Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17@ Auburn | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
#86
Hawkins Polley
Senior tight end for Baylor. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 256 lb · Houston, TX · Stratford HS
Returning to Baylor for 2026
The numbers
24
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 12 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 20 yds, vs Auburn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Baylor. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2023.
Hawkins Polley
This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Baylor. One game to point at: 20 rec yds, 1 receptions against Auburn — Week 1, 2026.
24 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Baylor3-star out of Houston Stratford
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Baylor
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2024
Baylor
2026
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dave Aranda — 12-15 over that span.
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 12.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–3
1 rec · 4 yds
Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With N. Bennett — 301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Baylor
Returning around him
- 60% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #57
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in eight games as a member of kickoff return and field goal units. 2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games as a reserve at tight end/fullback and on special teams … Did not play vs. Utah, Colorado, BYU or Iowa State. 2023 (Freshman): Played in two games an...
The tight end room · Baylor
- #10Tony Livingston119 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Matthew Klopfenstein73 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Hawkins Polley2 games · 2026
- #82Cody Mladenkano box-score line yet
- #43Brody Wilhelmno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology