Chiefs Sign ‘Crisp’ Route-Runner WR With 29-TD Resume
 

Found this, didn't see this on CP, so wanted to share:

The Kansas City Chiefs have made another addition at wide receiver following rookie minicamp, according to Villanova pass-catcher Jaaron Hayek himself.

The first-year UDFA celebrated his official signing on May 7, posting “🙏🏼 #ChiefsKingdom,” with a photo of himself in a No. 11 KC jersey.

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Hayek also sent the following message on the evening of May 6, which appears to correspond with his NFL accomplishment. “No better feeling than proving YOURSELF right!” Hayek stated. Adding: “Thank you Lord! 🙏🏼”

The 6-foot-1 wide receiver played five seasons at Villanova after a shortened 2020 campaign. During that span, he appeared in 48 outings with over 2,700 receiving yards and 29 career receiving touchdowns.

Hayek’s best season came in 2022, where he averaged 101.3 receiving yards per game and 22.5 receiving yards per catch. He finished with 810 receiving yards and eight touchdowns that year.

The intriguing rookie has also run the ball 10 times for 39 yards, attempted two passes (1-for-2) with the completion going for a 68-yard touchdown and returned the ball a total of 11 times for 109 yards (seven kick returns, four punts).

New Chiefs Signing Jaaron Hayek Called ‘Reliable’ WR With Potential WR3 Ceiling at NFL Level

NFL Draft Diamonds (NDD) scouted Hayek ahead of his final campaign at Villanova.

“Jaaron Hayek is a reliable receiver in the Villanova Wildcat offense,” NDD wrote. “He’s a crisp route runner who displays solid body control.”

Within the scouting report, NDD notes that Hayek can play outside or slot, making him versatile enough for Andy Reid’s offense. “[Hayek] has a diverse route tree from both positions,” the draft site continued.

They also praised his “high level hand fighting while in the route tree,” good feet and hands, “above the line body control,” pass adjustment, vertical ability and his football IQ as a route-runner, “breaking off routes and adjusting to the passer’s scramble movement.”

That last part is key for any pass-catcher that hopes to succeed in an offense quarterbacked by Patrick Mahomes II.

On the flip side, NDD did acknowledge that Hayek “lacks burst… struggles to get off press from physical DBs [and] does not consistently catch with his hands away from his body.” His blocking was also criticized for displaying “limited effort.”

“Hayek projects to be a move WR that primarily operates out of the slot at the next level,” NDD eventually concluded. “[As] an undersized receiver with good but not great speed, Hayek could help an NFL team as a 3rd receiver, but is not going to be a game-breaker on his own. Hayek could be an early day 3 prospect with a big 2023 season.”

Unfortunately, Hayek took a step backward in production in 2023 with 41.5 yards per game and just 457 total yards through the air — which explains his UDFA status.

Chiefs Reporter Says KC Is ‘Comfortable’ at WR

Hayek may not be the wide receiver signing that some fans were hoping for on the same day that former Cincinnati Bengals slot specialist Tyler Boyd came to terms with the Tennessee Titans, but the reality might be that Kansas City is done adding big names at the position.

“One of my takeaways from the Chiefs minicamp is that the three days with Xavier Worthy left KC comfortable where the receiver room is right now,” Chiefs Digest media member Matt Derrick voiced on X after Boyd signed with the Titans. “There was interest at one time for Boyd but not now.”

The current KC WR corps is headlined by Marquise Brown, Rashee Rice (if active), Worthy, Justin Watson and Kadarius Toney. But it also runs 12 deep after the Hayek addition.

Newcomers like the Villanova UDFA will compete with the likes of Skyy Moore, Justyn Ross, Nikko Remigio, Cornell Powell and Montrell Washington for a place on either the 53-man roster or the 2024 practice squad.

Link:
https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/kansas-...topic%2Fsports

I know it's a wishful thinking but I am hoping remigio shows out because i think its the only we get rid of skyy moore. It sure seems like hes built to do the same things and the bar is low on how good he needs to be to upgrade.

