Receiver, Northwestern, 2024–26
Hayden Eligon Ii
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Lakewood, CA
Hayden Eligon Ii plays receiver for Northwestern. Last time out, at Michigan State: 3 catches, 47 yards.
2026 so far
5 catches, 71 yards
Last game: 3 catches, 47 yards at Michigan State, W 24–21
Next game: vs. Rutgers, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8catches, career highat Illinois, 2025127receiving yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 2025Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 36 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 37 | 521 | 14.1 | 3 | 38 |
| 2026 | Northwestern | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Career | 46 | 675 | 14.7 | 3 | 38 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 8 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Northwestern | 8 | WR | So. | ||
| 2026 | Northwestern | 8 | WR | Jr. | 6′4″ | 210 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 4 | 1.31 | – | – | 5.2 | – |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 61 | 0.61 | 75th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 37.3 | 8% |
| 2026 | Northwestern | 10 | 0.45 | – | – | 4.4 | – |
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
2026 Northwestern 3 games, 5 catches, 71 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. South Dakota State | W 34–18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Ball State | W 45–14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 17 | at Michigan State | W 24–21 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 23 |
2025 Northwestern 12 games, 37 catches, 521 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Western Illinois | W 42–7 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Oregon | L 14–34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 27 | vs. UCLA | W 17–14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 4 | vs. UL Monroe | W 42–7 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 37 |
| Oct 11 | at Penn State | W 22–21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Purdue | W 19–0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 35 |
| Oct 25 | at Nebraska | L 21–28 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 7 | at USC | L 17–38 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Michigan | L 22–24 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Minnesota | W 38–35 | 7 | 127 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 29 | at Illinois | L 13–20 | 8 | 99 | 1 | 20 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Central Michigan | W 34–7 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 28 |
2024 Northwestern 3 games, 4 catches, 83 yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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