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2023 FCS Jersey Countdown: 96 — The Best Player Who Wears No. 96 Is Weber State’s Hayden Meacham

Sam Herder by Sam Herder
May 19, 2023
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Weber State's Hayden Meacham

Weber State Athletics

Welcome to the 2023 FCS Jersey Countdown.

Leading up to Week 0 games on Aug. 26, HERO Sports will name the best returning FCS player by jersey number, 99-0. Because team rosters are updated at different times across the country and to keep things consistent, jersey numbers are based on last season’s rosters.

The 99-0 countdown central page can be found here.

Note: Jersey numbers are based on 2022 rosters.

96: Hayden Meacham, TE (Sr.) — Weber State

Meacham is a perfect tight end for Weber State’s offense, a unit that wants to be physical and establish the run while keeping a defense unbalanced with play-action.

Meacham likes to get his hands on defenders as a strong blocking tight end at 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds. He’s also a great receiving threat in the red zone when the defense is more condensed.

That's another Wildcat TD!

Weisser to Hayden Meacham TD!

MSU leads 33-25 | 4:42 to play #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/T40AYf1Xzv

— Weber State Football 🏈 (@weberstatefb) December 3, 2022

The 2021 season saw Meacham more involved in the offense, grabbing 19 catches for 150 yards and four touchdowns. He earned Third Team All-Big Sky honors. Last year, Meacham caught 17 passes for 191 yards and four more scores.

His 2022 PFF grade of 60.6 is the 15th-highest for a returning FCS tight end this season.

Now a sixth-year senior, Meacham is a leader on a team eyeing deeper playoff success. New head coach Mickey Mental takes over a squad that finished 10-3 and was ranked as high as the Top 5 nationally last year. The Wildcats lost 33-25 at Montana State in a tough second-round pairing.

After trips to the quarterfinals in 2017 and 2018 and a semifinal appearance in 2019, Weber State hasn’t made it past the second round since. The Wildcats lose their starting QB, leading rusher, and top WR from 2022. But the o-line is experienced, and Damon Bankston had a healthy 709 rushing yards and a team-high eight rushing TDs. Meacham’s blocking will be essential again, and he may be looked at more in the passing game.

Expect a strong season as HERO Sports ranks him the No. 20 returning FCS tight end in the country.

TOUCHDOWN WILDCATS!

Barron to Hayden Meacham for a 12-yard TD

Wildcats lead 24-13

5:56 | 4th quarter

📺 ESPN+#WeAreWeber @hayden_shae11 pic.twitter.com/daro5TEIZV

— Weber State Football 🏈 (@weberstatefb) October 29, 2022
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