Ayden Hector
Ayden Hector
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Colorado State. The receipt: 6 tackles against Washington State — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jay Norvell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 40 | 26 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 35 | 23 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 41 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 136 | 81 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 15 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 21–17
vs Northern Colorado
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Colorado State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (31 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #73
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Louis Frye’s 2024 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryson Shaw's graduate season at USC (2024).
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