{{short description|American gridiron football player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography |name=Ayden Eberhardt |image=2024, 19, Ayden Eberhardt.jpg |image_upright= |caption=Eberhardt with the BC Lions in 2024 |team=Ottawa Redblacks |number= |position1=Wide receiver |birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|5|3}} |birth_place=Loveland, Colorado, U.S. |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=2 |Weight_lbs=195 |college=Wyoming (2016–2021) |high_school=Loveland (Colorado) |undraftedyear=2022 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2023}}–{{CFL Year|2025}} |playing_team1=BC Lions |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2026}}–present |playing_team2=Ottawa Redblacks |status=Active |import=yes |career_highlights= |CFL=ayden-eberhardt }} '''Ayden Eberhardt''' (born May 3, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Wyoming.
==Early life== Eberhardt played high school football at Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web | url=https://gowyo.com/sports/football/roster/ayden-eberhardt/6002 | title=Ayden Eberhardt | publisher=gowyo.com | accessdate=February 29, 2024}}</ref>
==College career== Eberhardt played college football at Wyoming from 2017 to 2021.<ref name="Bio"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/football/wyoming-cowboys-lose-wide-receiver-ayden-eberhardt-ahead-of-border-war-game/article_50b4badc-88a4-57b1-a29d-51104d1adea9.html | title=Wyoming Cowboys lose wide receiver Ayden Eberhardt ahead of Border War game | publisher=trib.com | date=November 1, 2021 | accessdate=February 29, 2024 | author=Thorburn, Ryan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/eberhardt-leaves-lasting-impact-on-wyoming-football-program/article_e7113622-2150-5d03-b677-079d004e83df.html | title=Eberhardt leaves lasting impact on Wyoming football program | publisher=wyomingnews.com | date=November 12, 2021 | accessdate=February 29, 2024 | author=Criswell, Josh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.reporterherald.com/2018/06/30/ayden-eberhardt-receives-good-call-to-office/amp/ | title=Ayden Eberhardt receives good call to office | publisher=reporterherald.com | date=June 30, 2018 | accessdate=February 29, 2024 | author=Brohard, Mike}}</ref> He was redshirted in 2016. He played in seven games in 2017 but did not record any statistics. Eberhardt appeared in 12 games in 2018, catching five passes for 46 yards and making five tackles on special teams. He played in 13 games, starting two, in 2019, recording eight receptions for 168 yards and two touchdowns while also totaling eight special teams tackles. He appeared in six games in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, catching 16 passes for 252 yards.<ref name="Bio"/> Eberhardt played in eight games, starting one, in 2021, totaling 21 receptions for 298 yards.<ref name="Db">{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/ayden-eberhardt-eberhay01 | title=Ayden Eberhardt | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=February 29, 2024}}</ref> In 2021, he was also a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is given to college football's best scholar-athlete.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/football/wyoming-cowboys-ayden-eberhardt-among-semifnalists-for-academic-heisman/article_75b101c4-cd2c-57b6-ac26-2d8c3a43e016.html | title=Wyoming Cowboys' Ayden Eberhardt among semifnalists for 'Academic Heisman' | publisher=trib.com | date=September 29, 2021 | accessdate=February 29, 2024 | author=Thorburn, Ryan}}</ref>
==Professional career== Eberhardt went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1031377&DraftYear=2022 | title=Ayden Eberhardt | publisher=draftscout.com | accessdate=3 September 2024}}</ref>
=== BC Lions === Eberhardt signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 27, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/british-columbia-lions/transactions/2022 | title=British Columbia Lions Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=February 29, 2024}}</ref> He was moved to the practice roster on June 4, promoted to the active roster on June 16, moved back to the practice roster on July 2, and released on November 13, 2023.<ref name="Dbbc">{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/british-columbia-lions/transactions | title=British Columbia Lions Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=February 29, 2024}}</ref> He played in two games, both starts, for the Lions in 2023, catching five passes for 69 yards.<ref name="Db"/> Eberhardt re-signed with the Lions on November 22, 2023.<ref name="Dbbc"/>
Eberhardt started all 18 games for the Lions in 2024, recording 41 receptions on 58 targets for 639 yards and two touchdowns.<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/e/eber00435.html | title=Ayden Eberhardt | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=25 August 2025}}</ref> The Lions finished the 2024 season with a 9–9 record and lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western semifinal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/2024cflbc.html | title=2024 British Columbia Lions (CFL) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=25 August 2025}}</ref> He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.<ref name=2026T>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2026/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref>
=== Ottawa Redblacks === On February 1, 2026, it was reported that Eberhardt had agreed to terms with the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=3Down |date=2026-02-01 |title=Promising B.C. receiver Ayden Eberhardt agrees to terms with Ottawa Redblacks |url=https://3downnation.com/2026/02/01/promising-b-c-receiver-ayden-eberhardt-agrees-to-terms-with-ottawa-redblacks/ |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=3DownNation |language=en-US}}</ref> On February 10, 2026, the first day of free agency, the signing of a two-year contract was made official.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2026/02/10/redblacks-ink-american-receiver-ayden-eberhardt-to-two-year-contract/ |title=Redblacks ink American receiver Ayden Eberhardt to two-year contract |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=February 10, 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/ayden-eberhardt/167655/ Ottawa Redblacks profile]
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