43 Hayden Freels
43 - Hayden Freels
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215
Year: So.
Hometown: Rockwood, Tenn.
High School: Rockwood HS
Position: TE
Previous School: Rockwood HS
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A solid two-way player during his prep career in Rockwood, Tenn., Hayden came to Tech with the possibility of playing either tight end or along the defensive line...has loads of talent for both sides of the ball and the skills to contribute...settled into the offensive side of scrimmage where he has worked as a tight end the past two seasons...returning from a knee injury that sidelined him the entire 2014 season.

AT TECH (IN 2014): A knee injury kept Hayden from beginning his playing career for the Golden Eagles...a member of the squad, but did not see any action due to the injury.

(IN 2013): Hayden was on the Tech roster in 2013 and spent his first season on the scout team as a redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman in both football and baseball along with two in basketball, Hayden is a versatile athlete who can use his strength on either side of scrimmage...named all-state as well as Defensive Player of the Year while posting 68 total tackles, eight sacks, eight tackles-for-loss in the defensive line...as a tight end, he had 24 catches for 317 yards and two touchdowns for Rockwood High School.

PERSONAL: The son of Clay and Mary Freels... full name is Matthew Hayden Freels... born Sept. 15, 1994, in Knoxville, Tenn... majoring in sociology.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24
Statistics category Overall Conf
Receptions - -
Yards - -
Yards per game - -
Yards per catch - -
Touchdowns - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 1 - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 2 - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - 0
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 1 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 1 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 - - - - - 0 -
2015-16 - - - - - 0 -
2016-17 2 - - - - 0 .0
Total 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
-
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -
-
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total - - - - - - - - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home - - - - - - - - 0
Away - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses - - - - - - - - 0
-
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -
-
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total - - - - - 0 -
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home - - - - - 0 -
Away - - - - - 0 -
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses - - - - - 0 -
-
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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