Senior tight end for Kent State. 2023: 3 catches, 37 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Massillon, OH
The story
4 tight end for Kent State. 2023: 3 catches, 37 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 3017 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonHayden Junker
Hayden Junker has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kent State. The receipt: 21 rec yds, 1 rec TD against Bowling Green — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kent State, 43 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 0.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 38–10
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-56@ UCF | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28@ Eastern Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-49vs Bowling Green | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | 21 |