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2025 Nevada Football Roster

26 Ashton Hayes

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Reno, Nev.
  • High School McQueen HS
  • Previous School California

Biography

NEVADA CAREER
RS SOPHOMORE (2024): Appeared in 11 games ... Rushed for 19 yards on three carries and had one catch for 10 yards ... Also returned two kicks for 19 yards ... Caught his only pass of the season against Eastern Washington (Sept. 21) ... Ran three times for 19 yards at UNLV (Nov. 30).

SOPHOMORE (2023): Appeared in four games, with one start, before suffering season-ending injury at Texas State (Sept. 23) ... Can utilize redshirt due to playing just four games ... Finished the season with 102 rushing yards on 30 attempts, and five catches for 10 yards ... Made three catches and rushed for 15 yards at No. 6/6 USC (Sept. 2) ... Ran 10 times for 56 yards, with a long of 35, against Kansas (Sept. 16).

CALIFORNIA CAREER
FRESHMAN (2022):
Played in six games and contributed 12 kick returns for 241 yards and one rush for 14 yards ... Made collegiate debut against Arizona, carrying once for 14 yards ... Returned six kicks for 115 yards, with a long of 31, at USC ... Had 58 yards over three kick returns against UCLA (Nov. 25).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Ranked a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, 247 Sports, and Rivals ... A two-time All-Nevada and Northern Nevada Player of the Year selection at two different high schools, earning the honors at both McQueen as a 2021 senior and Damonte Ranch as a 2019 sophomore with the programs combining for a 37-6 record, three conference titles and one regional crown, in addition to reaching the state finals once and Northern Nevada finals on two occasions ... Registered four-year totals over 43 prep games of 5,340 yards rushing and 66 touchdowns on the ground on 657 carries, while adding 36 catches for 421 yards and three scoring grabs, as well as eight kick returns for 346 yards and two touchdowns including a 97-yarder to total 6,107 all-purpose yards, while adding a four-yard touchdown pass on his lone passing attempt, 15 tackles and one pass defended ... Also earned Co-Northern Nevada Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-High Dessert League champions in 2021 at McQueen when he rushed for 1,735 yards and 27 touchdowns on 223 carries while adding three receptions for 56 yards, four kick returns for 257 yards and two touchdowns including a 97-yarder, one pass attempt for a four-yard touchdown and one tackle for a team that finished 10-2 overall, reached the Class 5A state finals and won the Northern Nevada crown ... Added Sierra League Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Sierra League selection as a sophomore at Damonte Ranch when he put up his biggest prep numbers by rushing for 2,429 yards (ninth nationally) and 34 touchdowns on 272 carries while adding 28 receptions for 346 yards and two touchdowns, in addition to three kick returns for 63 yards and two tackles for a team that was 11-2 overall, 4A Northern – Sierra winners with a 5-0 mark in conference action and reached the finals of the 4A Northern playoffs ... Added 607 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on 114 carries while picking up two receptions for four yards, one kick return for 26 yards, two tackles and one pass defended as a junior at McQueen for a squad that was 4-1 overall and High Desert League champions in a season shortened to five games due to COVID-19 ... Had 569 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on 48 carries as well as three receptions for 15 yards, and a career-high 11 tackles as a freshman at Damonte Ranch for a team that finished 12-1 overall, won the 4A Northern – Sierra League title with a 5-0 conference mark and reached the finals of the 4A Northern playoffs ... Also excelled on the track in the spring of 2021 when he was McQueen’s Sprints MVP and first-team Northern Nevada in the 100 and 200 meters with best times of 10.78 and 22.34, as well as the spring of 2019 when he captured the Most Valuable Track Athlete Award and Freshman Runner of the Year at Damonte Ranch ... Ran for the seventh-most yards in a game in Nevada history when he rushed for 358 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries against Bishop Manogue as a 2021 senior.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
  • 26

    2023Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 198 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    26