Tyler Haynes Class: Senior Hometown: Birmingham, Ala. High School: Vestavia Hills Height / Weight: 6-2 / 268 Position: OG Experience: 3L

Furman: Returning starter at left guard who helps form a contingent of seven returning offensive regulars...will join senior right guard Heath Cockburn in anchoring the Paladin offensive front this fall. 2008 -- Earned starts at left guard in all 12 games...logged a unit high 766 snaps...graded out 80.4 percent, second only to All-America left tackle Joel Bell...graded out a season high 88.0 percent on 50 snaps against Chattanooga (35-10 win)...was in on a season high 80 plays against Appalachian State...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2007 -- Earned starts at left guard in the season's first eight games before sustaining a leg injury in the final series of the Appalachian State game...missed the Elon contest due to injury before returning to see action off the bench in the Paladins' final two games of the campaign: vs. No. 11 Georgia Southern (24-22 win) and Western Carolina (52-21 win)...in all registered 604 plays and graded out 76.6 percent, helping key a Paladin offensive unit that averaged a solid 407.8 yards per game...graded out 84.5 percent on 71 plays in season opener against Presbyterian (40-16 win)...recorded an 86.3 percent mark on 80 snaps versus Clemson...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2006 -- Logged 171 plays in his first season of action...work came as a backup at offensive guard and as a member of special teams...was in on a season high 29 plays against Appalachian State. 2005 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: 2005 graduate of Vestavia Hills (6A) High School...football coach was Buddy Anderson...played offensive tackle...earned first team Super All-State, All-Metro, and All Over-the-Mountain honors after leading his squad to an 8-3 record and state playoff appearance...squad finished fifth in the state in the final regular season poll...also competed in track & field.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Raymond Haynes...son of Jeff and Michelle Haynes...born December 10, 1986, in Birmingham, Alabama...has a brother, Hunter...grandfather, George Salem, played football at Alabama (HB, 1956), as did and uncle, George Salem, Jr. (OG, 1986)...sports a 3.13 GPA...political science major.