Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016UTEP
Hayden Plinke
TE • 6'4" • Hollsboro, OR, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Hayden Plinke reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State • UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Hayden Plinke built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Hollsboro, OR wearing No. 80, spending time with Boise State and UTEP. The clearest part of Hayden Plinke's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Boise State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Hayden Plinke, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP. Hayden Plinke reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 881
- Receptions
- 77
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Hayden Plinke quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 881
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Glencoe · Boise State
- High school pipeline
- Glencoe · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 80 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 456 receiving yards · TE 21st (top 7%) · Conference USA 26th (top 13%) · National 264th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTEP | 10 | 37 | 405 | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 38 | 456 | 8 | 68.1 |
Related Context
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Hayden Plinke played TE for Boise State and UTEP. Across 4 tracked seasons, Hayden Plinke recorded -1 rushing yards, 881 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UTEP paired 456 primary output with 64 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boise State, UTEP.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win 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
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2016 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
38
Efficiency
64
Usage
18.5
Consistency
46.7
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 11. Texas: 10. Army: 3. Southern Miss: 8. Louisiana Tech: 66. Florida International: 5. UTSA: 84. Old Dominion: 53. Houston Christian: 77. Florida Atlantic: 23. Rice: 32. North Texas: 84
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. New Mexico State: 1 by 73.3. Texas: 1 by 66.7. Army: 1 by 20. Southern Miss: 1 by 53.3. Louisiana Tech: 8 by 55. Florida International: 1 by 33.3. UTSA: 4 by 100. Old Dominion: 5 by 70.7. Houston Christian: 7 by 73.3. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 51.1. Rice: 3 by 71.1. North Texas: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64 · Games = 4 · +39 vs Losses
Losses25 · Games = 8 · -39 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
100 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs North Texas | W 52-24 | — | 3 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 72 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rice | L 24-44 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 31-35 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 1 | 11 |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Houston Christian2+ TD | W 42-10 | — | 7 | 77 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Old Dominion | L 21-31 | — | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ UTSA | W 52-49 | — | 4 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 54 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Florida International | L 21-35 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Louisiana TechHigh volume | L 7-28 | — | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 1 | 24 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Southern Miss | L 7-34 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Army | L 14-66 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Texas | L 7-41 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs New Mexico State | W 38-22 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
Player Story
Hayden Plinke story
Hayden Plinke built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Hollsboro, OR wearing No. 80, spending time with Boise State and UTEP. The clearest part of Hayden Plinke's career was his receiving role: 77 catches, 881 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles and 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Hayden Plinke's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Boise State
2012
Opening stop
- 2
UTEP
2014-2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2012201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Boise State | 20 | 66.7 | 4.2 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | -20 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTEP | 405 | 66.7 | 19.4 | 405 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 456 | 64 | 18.5 | 51 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Texas
Week 13 · W 52-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 8 · W 52-49 · Conference game
84
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Texas Tech
Week 2 · L 20-69
87
Receiving Yards
90.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Houston Christian
Week 10 · W 42-10
77
Receiving Yards
88.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
77 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Rice
Week 10 · W 24-21 · Conference game
85
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 63 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UTEP
456 primary output · 64 efficiency · 18.5 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · UTEP
66.8
405 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 19.4 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Boise State
38.8
20 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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