#45

Matthew Hayball

Senior punter for Vanderbilt. 2023: 47.6 yards per punt, 58 punts.

P · Vanderbilt · Sr. · #45

6′1″ · 187 lb · Adelaide, SA

All-Conf 1st teamVanderbilt 2023 alumnus

The story

4 punter for Vanderbilt. 2023: 47.6 yards per punt, 58 punts.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Vanderbilt, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202312 games

  • All-SECfirst

Career arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2019–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor
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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches
2019–2020
Derek Mason
Vanderbilt
2021–2023
Clark Lea
Vanderbilt
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology