EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 12 | — |
| Target share | 7.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 41.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 8.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 8.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Where II's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
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.
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Northwestern#24 · 6-2 | 6 | 33% | 6 | 79 | 0 | 7.8% |
| 2025 | Northwestern#59 · 7-6 | 12 | 63% | 37 | 521 | 3 | 19.7% |
| 2024 | Northwestern#91 · 4-8 | 3 | 9% | 4 | 83 | 0 | 3.1% |
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.
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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | W 34–18 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | W 41–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||
| 4 | @ | L 23–29 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | W 34–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||
| 6 | W 45–14 | 5.1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 7 | @ | W 24–21 | 6.4 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | W 42–14 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 9 | @ | L 26–34 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.0 | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 23 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 79 | 906th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 13.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 23 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · South Dakota State | ✓ WR | 54 | ~14 (4–23) | 1 | 26% |
| Wk 5 · Penn State | — | 69 | ~19 (6–26) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 6 · Ball State | — | 55 | ~34 (11–47) | 3 | 62% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan State | ✓ WR | 71 | ~57 (37–69) | 5 | 80% |
| Wk 8 · Rutgers | — | 66 | ~27 (9–37) | 1 | 41% |
| Wk 9 · Oregon | — | 74 | ~19 (6–26) | 1 | 26% |
| Season | 2 GS | 518 | 170 (106–206) | 12 | 33% |
13 WRs on the Northwestern roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Wilde | WR | 44 | 761 | 5 | 25% | +1.09 | ||
| Drew Wagner | WR | 30 | 261 | 2 | 19% | +0.34 | ||
| 8 | Hayden Eligon II | WR | JR | 6 | 79 | 0 | 7% | +0.42 |
| 10 | Ricky Ahumaraeze | WR | JR | 6 | 74 | 0 | 9% | +0.30 |
| 3 | Frank Covey IV | WR | JR | — | — | — | 5% | -0.75 |
| 11 | Keaton Reinke | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Dube Enongene | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Camp Magee | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Chase Farrell | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Braden Blueitt | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Jaden McDuffie | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Carson Grove | WR | SO | — | — | — | 2% | -1.10 |
| 89 | Cam Russell | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →