2019 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 9
Tyler Hayek
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 202
- Hometown:
- Wayne, N.J.
- High School:
- Wayne Hills
2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games on special teams ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... made season debut on special teams against Massachusetts (8/30).
2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in eight games ... made collegiate debut in the opener against Texas State (9/1).
2017 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... redshirted.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Wayne Demikoff at Wayne Hills … two-way player for the Patriots, competing at wide receiver and cornerback as a senior … helped Wayne Hills to an 11-1 record and a NJSIAA North Jersey 1, Group 4 title … finished 2016 with 29 receptions for 500 yards and nine touchdowns … also contributed 31 tackles, eight passes defended and an interception on defense … Third Team All-State and Second Team All-Group 4 on defense by the Star-Ledger … First Team All-Division by NorthJersey.com … helped Wayne Hills advance to the North 1, Group 4 final as a junior … played his freshman and sophomore seasons at St. Joseph Montvale before transferring to Wayne Hills … three-star athlete by 247Sports … 35th-overall prospect in New Jersey by Rivals … also competed in track and field and finished second in the 200m at the NJSIAA North 1, Group 2&3 Championships.
Personal: Twin brother of Rutgers teammate Hunter Hayek.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games on special teams ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) ... made season debut on special teams against Massachusetts (8/30).
2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in eight games ... made collegiate debut in the opener against Texas State (9/1).
2017 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... redshirted.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Wayne Demikoff at Wayne Hills … two-way player for the Patriots, competing at wide receiver and cornerback as a senior … helped Wayne Hills to an 11-1 record and a NJSIAA North Jersey 1, Group 4 title … finished 2016 with 29 receptions for 500 yards and nine touchdowns … also contributed 31 tackles, eight passes defended and an interception on defense … Third Team All-State and Second Team All-Group 4 on defense by the Star-Ledger … First Team All-Division by NorthJersey.com … helped Wayne Hills advance to the North 1, Group 4 final as a junior … played his freshman and sophomore seasons at St. Joseph Montvale before transferring to Wayne Hills … three-star athlete by 247Sports … 35th-overall prospect in New Jersey by Rivals … also competed in track and field and finished second in the 200m at the NJSIAA North 1, Group 2&3 Championships.
Personal: Twin brother of Rutgers teammate Hunter Hayek.
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