height_ft draftyear weight_lbs birth_place article_title position draftround birth_date height_in pfr number nfl college draftpick
5 1996 195 houston , texas , united states mercury hayes
 wide receiver kickoff returner punt returner 5 1 january 1973 11 hayeme00 89 , 84 hay331231 michigan 136
mercury hayes

mercury wayne hayes -lrb- born january 1 , 1973 -rrb- is a former professional american football and canadian football wide receiver , kickoff returner , and punt returner .
he has played in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- for the new orleans saints and atlanta falcons , and he has played in the canadian football league -lrb- cfl -rrb- for the montreal alouettes .
prior to his professional football experience he was a university of michigan wolverines football star .
he was drafted with the 136th overall pick in the 5th round of the 1996 national football league draft .
although he had a modest professional career , he was involved in many of the university of michigan 's most memorable football moments .
he is notable for his game-winning catch in the 1995 pigskin classic against the university of virginia .
hayes also once held the michigan record for consecutive games with a reception -lrb- 30 -rrb- .
hayes was a member of the 1992 big ten champions who won the 1993 rose bowl .
he had attended booker t. washington high school in houston , texas .
