CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
2022 SEASON |
CAA Football First Team Offense |
CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3) |
CAA Football Preseason Honorable Mention |
2021 SEASON |
CAA Football Third Team Offense |
ACADEMIC HONORS |
NFF Hampshire Honor Society |
2024 |
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll |
Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023 |
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team |
2021, 2022 |
Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022 |
Villanova: One of the top receivers in the CAA…Great route runner with outstanding hands…Will be one of the team’s top offensive weapons.
2022: Named first team All-CAA…Started all eight games he played in and tallied 36 receptions for 810 yards and eight touchdowns…Missed the final three games due to an injury…Registered four 100-yard receiving games…Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts at Maine with five catches for 159 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, including an 83-yard touchdown…Posted six receptions for 141 yards and two scores…Recorded four catches for 120 yards at LIU…Made six receptions for 136 yards against Monmouth…Had five catches for 97 yards and a touchdown versus Hampton…Tallied four receptions for 57 yards and a score versus Albany.
2021: Third team All-CAA performer … Played in all 13 games on the year and led the Wildcats with nine receiving touchdowns … Tallied 40 catches for 671 yards while averaging 16.8 yards per reception;
Lehigh (9/4): Had four receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown in a season-opening road win;
Bucknell (9/11): Registered a 21-yard touchdown reception in the Wildcats home opener;
Richmond (9/18): Posted career highs of eight catches and 127 yards to go along with a score;
Penn State (9/25): Made four receptions for 26 yards;
Rhode Island (10/23): Posted a 22-yard catch in a 44-0 win;
William & Mary (10/30): Registered six catches for 115 yards and a touchdown;
Elon (11/6): Had three receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown to help Villanova post a 35-0 victory on the road;
Stony Brook (11/13): Recorded five catches for 42 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-14 win;
Delaware (11/20): Caught a 64-yard touchdown pass and tallied five total receptions for 117 yards in the annual “Battle of the Blue” rivalry game against Delaware;
South Dakota State (12/11): Made three catches for 65 yards and a touchdown in the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs.
2020 (Spring 2021): Started all four games at wide receiver and was the team’s second-leading receiver … Amassed 12 catches for 136 yards … Averaged 11.3 yards per catch and had two receptions for 20+ yards;
Stony Brook (3/6): In the season-opening win over the Seawolves recorded season highs with five catches and 39 receiving yards, including a long reception on the day of 14 yards;
Rhode Island (3/13): Recorded three catches for 34 yards in the home opener;
Maine (4/3): Tallied two receptions for 38 yards, including his longest catch of the season for 28 yards;
Delaware (4/17): Registered two catches for 25 yards with a long reception of 21 yards in the season finale.
2019: Earned a role in the Villanova wide receiver rotation as a true freshman … Played in 12 games with eight starts … Was the team’s second-leading receiver and made 47 catches for 670 yards and eight touchdowns … Averaged 14.3 yards per catch with a long reception on the year of 57 yards … Rushed 10 times for 39 yards and returned seven kickoffs for 95 yards on the year … Ranked fourth on the team with 804 all-purpose yards … Averaged 13.6 yards per kickoff return with a long return of 26 yards … Threw a 68-yard touchdown pass on a trick play … Made one solo tackle … His eight touchdowns were the third-most on the team;
Lehigh (9/7): Made his collegiate debut in the home opener against Lehigh and recorded three catches for 44 yards and a touchdown … Caught a 31-yard touchdown pass for the first Villanova points of the game in the second quarter;
Bucknell (9/14): Rushed once for seven yards;
Towson (9/21): Started for the first time in his collegiate career and notched his first career 100-yard game with six catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 18.0 yards per reception on the night … His scores came on a 31-yard reception in the first quarter and a 27-yard catch in the second quarter;
Maine (9/28): Recorded six catches for 70 yards and carried the ball once;
William & Mary (10/5): Made six catches for the third straight game … Totaled 83 yards and two touchdowns on his six receptions, with the scoring plays coming on grabs of 16 yards and 37 yards;
James Madison (10/12): Made five catches for 86 yards;
Stony Brook (10/26): Caught four passes for 62 yards and a touchdown, threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Daniel Smith on a trick play, rushed four times for 21 yards and returned two kickoffs for a total of 37 yards in a busy game in all areas of the Villanova offense … Threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to cap a 99-yard scoring drive in the first quarter and later caught a 21-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter … Had kickoff returns of 23 yards and 14 yards … His four carries on the night included a season-long 12-yard rush;
New Hampshire (11/2): Caught two passes for 27 yards and rushed four times for 13 yards;
Richmond (11/9): Had a season-high seven receptions and tallied 73 receiving yards with a long catch of 24 yards … Returned one kickoff;
LIU (11/15): Caught two passes for 12 yards and a touchdown while recording a 26-yard kickoff return;
Southeastern Louisiana (11/30): Tallied his longest reception of the season when he caught a 57-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of the Wildcats first round FCS playoff game … Made six catches for 105 yards while returning a season-high three kickoffs for 31 yards … The game marked his second career 100-yard receiving game and his first career 50+-yard reception.
Wayne Hills High School: Earned three varsity letters in football, two in track & field and one in baseball … As a football player earned all-league and all-state honors … Tallied 64 receptions for 1,162 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior … Was an all-county performer in track & field.
Personal: Born 6/6/01 … Youngest of three sons of Vic and Tara Hayek … Older brothers, Hunter and Tyler, also played college football as wide receivers at Rutgers.