Player Dossier

2019-2024

Kent State

Hayden Junker

TE • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Massillon, OH, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Hayden Junker reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

7

Efficiency

68.9

Consistency

50.6

Season Value

54.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Hayden Junker, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State. Hayden Junker reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Kent State paired 37 primary output with 68.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 68.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

4

Receiving Yards / G

9.3

Efficiency

68.9

Usage

7

Consistency

50.6

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 11. Unknown: 5. Eastern Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 21

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 1 by 73.3. Unknown: 1 by 33.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Losses10.7 · n=3
First Half8 · n=2 · -2.5 vs Second Half
Second Half10.5 · n=2 · +2.5 vs First Half
All Games9.3 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs Bowling Green

Result
Thu 11/9vs Bowling GreenL 19-491212121121
Sat 10/14@ Eastern MichiganL 14-28
Sat 9/16vs Unknown155505
Thu 8/31@ UCFL 6-561111111011

Career Arc

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

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    Kent State

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonKent State0
2020 Regular SeasonKent State00
2021 PostseasonKent State6405.66
2022 Regular SeasonKent State0-6
2023 Regular SeasonKent State3768.9737
2024 Regular SeasonKent State0-37

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Bowling Green

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

21

Primary metric

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Wyoming

6

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

6 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.

#3

UCF

11

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#4

Unknown

5

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

5 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.

#5

Eastern Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

37 primary output · 68.9 efficiency · 7 usage

54.2

#2

2021 Postseason · Kent State

40.1

6 primary · 40 efficiency · 5.6 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Kent State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7894

Jackson · Massillon, OH

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

43

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Hayden Junker quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
43