Player Career

Aaron Hackett Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Aaron Hackett story

Aaron Hackett built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a tight end from Venice, FL wearing No. 89, spending time with Kent State and Syracuse. The clearest part of Aaron Hackett's career was his receiving role: 42 catches, 332 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 3 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 146 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State and Syracuse.

The arc is straightforward: Aaron Hackett moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Syracuse

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kent State

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720182018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonSyracuse0
2018 PostseasonSyracuse43501043
2018 Regular SeasonSyracuse4350100
2019 Regular SeasonSyracuse20559.79.5162
2020 Regular SeasonSyracuse6340.88.4-142
2021 Regular SeasonKent State21259.1-42

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Syracuse to Kent StateP4 to G5/FCS18Dec 7, 2020

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs West Virginia

Week 1 · W 34-18 · Postseason

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42

Receiving Yards

80.3 takeover

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#2

vs Western Michigan

Week 4 · W 52-33

48

Receiving Yards

75.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

48 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Liberty

Week 7 · L 21-38

25

Receiving Yards

72.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.

#4

@ Akron

Week 12 · W 38-0 · Conference game

12

Receiving Yards

71.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.

#5

vs Boston College

Week 10 · L 27-58 · Conference game

33

Receiving Yards

65.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Syracuse

205 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 9.5 usage

60.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · Syracuse

32.1

63 primary · 40.8 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Syracuse

29.4

43 primary · 50 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games