (10/8)
• Had 11 receptions for 70 yards at Princeton (10/14)
2021 (r-Sophomore at Brown)
• Appeared in all 10 games
• Phil Steele FCS All-Ivy Third Team selection
• Led the team with 57 receptions
• Second on the team with seven touchdowns
• Third on the Bears with 530 receiving yards
• Had four games with 69+ receiving yards
• Had a season-high 78 yards receiving on seven catches in the season-opener against Rhode Island
• Had a season-high eight catches against Colgate (10/9) and Penn (10/30)
• Had three touchdown receptions in Brown’s win at Cornell (10/23)
2020 (r-Freshman at Brown)
• Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019 (Freshman at Brown)
• Earned playing time in nine games, making 15 catches for 163 yards
• Made a season-high five catches vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 5) for 62 yards
• Made two catches vs. Harvard (Sept. 21), Holy Cross (Oct. 12), Princeton (Oct. 19), and Penn (Nov. 2)
High School
• Team Offensive Player of the Year at Norcross High School
• Made 36 catches for 500 yards his senior year
• Four-time scholar-athlete
• Earned the team Weight Training Award for hardest worker in the weight room
Personal
• Full name: Hayes Edward Sutton
• Parents: Brian Sutton and Allison Joiner
• Born: 3/21/2001
• Major: graduated from Brown in May 2023, with a degree in business entrepreneur and organizational studies (currently pursuing a master’s degree in business management)
• Played in all 12 games
• Finished the season with 15 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown
• Had three receptions against Duke
• Collected an 11-yard catch at JSU
• Hauled in three receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown against Liberty
• Had two catches against NMSU
• Hauled in three receptions for 20 yards at FIU
2023 (r-Senior at Duke)
• Did not play in any games with the Blue Devils
2022 (r-Junior at Brown)
• Fourth Team Phil Steele All-Ivy selection
• Winner of the team's Charles E. Young - Hillhouse Ltd. Award
• Played in all 10 games
• Second on the team with 47 catches for 437 yards for an average of 43.7 yards per game
• Tied for the team lead with three receiving touchdowns
• Hauled in a 40-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of Brown’s overtime win against Bryant (9/17)
• Had four catches for 107 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown at Central Conn. State (10/8)
• Had 11 receptions for 70 yards at Princeton (10/14)
2021 (r-Sophomore at Brown)
• Appeared in all 10 games
• Phil Steele FCS All-Ivy Third Team selection
• Led the team with 57 receptions
• Second on the team with seven touchdowns
• Third on the Bears with 530 receiving yards
• Had four games with 69+ receiving yards
• Had a season-high 78 yards receiving on seven catches in the season-opener against Rhode Island
• Had a season-high eight catches against Colgate (10/9) and Penn (10/30)
• Had three touchdown receptions in Brown’s win at Cornell (10/23)
2020 (r-Freshman at Brown)
• Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019 (Freshman at Brown)
• Earned playing time in nine games, making 15 catches for 163 yards
• Made a season-high five catches vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 5) for 62 yards
• Made two catches vs. Harvard (Sept. 21), Holy Cross (Oct. 12), Princeton (Oct. 19), and Penn (Nov. 2)
High School
• Team Offensive Player of the Year at Norcross High School
• Made 36 catches for 500 yards his senior year
• Four-time scholar-athlete
• Earned the team Weight Training Award for hardest worker in the weight room
Personal
• Full name: Hayes Edward Sutton
• Parents: Brian Sutton and Allison Joiner
• Born: 3/21/2001
• Major: graduated from Brown in May 2023, with a degree in business entrepreneur and organizational studies (currently pursuing a master’s degree in business management)
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