# Hauss Hejny
**Hauss Hejny** (pronounced Hoss HAY-nee) is an American college football quarterback who plays for Colorado State and previously played at TCU and Oklahoma State.[1](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/) • [2](https://csurams.com/sports/football/roster/hejny-hauss/14899) A dual-threat quarterback from Aledo, Texas, he was a four-star recruit in the 2024 class, won back-to-back Texas 5A Division I state championships at Aledo High School, and became a transfer after injuries and depth-chart moves limited his early college playing time.[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452) • [4](https://fanstake.com/athletes/dadf50d33a98/hauss-hejny)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Position, teams | QB, No. 8; TCU (2024), Oklahoma State (2025), Colorado State (2026, enrolled January 5, 2026)[1](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/) |
| Vitals | 6 ft 0 in, 206 lb as a Colorado State junior; listed at 5 ft 11 in, 185 lb as a recruit[1](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/) • [5](https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/player/hauss-hejny/169399) |
| 2026 season (Colorado State) | 3 games: 47-of-73 passing (64.4%), 619 yards, 10 TD, 1 INT, 178.1 passer rating; 13 carries, 128 rush yards, 1 rush TD[5](https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/player/hauss-hejny/169399) |
| 2025 season (Oklahoma State) | Started the opener vs UT Martin: 5-of-10, 96 yards, 1 TD, plus 27 rush yards and 1 rush TD, then a season-ending foot injury[4](https://fanstake.com/athletes/dadf50d33a98/hauss-hejny) |
| 2024 season (TCU) | 4 games, no pass attempts, 15 carries for 65 yards[6](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/hauss-hejny-1.html) |
| Recruiting | Four-star; 247Sports No. 12 quarterback and No. 182 nationally; Elite 11 finalist and All-American Bowl invitee[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452) |
| High school honors | Back-to-back 5A Division I state titles (2022, 2023); 30 straight wins as a starting QB; District 3-5A Division I MVP[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452) |
## High school career
Hejny played quarterback at Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas, under coach Tim Buchanan from 2021 to 2023.[7](https://oklahomastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/hauss-hejny-high-school-film-analysis.136583/) He led Aledo to 5A Division I state championships as a junior in 2022 and as a senior in 2023, and closed his prep career with 30 consecutive victories as a starting quarterback.[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452)
His production was two-dimensional. As a senior he passed for nearly 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns, including 202 yards and two scores in the state title game, and ran for 1,041 yards and 13 touchdowns. As a junior he threw for 2,094 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for 1,276 yards and 15 scores.[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452) He was named the Texas District 3-5A Division I Overall MVP as a junior and the District 5-5A Division I Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore.[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452)
**Speed was his defining measurable.** Rivals scouting reports from 2023, written by analyst Charles Power, described him as a dynamic dual-threat who paired the best speed of any top quarterback in the 2024 cycle with a polished passing skill set, running the 100 meters in the 10.9-second range as a junior and clocking a 4.46-second 40-yard dash at an Elite 11 regional.[1](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/) He was an Elite 11 finalist and an All-American Bowl invitee, and 247Sports ranked him the nation's No. 12 quarterback and No. 182 player overall.[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452) The same reports noted his size as smaller than most blue-chip peers, around 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds before his senior season.[1](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/)
## College career
**TCU, 2024.** Hejny enrolled at TCU, his childhood program, on January 10, 2024, and appeared in 4 games as a freshman without recording a pass attempt, carrying 15 times for 65 yards.[8](https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/aledo/aledo-bearcats/athletes/hauss-hejny/?careerid=f6umlmbmse5dd) • [6](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/hauss-hejny-1.html) He was the third quarterback on TCU's depth chart behind starter Josh Hoover and Ken Seals by late in the season.[9](https://gofrogs.com/documents/download/2024/10/28/TCU_Notes_-_Baylor_Game.pdf) Hejny is a second-generation Horned Frog: his father, Jesse, was a two-year TCU letterman (2004-05) as a defensive lineman, and his mother, JimAnne, was a women's basketball and track and field athlete at TCU.[3](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452)
**Oklahoma State, 2025.