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Northwestern · 2026

Hayden Eligon II

WRJunior6' 4", 210 lbsLakewood, CA
Northwestern Wildcats6-2 · TDC #24
Snap share
33%
2 of 6 started · likely 20–40%
Receptions
6
1004th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
79
906th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.2
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.42
12 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

12 plays · +5.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.42
Passing+0.42
1st down-0.18
2nd down+2.65
3rd down+0.20
Standard downs-0.18
Passing downs+1.02
IIWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down2%
3rd down5%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs5%
IIWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share7.8%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target41.7%—
Yards per target6.6—
Explosive catches8.3%—
Deep-target rate8.3%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where II's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
12
6 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
11.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.8
17 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
62
of 79 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted12 targets charted

50% comp11.5 avg. depth2.8 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (25%), 3 caught (100%), 24 yds, 8.0 per target3100% · 24yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 1 caught (50%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target250% · 16yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Northwestern

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of II’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
36
25 caught (69%)
Avg. depth of target
12.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.6
64 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
277
of 341 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
11%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted36 targets charted

58% comp12.4 avg. depth2.6 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 3 caught (100%), 11 yds, 3.7 per target3100% · 11yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (14%), 4 caught (80%), 60 yds, 12.0 per target580% · 60yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 targets (19%), 5 caught (71%), 63 yds, 9.0 per target771% · 63yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 4 targets (11%), 3 caught (75%), 54 yds, 13.5 per target475% · 54yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 21 yds, 10.5 per target250% · 21yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 2 caught (100%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target2100% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (8%), 1 caught (33%), 8 yds, 2.7 per target333% · 8yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 14 yds, 7.0 per target250% · 14yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 30 yds, 30.0 per target1100% · 30yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (6%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target250% · 28yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorthwestern#24 · 6-2633%67907.8%
2025Northwestern#59 · 7-61263%37521319.7%
2024Northwestern#91 · 4-839%48303.1%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Hayden Eligon II's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Hayden Eligon II's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.0 avg. game scoreBest: 6.4 at Michigan State (Week 7)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1South Dakota StateW 34–184.2188.008
3ColoradoW 41–7—no stats recorded
4@IndianaL 23–29—no stats recorded
5Penn StateW 34–13—no stats recorded
6Ball StateW 45–145.111616.0016
7@Michigan StateW 24–216.434715.7023
8RutgersW 42–144.2188.008
9@OregonL 26–34—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games5.067913.2023

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions61004th / 2089
Yards79906th / 2074
Yards / catch13.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long23—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · South Dakota State✓ WR54~14 (4–23)126%
Wk 5 · Penn State—69~19 (6–26)128%
Wk 6 · Ball State—55~34 (11–47)362%
Wk 7 · Michigan State✓ WR71~57 (37–69)580%
Wk 8 · Rutgers—66~27 (9–37)141%
Wk 9 · Oregon—74~19 (6–26)126%
Season2 GS518170 (106–206)1233%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Griffin WildeWR44761525%+1.09
Drew WagnerWR30261219%+0.34
8Hayden Eligon IIWRJR67907%+0.42
10Ricky AhumaraezeWRJR67409%+0.30
3Frank Covey IVWRJR———5%-0.75
11Keaton ReinkeWRFR—————
14Dube EnongeneWRFR—————
18Camp MageeWRJR—————
20Chase FarrellWRSO—————
80Braden BlueittWRFR—————
82Jaden McDuffieWRFR—————
87Carson GroveWRSO———2%-1.10
89Cam RussellWRSO—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Northwestern depth chart →