Print. Them. PRINT THEM NOW!

Remigio is nowhere near as fast as Skyy, but maybe that won't matter.

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That's 1 way to polish a turd

Any relation to this Hayek?

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FIRST BALLOT

Considering the one we signed has about as much of a chance of making the team as the one you posted, I would much prefer the one you posted to stick around.

Chiefs sign WR Jaaron Hayek, cut WR Reggie Brown
 

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The Chiefs signed receiver Jaaron Hayek after his tryout at their rookie minicamp.

He replaces receiver Reggie Brown on the roster. Brown signed with the team as an undrafted free agent last week.

Hayek, who played collegiately at Villanova, gives the Chiefs 91 players on their roster, including an international player who is exempt from the 90-player roster limit.

Hayek played five seasons at Villanova, appearing in 48 games. In his career, he totaled 170 receptions for 2,744 yards and 29 touchdowns. Hayek earned first-team All-CAA honors in 2022 despite missing the final three games of the season with an injury.

Link:
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...topic%2Fsports

This makes a lot of sense now

I want to sign Salma. She can play center. Mahomes would never retire

Why didn't he produce last season?

I’d rather have Friedrich Hayek

To the ship x3

Or Crashee...

She would make make my team..............

Also hit him in the balls at least..

I just saw this piece of shit buying a Blaupunkt at Circuit City!!!

I want him to make it so that if he ever makes a mistake I can post the key and peele substitute meme….ya done messed up, JA-A-RON.

Beat me to it.

This crisp route runner…

Enjoy your two weeks in St. Joe... in August.

Definitely beating something...

Jalen Brunson
Josh Hart
Donte Divincenzo
Jaaron Hayek

Wildcats in the pros are unstoppable.


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I wonder if he has purchased a Corvette yet?

Lot of strong features here. Also played inside and outside.

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6.90 3 cone

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the name aaron just wasn't cool enough for his parents, jesus

Rice crispy. Snap crackle and pop bitches

They are not cutting Skyy Moore after just his 2nd season in the NFL, especially with him being a 2nd round pick. His cap hit is only $1.7 mil and he has a dead cap hit of just under a mil. They'd only save $800k if they released him.

The team obviously saw a ton of potential in the guy, because they drafted him in the 2nd round. He's only been in the league 2 years and his first year he got the Andy WR treatment. They're gonna give him an opportunity to see if he can improve, especially since Rice will be suspended, Worthy is a rookie, MVS is gone, Hardman is gone (maybe he comes back?). To begin the season we will only have 3 guys other than Moore with NFL experience (Brown, Watson, Toney) and only 2 of them have shown to be productive.

Skyy Moore isn't getting cut.

His hands looks small in that photo.

It would be stylish if he wore baby blue knitted mittens instead of those gloves.

With Rice in trouble everyone has a shot.

His RAS is pretty good. Good 10 and 20 and weirdly good bench

He’s got Trump’s hands

They cut a third round pick in training camp bro anything is possible

He's a poohnanny grabber?

Wait, he's a white dude? We already got one of those at receiver...

Thanks!

Struggles to get separation at the top of his routes due to lack of burst, and struggles vs. press/man. That’s from his scouting report. However, apparently has been successful from the slot.

I don't know. If he struggles at all in camp I think he gets cut. He was ass last year. Chiefs have to play it safe with rice situation.

Whoever holds on to the ball and remembers the playbook gets kept over talent for the last wr spots.

World Class Route Running!

If I ever become president, I'm making an executive order that prevents parents from naming their kids stupid shit or picking a normal name and spelling it like a butt****ing moron.

My neighbors two houses down just had a baby girl. They named her Brandt. So that's what we do now? We get a generation of Madisons, then we just name girls after other presidents, and now we just pick boring last names to name them?

"Hi I'm RealSNR and these are my two daughters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern"