2015
• Started all 14 games at safety for NIU.
• Finished third on the team with 87 total tackles, with 61 solo stops.
• Recorded three interceptions, all against MAC teams, to rank second on the Huskies.
• Had at least three tackles in each game.
• Made five or more stops in 12 contests.
• Finished as leading tackler among underclassmen for the Huskies.
• Made his first career INT at Toledo (11-3), setting up an NIU field goal.
• Sealed a win with a late interception the next week at Buffalo (11-11).
• Also finished with with eight total tackles and recorded his first career tackle for loss in the 41-30 victory against the Bulls.
• Had a career-high 10 tackles - all solo - vs. Western Michigan (11-18).
• Stopped a Bowling Green drive in MAC Championship Game (12-4) with an interception in the NIU end zone, his third of the season.
2014
• Appeared in all 14 games with two starts.
• Led NIU freshmen with 29 total tackles, 23 solo.
• Had three solo tackles and a forced fumble in his collegiate debut against Presbyterian (8-28).
• Recovered a fumble in the MAC West clinching win at Western Michigan (11-28).
• Tallied a career-high seven tackles against Central Michigan (10-11).
• Made a career-high six solo stops versus Miami (10-18).
• Had at least one tackle in 11 different games as a redshirt freshman.
2013
• Redshirted.
• Named Defensive Scout Player of the Week for the Akron (10-12) game.
High School
• Three-time all-area and two-time honoree in all-state and all-conference.
• Three-year starter set the school record for most career tackles, tackles for loss and interceptions.
• Named captain of the 2012 Tri-Cities Team by the Daily Herald.
• Rushed for 863 yards and seven touchdowns on 87 carries in 2012.
• Caught 30 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns as a senior.
• Registered 113 tackles, 47 solo, as a junior.
• Carried 73 times for 858 yards and six scores in 2011.
Personal
• Born May 22, 1995.
• Son of Willie and Sharron Mayes.
• Kinesiology major.
MAYES' SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 10, vs. Western Michigan, 11-18-15
Interceptions: 1, three times, last vs. Bowling Green, MAC Champ. Game, 12-4-15
Long Interception Return: 15, at Toledo, 11-3-15
PBU's: 1, five times, last at Toledo, 11-3-15
Tackles For Loss: 1, at Buffalo, 11-11-15
Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Presbyterian, 8-28-14
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Western Michigan, 11-28-14
