Hayden Eligon II

WR · #8 · Northwestern · JR · 6'4" · 210 · Lakewood, CA

Projected WR-X starter

71 2026 receiving yards

5 of 10 2026 catches

0 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

25 Career games (13 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Northwestern	4	3	5-10	71	14.2	0
2025	Northwestern	12	10	37-62	521	14.1	3
2024	Northwestern	9	0	4-12	83	20.8	0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 17.8 39

Yards per catch 14.2 64

Catch rate 50.0% 18

Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Hayden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Aidan Chiles QB · 1,398 pass yds · 6g

Caleb Komolafe RB · 401 rush yds · 6g

WR-Z

Griffin Wilde WR · 482 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Drew Wagner WR · 176 rec yds · 6g

Alex Honig TE · 187 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Northwestern 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 16.4% 98

Red zone TD rate 71.9% 49

Line yards per carry 2.4 42

Sack rate allowed 9.3% 14

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Target share
W1	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1	1	8	4%
W5	PSU	1	0	0	7%
W6	BALL	3	1	16	13%
W7	@ MSU	5	3	47	18%

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#1912 Kaden Hurst WR · Leo OHIO

#1912

Grayson Brousseau TE · Lehi USU

#1919

Hayden Eligon II WR · Los Alamitos NW

#2001

Ronnell McLain IOL · DeSoto HOU

#2001

Reed Jesiolowski TE · Hartfield Academy USM

WRs in the class

#211 Darrion Gilliam Mount Carmel KENT

#212 Kaden Hurst Leo OHIO

#213

Hayden Eligon II Los Alamitos NW

#224

Antavious Murphy Bainbridge GASO

#225 Jamauri Knox Oscar Smith LIB

2026 · 39th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 36th pctile of class