Colorado · W 41-7
No catches.
Indiana · L 23-29
No catches.
Penn State · W 34-13
No catches.
Oregon · L 26-34
No catches.
Eligon has catches in 4 of Northwestern’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Hayden Eligon II
Third year in the Northwestern receiving corps. One game to point at: 47 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Michigan State — Week 7, 2026.
79 receiving yards · 6 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Hayden Eligon II vs Penn State.
Against Rutgers on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 8 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 6 catches for 79 yards. Northwestern has thrown to him 10 times in 102 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 37 | 521 | 14.1 | 3 | 38 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Career | 47 | 683 | 14.5 | 3 | 38 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-14vs Ball State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21@ Michigan State | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 23 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 24-21
3 rec · 47 yds
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
With A. Chiles — 226 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 55.0 · 25 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · N. Dugandzic — 46.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under David Braun — 17-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 47.0 | 15.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
40.2%
204 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
63.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #32 of 61 Big Ten WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,919 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Braun.
