Tight end, Southern Utah (from Utah, South Dakota), 2021–⁠25

Hayden Erickson

Number
No. 46
Height
6′2″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Lehi, UT

Hayden Erickson played tight end at Utah (2021–⁠23), South Dakota (2024) and Southern Utah (2025).

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021 and 2022; Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024South Dakota13838.0038
2025Southern Utah2168.0011
Career35418.0038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Utah46TERS
2022Utah46TEFr.
2023Utah46TESo.
2024South Dakota46TEJr.
2025Southern Utah46TESr.6′2″245

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
2024South Dakota (FCS)13.03––3.0–
2025Southern Utah (FCS)20.57––1.1–

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

2025 Southern Utah 2 games, 2 catches, 16 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 1vs.Austin PeayW 33–⁠17111011
Nov 15vs.Central ArkansasW 28–⁠211505

No box score in the source for Sep 14 vs. Northern Arizona, so that game is not listed.

2024 South Dakota 1 game, 1 catch, 38 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 12vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠17138038

No box score in the source for Sep 14 at Portland State, so that game is not listed.

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

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