Player Dossier

2017-2021

Kent State

Aaron Hackett

TE • 6'3" • 237 lbs • Venice, FL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Aaron Hackett reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

8

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

7

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

19

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Syracuse

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Syracuse • Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8228

Venice · Venice, FL

Committed To
Syracuse
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Aaron Hackett, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Syracuse. Aaron Hackett reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
332
Receptions
42
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Aaron Hackett quick answers

Latest team and position
Kent State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
332
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Syracuse
Top game
West Virginia
Recruit profile
3-star · Venice · Syracuse
High school pipeline
Venice · 39 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 89 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
21 receiving yards · TE 318th (top 78%) · Mid-American 136th (top 78%) · National 1,580th (top 78%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonSyracuse0-00-
2018 PostseasonSyracuse3342029.4
2018 Regular SeasonSyracuse311129.4
2019 Regular SeasonSyracuse1123205660.8
2020 Regular SeasonSyracuse91063232.1
2021 Regular SeasonKent State7521024.3

Related Context

Aaron Hackett played TE for Syracuse and Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Aaron Hackett recorded 3 rushing yards, 332 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Syracuse.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Syracuse paired 205 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, Kent State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2021 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

3

Efficiency

25

Usage

9.1

Consistency

31.7

Best Game by takeover score

Akron

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Central Michigan: 5. Akron: 12. Miami (OH): 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 1 by 13.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 33.3. Akron: 2 by 40. Miami (OH): 1 by 13.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins4 · Games = 4 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · -2.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Akron

Best efficiency game

40 vs Akron

Result
Sat 11/27vs Miami (OH)W 48-47122202
Sat 11/20@ AkronW 38-021266011
Thu 11/11@ Central MichiganL 30-54155505
Wed 11/3vs Northern IllinoisW 52-47
Sat 10/16@ Western MichiganL 31-64
Sat 10/2vs Bowling GreenW 27-20122202
Sat 9/25@ MarylandL 16-37

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

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

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#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