Navy · W 38-30
No catches.
Florida International · W 16-10
No catches.
UL Monroe · W 45-17
No catches.
Texas Southern · W 66-10 · FCS
1 catch, 16 yards
North Texas · L 41-48
3 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD
The other 4 games average 29 yards. This one was 8 above.
Hoch has catches in 5 of Florida Atlantic’s 8 games: none against Navy, Florida International and UL Monroe.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 9, middle 1, right 0.
Branden Hoch
Second year in the same receiving corps at Florida Atlantic. On tape: 44 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Florida, Week 1, 2026.
152 receiving yards · 13 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 2 | 30 |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 177 | 14.8 | 0 | 33 |
| Career | 25 | 329 | 13.2 | 2 | 33 |
Last game (Wk 9): 37 receiving yards, 3 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 66-10vs Texas Southern | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-56@ Army | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-49vs Rice | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 9 | L 41-48@ North Texas | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 2 | 30 |
Oct. 29 · L 41-48 at North Texas
3 catches for 37 yards and a touchdown.
2 catches for 38 yards and a touchdown. Florida Atlantic threw to him on 3 of its 36 passes.
30-yard touchdown. First quarter, cut it to 14-7.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 44-42. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 17 yards. Florida Atlantic threw to him on 6 of its 49 passes. Florida Atlantic’s last two throws to him, down 49-24 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, down 49-17. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 16 yards. Florida Atlantic threw to him on 4 of its 29 passes.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
16-yard catch. Fourth quarter, up 66-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 44 yards, his most this season. Florida Atlantic threw to him on 6 of its 53 passes.
9-yard catch on 4th and 4. First quarter, down 17-0. Converted.
14-yard catch on 4th and 8. Fourth quarter, down 59-21. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 9 · 2026
L 41-48
at North Texas
3 rec · 37 yds · 1 TD
With C. Veltkamp — 452 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.6 · E. Messer — 16 rec · 189 yds · 3 TD
The plays that mattered most
561st in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
278% of team targetsCatch rate
48%13 of 27 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
48% catch rate on 27 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Zach Kittley — 9-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 27.0 | 17.5 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 32.7 | 9.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 25.7 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 37.5 | 15.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
55.1%
337 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
76.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #46 of 51 American Athletic WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,728 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
