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2025 Football Roster
Harrison Hayes
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 305
- Hometown:
- Wexford, Pa.
2025 (R-Sr.):
- Phil Steele CUSA Preseason All-Conference Second-Team
- Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Second-Team
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient
- Saw playing time in all 12 games
- Started five contests
- PFF.com snap count: 469 (416 – offense; 53 – special team)
- Played 48.4 percent of Liberty’s offensive snaps (416-of-859)
- Helped Liberty finish the season with the following national rankings:
- No. 4 – Rushing Offense (250.7 yards per game)
- No. 20 – Interceptions Allowed (7)
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
- Saw playing time in all 14 games
- PFF.com snap count: 150 (62 – offense; 88 – special team)
- Helped quarterback Kaidon Salter earn HERO Sports Group of Five National Player of the Year honors and CUSA MVP honors after finishing the year with 3,965 total offensive yards
- Helped Liberty finish the season with the following national rankings:
- No. 1 – Rushing Offense (293.3 yards per game)
- No. 1 – Tackles for a Loss Allowed (2.64 per game)
- No. 2 – Sacks Allowed (0.64 per game)
- No. 2 – Passing Yards per Completion (16.19)
- No. 3 – Winning Percentage (92.9 percent)
- No. 4 – Total Offense (499.1 yards per game)
- No. 4 – Third Down Conversion Percentage (50.0 percent)
- No. 4 – Team Passing Efficiency (169.53)
- No. 4 – First Downs Offense (348 first downs)
- No. 8 – Time of Possession (Average per Game 33:04)
- No. 9 – Scoring Offense (38.3 points per game)
- No. 13 – Passed Had Intercepted (6)
- Redshirted during the 2022 season
- Saw playing time in seven games as a true freshman
- PFF.com snap count: 71 (71 – offense)
- Graduated from Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pa.
- Two-star recruit as ranked by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com
- Also received offers from Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Brown, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Dartmouth, Eastern Kentucky, Fordham, Kent State, Monmouth, New Hampshire, Old Dominion, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Richmond, Toledo, UConn and Yale
- Three-year starter
- 2020 preseason all-state offensive lineman
- Helped Pine-Richland win the 2019 WPIAL championship
- Son of Mariann and Stu Hayes
- Completed his undergraduate degree in business management in December 2024
- Currently pursuing his MBA
- Birthday is August 9
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
When I visited Liberty in the spring of my high school junior year, I had a sense of peace and a feeling that it was the place I was supposed to be. It was a place where I could get a solid education and be a part of an upcoming program. There was something about being at Liberty University that felt right. I couldn’t describe it, but I just knew I was supposed to be here.
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I listen to worship music pregame. It helps keep me calm before the game starts.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents inspire me because they work so hard and sacrifice so much for our family. They show me how to carry myself through life and how to treat people. My dad is the hardest working man I know, and he’s worked his tail off to provide for and protect my family. He’s been a great example of a genuine person who loves others.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
One of my most memorable athletic experiences was winning the PA state championship my senior year with the guys who I grew up playing football with since I was 7 years old.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
During my second year of football, when I was 8 years old, I got the number 55. I used the number in my years of high school. The first 3 seasons I had used #51 because #55 was being used, but when I got the chance to wear it at Liberty I jumped at the opportunity.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
My grandpa (Dad’s side), who I am named after, played basketball at the University of Duquesne in Pittsburgh where I am from. My grandpa (Mom’s side) played baseball at Notre Dame and a little in the minor league.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Dinner is my favorite meal of the day. My favorite dinner is my mom’s spaghetti and meatballs. I have a lot of Italian heritage on my mom’s side, and she uses a family recipe.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
I play guitar.
Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
I have a bird named Jax.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Ben Roethlisberger.
What is your favorite possession and why?
A little wooden cross that my dad gave me when I was in high school.
What is your Go-To karaoke song?
Wagon Wheel by Darrius Rucker
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Italy is my dream vacation because I have a lot of family heritage there.
