Receiver, Villanova, 2019–⁠23

Jaaron Hayek

Number
No. 11
Height
6′1″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Wayne, NJ

Jaaron Hayek played receiver at Villanova (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

6catches, career highfive times; last at Delaware, 2023159receiving yards, career highat Maine, 20224receiving touchdowns, career highat Maine, 2022

Team titles: Colonial Athletic Association champions, 2021 and 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Villanova4266.5017
2022Villanova3269021.6883
2023Villanova3545713.1451
Career711,17316.51283

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Villanova11WRSo.
2022Villanova11WRJr.
2023Villanova11WRSr.6′1″195

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
2021Villanova (FCS)50.58––2.9–
2022Villanova (FCS)351.7499th (n=683)0.7160.88%
2023Villanova (FCS)400.9165th (n=681)0.8036.67%

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

2023 Villanova 10 games, 35 catches, 457 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 23vs.Rhode IslandW 35–⁠9378040
Sep 30atUAlbanyL 10–⁠3163508
Oct 7atNorth Carolina A&TW 37–⁠142705
Oct 14vs.ElonW 21–⁠01404
Oct 28vs.Stony BrookW 48–⁠135102243
Nov 4atNew HampshireW 45–⁠33629011
Nov 11vs.TowsonW 33–⁠10339025
Nov 18atDelawareW 35–⁠76121251
Dec 2 ✦vs.Youngstown StateW 45–⁠28241036
Dec 9 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 12–⁠231101
2022 Villanova 7 games, 32 catches, 690 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.LehighW 45–⁠176141268
Sep 17atArmyL 10–⁠4921109
Sep 24vs.MonmouthL 42–⁠496136051
Oct 1atMaineW 45–⁠205159483
Oct 15atRichmondL 10–⁠20489040
Oct 22vs.UAlbanyW 31–⁠29457121
Oct 29vs.HamptonW 24–⁠10597143
2021 Villanova 1 game, 4 catches, 26 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 25atPenn StateL 17–⁠38426017

No box score in the source for Sep 11 vs. Bucknell, so that game is not listed.

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

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