Hayden Eligon II
Northwestern Wildcats
91
Elite

Hayden Eligon II

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WR-XOffenseElite
Projected Starter

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Hayden Eligon II is the projected starter at WR-X for Northwestern Wildcats.

Junior · #8 · 6'4", 210 lbs

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Depth at WR-X · Northwestern Wildcats

  1. 1891Hayden Eligon IIStarter
  2. 21079Ricky Ahumaraeze
  3. 31166Keaton Reinke

Northwestern Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Big Ten

Jeremiah SmithOhio State · WR-XTanook HinesUSC · WR-XNick MarshIndiana · WR-X

Up next for Northwestern

Northwestern plays Iowa at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Los Alamitos, ranked #1,919 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 37 catches, 521 yards, 3 TD. That's 22% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,919 Natl2-Yr Total41 rec · 604 yds · 3 TDTeam Share22%Percentile84th
Lakewood, CA
Jersey
#8
Class
JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
210 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025375213
20244830

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8400
National Rank
#1919
High School
Los Alamitos
Hometown
Los Alamitos, CA

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated offense; 84th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 84% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WRUTGYDS 8
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 42-14

Oct 17WMSUYDS 47
REC
3
YDS
47
AVG
15.7
TD
0

Final W 24-21

Oct 10WBALLYDS 16
REC
1
YDS
16
AVG
16.0
TD
0

Final W 45-14

Sep 6WSDSTYDS 8
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 34-18

Hayden Eligon II's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

37 rec · 521 yds · 3 TD
Usage / Involvement61%
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