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2025 Football Roster

hayden eligon II vs. minnesota
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Eligon_ULM
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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October 26, 2024, Iowa City, IA: A game between Northwestern Football and Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA on Saturday, October 26, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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August 16, 2024, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football practices during Fall Camp at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Friday, August 16, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
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November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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July 21, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 80

Hayden Eligon II

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    210
  • Position:
    WR
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Lakewood, Calif.
  • High School:
    Los Alamitos

2025 Sophomore:
Played in 12 games with 10 starts … Posted career highs in receptions (37), receiving yards (521) receiving touchdowns (three) and longest reception (38 yards) … Became the first NU underclassman wide receiver with 3+ receiving touchdowns in a season since Riley Lees scored three in 2018 … Is the first NU underclassmen with 30+ receptions in a season since Ben Skworonek had 45 in 2017… Hauled in his first two passes of the year for 17 yards and logged his first career touchdown against Western Illinois (9/5) … Logged one catch for seven yards against Oregon (9/13) … Made his first career start and caught one pass for four yards against UCLA (9/27) ... Secured a career-long 37-yard touchdown pass from Stone during a three-catch, 80-yard day against ULM (10/5) in which he led the team in receiving yards … Tallied two receptions for seven yards against Penn State (10/11) … Added two catches for 43 yards, including a 35-yard reception, against Purdue (10/18) … Set a career-high with four receptions (48 yards) at Nebraska (10/25) ... Logged two receptions for 18 yards at USC (11/7) … Posted two catches for 26 yards against Michigan (11/15) … Caught seven passes for a career-high 127 yards, including receptions of six yards and 14 yards to help set up NU’s game-winning field goal, against Minnesota (11/22) ... His total of 127 yards was the most by an underclassmen receiver at NU since Ross Lane went for 136 receiving yards on Dec. 30, 2005, against UCLA in the Sun Bowl … Tallied eight catches for 99 yards and a touchdown at Illinois (11/29) … Became the first NU underclassman with 90+ receiving yards in consecutive games since D’Wayne Bates against Purdue (99) and Tennessee (97) to end the 1996-97 season … Was the first NU player to have consecutive games with 90+ receiving yards since Bryce Kirtz against Indiana (128) and Maryland (123) in September of 2024 … Caught three passes for 45 yards in his 10th career start in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26).

2024 First-Year:
Appeared in nine games as a true first-year, recording four receptions for 83 yards … Hauled in his first-career catch for 12 yards at Iowa (10/26) … Notched a career-high 36 receiving yards against Purdue (11/2) … Recorded the first multi-catch game of his career with two catches for 35 yards vs. Illinois (11/30).

High School:
Consensus three-star wide receiver rated by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals … Named to the Press-Telegram Football Dream Team 2023 Second Team Offense … Chose Northwestern over California, Arizona, and Louisville.
 

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