Hayden Eligon II
Hayden Eligon II
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 37 | 521 | 14.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 41 | 604 | 14.7 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
2 rec · 7 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Beats you over the top.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #52
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jahdae Walker’s 2023 season.
Matches Jahdae on
Differs from Jahdae on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Will Vereen’s path through South Carolina State.
Will Vereen
Beau Kelly
Tre Nixon
Matches Will on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Leland Smith's sophomore season at San José State (2025).
Matches Leland on
Differs from Leland on
Player DNA
Players who play like Hayden Eligon II
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #495
Peaked at #495 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+528%
Up 528% from first season to most-recent.
Background
2025 Sophomore: Played in 12 games with 10 starts … Posted career highs in receptions (37), receiving yards (521) receiving touchdowns (three) and longest reception (38 yards) … Became the first NU underclassman wide receiver with 3+ receiving touchdowns in a season since Riley Lees scored three...