Jersey #: 41 (2012-15), 54 (2011)

Major: Biology (2012-14)

Weight: 225 (2015), 220 (2013-14), 209 (2012), 185 (2011)

2015 Media Guide: Bryce Haynes is a fourth-year junior who has not only lettered three times as a long snapper, but he has become a community service hero since arriving with three mission trips to help those in need: to Enchi, Ghana (2014), Lima Peru (2013) and to Bibiana, Ghana (2012) … he enters the 2015 season having snapped 259 times on special teams and in 38 games … he handled all snaps last year after sharing responsibilities in 2012 and 2013 with the now-graduated George Makridis … Haynes is a three-time academic All-Big Ten honoree and a four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete who has graduated with his degree in biology and will take the MCATS the summer of 2015 with attending medical school next on his list of mountains to climb … spent three weeks in May 2015 conducting DNA research related to prostate cancer at Emory University in Atlanta … named a Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar for the 2012-13 academic year for maintaining a grade point average above 3.70 for the year.

2014: Haynes played in all 15 games and handled all the long-snapping for the 2014 College Football
Playoff national champion Buckeyes … was accurate on 157 snaps … is an athlete, and uses his speed to get downfield to cover punts and record tackles … recorded one tackle to give him four on his career.

2014 Media Guide: Bryce Haynes is a fourth-year junior who has lettered twice as a long snapper, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons … he enters the 2014 season having snapped 102 times on special teams and in 23 games … he has shared responsibilities the past two seasons with the now-graduated George Makridis … Haynes is a two-time academic All-Big Ten honoree and a three-time OSU Scholar-Athlete who is majoring in biology … he was also named a Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar for the 2012-13 academic year for maintaining a grade point average above 3.70 for the year.

2013 Media Guide: Bryce is a third-year sophomore who lettered during the 2012 season …a long-snapping specialist, he played in 10 games and totaled 47 snaps while sharing responsibilities with George Makridis … he also recorded three tackles on punts, including two solo stops.

2012 Media Guide: Bryce is a long-snapping specialist who is in his second year with the program … he red-shirted the 2011 season as a true freshman … switched jersey numbers from 54 to 41 this spring.

High School: Specialist who took top honors in long snapping at a number of national camps … rated as the nation’s top prep prospect at that position … first team GISA all-region playing defensive end for
Coach Charles Wiggins … also a basketball and track letterman … National Honor Society, Spanish honorary, school senate, newspaper.

Personal: Son of Laura and Billy Haynes.