2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made the switch from wide receiver to running back during fall camp and went on to become Georgia Tech’s first 1,000-yard rusher in five years … Earned all-ACC honors as a running back (third team) and all-purpose performer (honorable mention) … 2023 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl MVP … Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts at running back … Led Georgia Tech and ranked fifth in the ACC/39th nationally with 1,059 rushing yards … Became the first Yellow Jacket to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since QB Ta’Quon Marshall (1,146) and RB KirVonte Benson (1,053) both went over the 1,000-yard mark in 2017 … Haynes’ 1,059 rushing yards were the 15th-most in Georgia Tech single-season history … Also caught 20 passes for 151 yards and returned two kickoffs for 47 yards, totaling 1,257 all-purpose yards … Ranked 7th in the ACC and 76th nationally with 96.69 all-purpose yards per game … Ranked second on the team in rushing touchdowns (7), total touchdowns (8) and yards per carry (6.1), all behind only QB Haynes King … Had four 100-yard rushing games (113 vs. South Carolina State, 119 at Virginia, 104 at Clemson and 128 vs. UCF) … Opened the season with 107 yards from scrimmage (51 rushing, 56 receiving) against Louisville (Sept. 1) … Ran for 113 yards on just nine carries (12.6 avg.), including a career-long 67-yard run and a 4-yard touchdown, in 48-13 win over South Carolina State (Sept. 9) … Reached the 100-yard plateau in total yards from scrimmage in the third- and fourth-straight games to start the season with 100 yards at No. 17 Ole Miss (72 rushing, 28 receiving – Sept. 16) and Wake Forest (95 rushing, 13 receiving – Sept. 30) … Scored second touchdown of the season on a victory-clinching 26-yard run at Wake … Ran for just 33 yards at No. 17 Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 7) but carried defenders several yards into the end zone on a 4-yard touchdown run in the Yellow Jackets’ 23-20 win … The Miami game was the first of four-straight games that Haynes ran for a touchdown, as he also found paydirt against Boston College (Oct. 21), No. 17 North Carolina (Oct. 28) and at Virginia (Nov. 4) … Ran for 80 yards in 46-42 win over UNC … Had a career-high 119 rushing yards in 45-17 victory at UVA … Went over the 100-yard mark rushing for the second-straight game and third time on the season with 104 yards at Clemson (Nov. 11) … Scored twice (one rushing, one receiving) and amassed 99 total yards (82 rushing, 17 receiving) in bowl-clinching win over Syracuse (Nov. 18) … Gashed No. 1 Georgia for 81 rushing yards (Nov. 25) … Saved his best performance of the season for last, rushing for a career-high 128 yards on just 18 carries (7.1 avg.) in 30-17 Gasparilla Bowl win over UCF (Dec. 22).
2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in nine games … Did not record any statistics.
2021 (Freshman): Saw action in two games as a true freshman — vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 30) and No. 1 Georgia (Nov. 27) … Did not record any statistics … Redshirted.
High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … Tabbed as the No. 24-ranked athlete in the nation and the No. 55-ranked prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals … Has helped lead Grayson to more than 40 wins in four seasons on the varsity squad … As a senior in 2020, led Grayson to a 14-0 record and the Georgia 7-A state championship … Amassed over 2,100 total yards (passing, rushing, receiving and return) during his prep career, including 97 receptions for 1,417 yards and 10 touchdowns, as well as 202 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground … First-team all-region honoree … Coached by Adam Carter … Is one of six Grayson graduates on Georgia Tech’s current roster, joining classmate Noah Collins, 2020 grads Kevin Harris, Ryan King and Kenyatta Watson II and incoming freshman Tyler Rowe.
Personal: Majoring in business administration.
