Bryan Hayes Class: Junior Hometown: Chester, N.J. High School: Mendham Height / Weight: 5-11 / 188 Position: QB

Furman: Slated for reserve duty at quarterback...joined the program as a walk-on. 2008 -- Saw his first collegiate action in Furman's 62-14 season opening win over Mars Hill...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2007 -- Did not see any action.

High School: 2007 graduate of Mendham (Group 3) High School...football coach was Doug Kirk...played quarterback...passed for 1,389 yards as a senior, the third highest total in school history...threw for 236 yards against eventual state champion Weequahic and for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns in state playoff game against Hanover Park...tossed a game winning strike with seven seconds left to bead Parsippany, 16-14...earned Morris County Daily Record second team all-area honors and New Jersey Star Ledger third team.

Personal: Full name is Bryan Scott Hayes...son of Furman graduates Tim `80 and Susan `81 Hayes...father was a baseball catcher at Furman...grandfather, Tom Hayes, played quarterback at The Citadel...has two siblings, Chris, and T.K...played baseball as a catcher for six seasons with pitcher Rick Porcello, the 2007 Gatorade National Player-of-the-Year and current rising star with the Detroit Tigers...carries a 3.09 GPA in health & exercise science.