Andrew Bayes

Andrew Bayes (born February 11, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in NFL Europe. He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999.^[1]

Andrew Bayes

Personal information
Born:	(1978-02-11) February 11, 1978 (age 46) 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
Position:	Punter
Undrafted:	2000
Career history
Detroit Lions (2000)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001) → Frankfurt Galaxy (2001) San Francisco 49ers (2002)* → Amsterdam Admirals (2002)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1999) First-team All-C-USA (1999)

Early years

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

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

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]

References

1. "TRANSACTIONS". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. September 3, 2001. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
2. "DeMatha Express - September 9th". dematha.org. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
3. "East Carolina Football Roster". conferenceusa.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
4. "1995 All-Met Football Team". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
5. Grayson, Lawrence (October 8, 1995). "NO. 6 DEMATHA 3, ST. JOHN'S 0". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
6. "Andrew Bayes". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
7. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
8. "1999 Statistical Leaders" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
9. "Trophy Case". East Carolina Pirates. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
10. "C-USA individual records" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
11. "Foursome Elected To ECU Athletics Hall Of Fame". ecupirates.com. July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
12. "Andrew Bayes". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
13. "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. April 29, 2000. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
14. "Keeping Doubts at Bay".
15. "Andrew Bayes". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
16. "Andrew Bayes". justsportsstats.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
17. "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. January 31, 2002. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

External links

• Stats Crew profile
• College stats