Marquis Hayes

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Marquis Hayes Jr.
No. 78 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 (age 25)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school: Pattonville
(Maryland Heights, Missouri)
College: Oklahoma (2017–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / Round: 7 / Pick: 257
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Marquis Hayes Jr. (born February 14, 1999) is an American football offensive guard for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.

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Early years

Hayes grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri. [1] He did not play on the varsity football team until his junior year. [2] Hayes was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma over offers from Miami, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa State, and Minnesota. [3] [4]

College career

Hayes redshirted his true freshman season at Oklahoma. [5] He played in three games as a reserve offensive lineman during his redshirt freshman season. [6] Hayes became the Sooners' starting left guard going into his redshirt sophomore season and started all 13 of Oklahoma's games. [7] He moved to right guard and started 11 games during the Sooners' COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. After considering entering the 2021 NFL Draft, Hayes decided to return to Oklahoma for his redshirt senior season. [8] He moved back to left guard and started all 13 of Oklahoma's games. After the end of the season, Hayes declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL Draft. [9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4+78 in
(1.95 m)
318 lb
(144 kg)
34+78 in
(0.89 m)
8+78 in
(0.23 m)
5.30 s1.82 s3.06 s4.78 s7.94 s24.5 in
(0.62 m)
8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)
Sources: [10] [11]

Hayes was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round (257th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022. [13]

On August 30, 2023, Hayes was waived by the Cardinals and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [15]

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