Bucs First Draft: Geno Hayes

Geno Hayes is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ newest player. Find out everything you need to know about Hayes in this exclusive “First Draft” feature. Find out fun facts about Johnson and then link to articles, video and audio that will help you get to know the newest Buc’s on-field ability and personality. No one has more on Hayes than Bucsblitz.com.

What don’t you know about Geno Hayes? Check this out:

1. He has some famous friends. Among the NFL players Hayes can lean on for advice is current Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks.

2. He can get behind the line of scrimmage. His 17 ½ stops behind the line of scrimmage last year was second in the ACC.

3. He couldn’t get out of the south. He also had scholarship offers from Tennessee and Clemson before signing with FSU.

4. Is he a character risk? FSU head coach Bobby Bowden suspended Hayes for the first quarter of the Alabama game on Sept. 21 after Hayes was involved in an altercation outside a Tallahassee bar. He issues an apology to FSU and its fans.

5. More red flags. Hayes played in the Music City Bowl in 2007, but it was learned afterward that he wasn’t enrolled in school. He left for the NFL after that. More than 30 Seminoles were suspended from the game due to athletic department-wide academic scandal.

Want to know more about Hayes? Take advantage of Scout.com’s extensive body of work covering Hayes at Florida State and during the scouting period. Here are links that will help you get to know Hayes better before he hits the field this weekend for rookie camp:

DRAFT DAY

Instant Analysis of Hayes by Scout.com’s Tom Marino, a 35-year veteran of NFL scouting. Click here.

Hayes’ scouting combine Q&A session with the media. Click here.

PRE DRAFT STORIES

Geno Hayes photo gallery. Click here.

Geno Hayes talks about his team role before the season. Click here.

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Matthew Postins covers the Buccaneers for BucsBlitz.com and the Charlotte Sun-Herald in Port Charlotte, Fla. An award-winning member of the Pro Football Writers Association, he appears frequently on Scot Brantley Show from 3-6 p.m. weekdays on WHBO 1470-AM in Tampa-Clearwater.