** Hejny transferred to Oklahoma State in December 2024, and head coach [Mike Gundy](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-gundy) named him the starting quarterback ahead of the 2025 season after an offseason competition.[10](https://www.on3.com/sites/o-state-illustrated/news/oklahoma-state-names-hauss-hejny-starting-quarterback-ahead-of-2025-season/) His season lasted one game. In the August 28 opener against UT Martin he completed 5 of 10 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown and added 27 rushing yards and a rushing score, then suffered a season-ending foot injury.[4](https://fanstake.com/athletes/dadf50d33a98/hauss-hejny) • [11](https://www.redshirtanalytics.com/players/hauss-hejny-colorado-state) Even in that single game, his efficiency ranked near the top of FBS quarterbacks, with a 163.6 passer rating and 9.6 yards per attempt.[11](https://www.redshirtanalytics.com/players/hauss-hejny-colorado-state)
**Colorado State, 2026.** Hejny transferred again and enrolled at Colorado State on January 5, 2026.[1](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/) He became the Rams' starter and in his first three games produced the most extensive playing time of his college career: 47-of-73 passing (64.4%) for 619 yards with 10 touchdowns against 1 interception, a 178.1 passer rating, and 128 rushing yards with a touchdown on 13 carries.[5](https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/player/hauss-hejny/169399) The stretch included a 325-yard, four-touchdown game against Southern Utah and a five-touchdown game against Wyoming, both wins, before a loss to BYU in which he threw for 80 yards and a score.[5](https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/player/hauss-hejny/169399)
## Scouting profile
Scouts have consistently framed Hejny around his athleticism and his size. Rivals called him a twitched-up, explosive athlete who generates very good velocity by putting his whole frame into throws, with elite movement skills on drops and rollouts.[1](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/) A high school evaluation from Mike Farrell Sports graded him 81/100, noting solid accuracy and mechanics, a marginal build for the position, and accuracy that varies when the pocket collapses, and projected him as a P5-level prospect who should sit for a year or two to develop.[12](https://mikefarrellsports.com/hauss-hejny/)
His college sample remains small. Through the 2026 season he had appeared in 8 games across three schools with 715 career passing yards and 11 passing touchdowns.[6](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/hauss-hejny-1.html) Draft-oriented evaluations reflect that thin record: ScoutSZN assigned him a 5.7 grade labeled "Priority UDFA" for the 2027 draft, ranking him No. 1673 on its overall board and No. 105 among quarterbacks, with a floor of 4.0 and a ceiling of 7.7, and tagged his profile "Boom-or-Bust" and "Injury History".[13](https://scoutszn.com/player/10582?tab=recruiting) Fanstake's revenue-share fair market value estimate placed his on-field value to college programs at $763K as of September 2026.[4](https://fanstake.com/athletes/dadf50d33a98/hauss-hejny)
## References
1. [Hauss Hejny Scouting Reports, On3/Rivals](https://www.on3.com/rivals/hauss-hejny-47740/reports/)
2. [Hauss Hejny, Colorado State Athletics roster](https://csurams.com/sports/football/roster/hejny-hauss/14899)
3. [Hauss Hejny, TCU Athletics roster and bio](https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/hauss-hejny/16452)
4. [Hauss Hejny, Fanstake profile](https://fanstake.com/athletes/dadf50d33a98/hauss-hejny)
5. [Hauss Hejny Scouting Report, Ourlads](https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/player/hauss-hejny/169399)
6. [Hauss Hejny College Stats, Sports-Reference](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/hauss-hejny-1.html)
7. [Hauss Hejny High School Film Analysis, OStateIllustrated forums](https://oklahomastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/hauss-hejny-high-school-film-analysis.136583/)
8. [Hauss Hejny High School Career, MaxPreps](https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/aledo/aledo-bearcats/athletes/hauss-hejny/?careerid=f6umlmbmse5dd)
9. [TCU Depth Chart, Baylor game notes (October 28, 2024)](https://gofrogs.com/documents/download/2024/10/28/TCU_Notes_-_Baylor_Game.pdf)
10. [Oklahoma State names Hauss Hejny starting quarterback ahead of 2025 season, On3](https://www.on3.com/sites/o-state-illustrated/news/oklahoma-state-names-hauss-hejny-starting-quarterback-ahead-of-2025-season/)
11. [Hauss Hejny stats and profile, Redshirt Analytics](https://www.redshirtanalytics.com/players/hauss-hejny-colorado-state)
12. [Hauss Hejny Scouting Report, Mike Farrell Sports](https://mikefarrellsports.com/hauss-hejny/)
13. [Hauss Hejny QB Scouting Report and Draft Grade, ScoutSZN](https://scoutszn.com/player/10582?tab=recruiting)
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