Hawkins Polley

TE · #86 · Baylor · SR · 6'4" · 256 · Houston, TX

TE depth chart, 3rd

107 2026 receiving yards

8 of 12 2026 catches

1 2026 TDs

3 Explosive plays

7 Career games (0 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Baylor	6	0	8-12	107	13.4	1
2023	Baylor	1	0	2-2	14	7.0	1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 17.8 77

Yards per catch 13.4 80

Catch rate 66.7% 42

Receiving TDs 1 54

Around Hawkins

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

DJ Lagway QB · 1,116 pass yds · 4g

RB

Dawson Pendergrass RB · 327 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Louis Brown IV WR · 327 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Jadon Porter WR · 182 rec yds · 4g

WR-SL

Gavin Freeman WR · 555 rec yds · 6g

TE

Matthew Klopfenstein TE · 32 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Baylor 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 9.1% 12

Red zone TD rate 58.3% 9

Line yards per carry 2.1 20

Sack rate allowed 4.9% 62

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	@ AUB	3	1	20	0	0	6%
W2	Prairie View A&M Panthers	1	1	4	0	0	3%
W3	LT	1	1	3	0	0	4%
W4	COLO	2	1	28	0	0	5%
W5	@ ASU	2	2	18	1	1	5%
W7	TCU	3	2	34	0	0	6%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#853

Rushaun Tongue S · Chesapeake Sr. WAKE

#853

Taylor Starling CB · South Oak Cliff UNT

#857

Hawkins Polley TE · Houston Stratford BAY

#861

Ayden Duncanson S · Whitefield Academy UNC

#861

Jacob Anderson OT · Billings West ORST

TEs in the class

#39

Zach Ortwerth St. Louis University IOWA

#41

George Burhenn Mt. Vernon PUR

#42

Hawkins Polley Houston Stratford BAY

#43 Grant Leeper Homestead IOWA

#44

Will Randle Isidore Newman TEX

2026 · 77th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 69th pctile of class