Jamal Haynes
American football player (born 2002)
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Jamal Alexander Haynes (born October 5, 2002)[1] is an American college football running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
| No. 11 – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 5, 2002[1] |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Grayson (Loganville, Georgia) |
| College |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
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.[2]
College career
In Haynes first two seasons in 2021 and 2022, he appeared in 11 games primarily as a wide receiver, where he recorded no statistics.[3] Going into the 2023 season, he was converted to a running back.[4] In the 2023 Gasparilla Bowl, Haynes rushed for a career-high 128 yards in a win over UCF.[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 6+7⁄8 in (1.70 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 28+1⁄8 in (0.71 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 5 ft 8+7⁄8 in (1.75 m) | 4.54 s | 1.45 s | 2.53 s | 4.28 s | 7.15 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 21 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||