Henderson State University Athletics

Kelton Hays was a Second Team All-American Offensive lineman in 2012 and 2013. He was named to the Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division II Football Team. Hays was ranked as one of the Top-10 centers in the country by D2football.com his senior year, anchoring an offensive unit that led the nation in scoring (53.3 points per game), total offense (576.4 yards per game) and passing offense (428.4 yards per game). Hays was part of an offensive line that was named Beyond College Sports Network National Offensive Line of the Week after the Reddies totaled 855 yards vs. Southern Nazarene. Henderson also recorded 734 yards against Southern Arkansas and 675 yards versus McKendree. During his four-year career, Henderson State won three conference championships and compiled a 34-10 record. In those 44 games, the Henderson State offense averaged 41.9 points and 469.9 yards of total offense per game.