2012 (Junior)
Appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts... Finished third on the team in receptions (56), receiving yards (612) and touchdowns (four)... Also rushed six times for 45 yards... Finished season seventh in program history with 149 career receptions... Needs just 141 yards to move into the top 10 for career receiving yards... Caught seven passes for 76 yards in OT win over No. 8 Arkansas... Recorded four receptions for 45 yards at Auburn... Set a new career-high with nine receptions against Baylor... Caught one TD pass and finished with 76 yards against the Bears... Finished with three receptions (one TD) for 48 yards in win over Tulane... Totaled 77 yards on six receptions (one TD) in conference opening win at Middle Tennessee... Caught two passes, including an 81-yard TD, against UL-Lafayette... Pass from Browning to Maye is tied for ninth longest pass play in program history... Had seven receptions for 71 yards and one rush for 22 yards against North Texas... Had four receptions, including a TD, for 58 yards in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl vs. Ohio... Also rushed three times for 14 yards against the Bobcats.
2011 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 12 games and made nine starts… Finished second on the team in receptions (50), receiving yards (617) and touchdown receptions (3)… Ranked in the top-10 in the Sun Belt Conference in 100-yard receiving performances (T-5th, 2), receptions per game (T-8th, 4.2) and receiving yards per game (9th, 51.4)... Made eight catches for 125 yards and one touchdown against Grambling State... Caught four passes for 72 yards and a score at TCU... Hauled in seven catches for 53 yards at Iowa... Recorded seven catches against Arkansas State... Had a career-best 161 yards on seven catches at Troy... Receiving yardage total of 161 was the sixth-best single-game mark in the conference in 2011… Totaled 90 all-purpose yards against Western Kentucky... Had six catches for 56 yards against Middle Tennessee .
2010 (RS-Freshman)
Appeared in all 12 games and started nine contests... Finished second on the team with 43 catches for 505 yards (11.7 ypc) and three touchdowns... Averaged 42.1 yards per game... Hooked up with Kolton Browning for an 82-yard reception at FIU; it went down in the ULM record book tied for the longest non-scoring play in school history (ULM 2-yard line to FIU 16-yard line); also had a 26-yard touchdown reception in the game... Finished with seven catches for 146 yards in the contest... Had at least two catches in all 12 games... Caught four passes for 77 yards and a touchdown against Troy in week before FIU contest (over two games had 11 catches for 223 yards and two touchdowns)... Had 10 catches of 15 or more yards and four that went for 25 or more yards... Had six catches for 45 yards at Auburn... Other touchdown reception came against SE Louisiana; 47-yard score to open fourth quarter (game-winner)... Rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries; two carries for 44 yards and a touchdown against Troy (43-yard run).
2009 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
Prep
Earned all-district and all-area honors following his senior year and pulled down 24 receptions for 654 yards and nine touchdowns on a team that ran the ball nearly 85 percent of the time... Helped lead the Panthers to the Mississippi District 4-5A Championship with a 10-1 record... Also lettered in basketball.
Personal
Full name is Tavarese W. Maye... Son of Annie Newsome... Born Jan. 3, 1991, in Brookhaven, Miss... Has two sisters, Charmell and Charleston, and a brother, Marquise... Majoring in psychology.
