Matthew Hayball

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#43

Experience: R

Height: 6-0

Age: 27

Weight: 189 lbs

College: Vanderbilt

2024 SEASON

PUNTS

26
AVG

43.69
LNG

58
In 20

14

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Year

Punting

Field Position

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	4	5	168	35	33.6	1	6	5	32.4
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	1	1	53	53	53	1	13	0	40
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	7	20	915	58	45.8	8	44	9	42.6

Game Halves

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
1st Half	5	12	523	53	43.6	5	27	5	39.7
Last Two Minutes of Half	4	3	124	49	41.3	1	6	2	39.3
2nd Half	7	14	613	58	43.8	5	36	9	41.2

Home vs Road

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Home Games	4	18	768	58	42.7	0	6	31	9	39.8
Road Games	3	8	368	53	46	0	4	32	5	42

Margin of Victory

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Margin 15+	2	3	122	49	40.7	0	0	0	2	40.7

Point Differential

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Ahead	4	10	409	52	40.9	1	6	7	40.3
Ahead by 1-8 Points	2	7	287	52	41	1	6	5	40.1
Behind	4	15	675	58	45	9	57	7	41.2
Behind by 1-8 Points	4	8	354	53	44.2	5	28	4	40.8
Behind by 9-16 Points	3	5	233	58	46.6	4	29	1	40.8
Tied	7	1	52	52	52	0	0	0	32

Quarters

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
1st Quarter	4	5	240	53	48	3	20	0	40
4th Quarter	4	5	225	58	45	1	11	3	42.8
2nd Quarter	5	7	283	52	40.4	2	7	5	39.4
3rd Quarter	5	9	388	48	43.1	4	25	6	40.3

Stadium Surfaces

	G	PUNTS	YDS	LNG	AVG	BLK	RET	RETY	IN 20	NET AVG
Turf	7	26	1136	58	43.7	0	10	63	14	40.5

Biography

Agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints, 4/27/24

Agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints, 4/27/24…Punted last two college seasons at Vanderbilt after serving as Florida Atlantic's punter for three seasons…Finished as Vandy's all-time leader in punting average (46.5)…Named All-American (second-team) in 2023 by Walter Camp, FWAA, AP, The Athletic and Phil Steele as Vanderbilt's first All-American since 2016 and first All-American punter since 1996. First-team All-SEC punter (coaches and Phil Steele). A Ray Guy Award Finalist and College Football Network SEC Punter of the Year, who accepted an invitation to the Shrine Bowl. SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…Averaged 47.6 yards per punt in 2023, the second-best single-season punting average in school history and ranked seventh nationally in net punting (43.1). One of only 14 punters in the nation with a long punt of 71 yards or more…At the end of the regular season, was the only active punter across all divisions of NCAA football to have eclipsed 13,000 career punting yards…Had five punts inside the 20 at South Carolina, tying his season-best…Named Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week after his performance in the game versus Kentucky, when he punted seven times for an average of 50.3 yards per punt, which is the highest punting average by a Vanderbilt punter in a game since 2002…Career-long punt of 71 yards in win over Hawaii…In 2022, punted 59 times for an average of 45.4 yards, ranked second in the SEC and 11th nationally. Had a long of 65 yards, pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 21 times and forced a fumble at Alabama…Served as Florida Atlantic's punter for three seasons…In 2021, totaled 61 punts for 2,785 yards with the Owls, good for an average for 45.6 yards per punt…Named Conference-USA Honorable Mention in 2021 and 2020, also making the C-USA All-Academic Team…Finished freshman season in 2019 ranked 33rd nationally with 43.5 yards per punt…Graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance at FAU and pursued a graduate degree in leadership and organizational performance at Vanderbilt…West Adelaide, Australia native attended Sacred Heart College (grades 7-12 in Australia)…Born March 12, 1997.

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