Andrew Bayes

Andrew Bayes (born February 11, 1978) is an American former football punter. He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999.

Early life Bayes first attended Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland before transferring to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

College career Bayes played for the East Carolina Pirates from 1996 to 1999. He was a consensus All-American in 1999. He led Division I-A football in punting average in 1999 with 48.06 yards per punt, which remains a Conference USA and East Carolina single-season record. Bayes was also named first-team Conference USA in 1999 and second-team Conference USA in 1998 and 1997. He played in the Senior Bowl in 1999. He was inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Professional career Bayes was rated the second-best punter in the 2000 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. After going undrafted, Bayes signed with the Detroit Lions in April 2000. He was released on August 4, 2000. He was released by the Buccaneers on September 3, 2001 but was later re-signed on December 29, 2001. He was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals during the 2002 season.