Tight end, Kent State (from Syracuse), 2017–⁠21

Aaron Hackett

Number
No. 89
Height
6′3″
Weight
237 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Venice, FL
Born
Aug 7, 1998, in Indianapolis, Indiana

Aaron Hackett played tight end at Syracuse (2017–⁠20) and Kent State (2021).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Western Michigan, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Syracuse44310.8126
2019Syracuse232058.9624
2020Syracuse10636.3213
2021Kent State5214.2011
Career423327.9926

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018Syracuse2290
2019Syracuse4520
2020Syracuse2110
2021Kent State5540
Career131460

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Syracuse89TERS
2018Syracuse89TEFr.
2019Syracuse89TESo.
2020Syracuse89TEJr.
2021Kent State89TESr.6′3″237

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Syracuse41.34––5.4–
2019Syracuse290.75––21.83%
2020Syracuse110.31––3.4–
2021Kent State7-0.23––-1.6–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Kent State 7 games, 5 returns, 54 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 25atMarylandL 16–⁠37–––111
Oct 2vs.Bowling GreenW 27–⁠20120––
Oct 16atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠64–––115
Nov 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠47–––17
Nov 10atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠54150116
Nov 20atAkronW 38–⁠02120––
Nov 27vs.Miami (OH)W 48–⁠4712015
2020 Syracuse 9 games, 10 catches, 63 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 12atNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠31–––––
Sep 26vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠201100211
Oct 10vs.DukeL 24–⁠381100––
Oct 17vs.LibertyL 21–⁠382251––
Oct 31vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠38130––
Nov 7vs.Boston CollegeL 13–⁠16231––
Nov 20atLouisvilleL 0–⁠30100––
Nov 28vs.NC StateL 29–⁠36120––
Dec 5atNotre DameL 21–⁠451100––
2019 Syracuse 11 games, 23 catches, 205 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atLibertyW 24–⁠0150––
Sep 7atMarylandL 20–⁠63180112
Sep 14vs.ClemsonL 6–⁠412180––
Sep 21vs.Western MichiganW 52–⁠336482––
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 41–⁠32221123
Oct 10atNC StateL 10–⁠16290––
Oct 18vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠272141––
Oct 26atFlorida StateL 17–⁠351140––
Nov 2vs.Boston CollegeL 27–⁠582331––
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 34–⁠56223119
Nov 30vs.Wake ForestW 39–⁠30211018
2018 Syracuse 3 games, 4 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 8vs.WagnerW 62–⁠10–––229
Oct 6atPittsburghL 37–⁠44111––
Dec 28 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠183420––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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