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Heisman / Players / Chris Hunter /Arizona

Chris Hunter

WR · Arizona · Jr · #11

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

372 REC YDS · 27 REC · 2 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Arizona for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Arizona for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Arizona

Returning around him

  • 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #50

WR · ARIZONA · BIG 12

Chris Hunter

  • 3
  • #11
  • 6-1 | 193 lb
  • New Orleans, LA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

43

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 60th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#541

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
3232024
3722025

+15%

Modest growth (15%) across the multi-season window.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Arizona
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey11
Measurements6-1 | 193 lb
HometownNew Orleans, LA
Primary teamArizona

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#541Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#609Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Chris Hunter

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

Awaiting per-cohort signal

Sample 0 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmNational: 2 mentions · belief +100 · "20 Final Thoughts from Week 12. -- Georgia turns the SEC standings into a marve"National
  • National · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Chris Hunter

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

13.8

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #173 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 68th

Why it matters

#173 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.8 yards per reception (27 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 13.8 (68th)

MODERATE · n=27 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#332 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#302 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 6 vs Oklahoma State — 65 ypr

Result W 41-13

The week the volume broke through — put up 65 yds vs Oklahoma State.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 10g
372Rec yards
27Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
37.2Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
483.6Rec yards
35Receptions
3Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 372): needs 109.3/game over remaining 3.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 372): needs 209.3/game over remaining 3.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 27): needs 11/game over remaining 3.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 27): needs 17.7/game over remaining 3.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 2/game over remaining 3.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 2.7/game over remaining 3.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Chris Hunter's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Arizona, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #541 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 7.1% Overall usage share
Profile quirk All-purpose load The card should explain why this profile stands out

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 27 2 rec TD | #320/1110 (71st pct)
Receiving yards 372 13.8 per catch | #308/1107 (72nd pct)
Scrimmage yards 372 Total offensive yardage | #308/1107 (72nd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
27 71st
YDS
372 72nd
YPR
13.8 66th
TD
2 75th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 2W 48-3vs Weber State22814.0016
Wk 3W 23-17vs Kansas State33712.3018
Wk 5L 14-39@ Iowa State55911.8021
Wk 6W 41-13vs Oklahoma State56513.0129Season-high 65 yds
Wk 7L 27-33vs BYU25025.0135
Wk 10W 52-17@ Colorado11212.0012
Wk 12W 30-24@ Cincinnati25125.5030
Wk 13W 41-17vs Baylor11212.0012
Wk 14W 23-7@ Arizona State4379.3016
BowlL 19-24@ SMU22110.5014
Total2737214.5235
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Arizona2737213.82--
2024Arizona353239.23--
Career2 loaded seasons6269511.25--
SeasonTeam
2025Arizona----------
2024Arizona17------
Career2 loaded seasons17------
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 7.1% 13.8% pass-game share | #287/1137 (75th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 2 Across offense and returns | #281/1111 (75th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 27 #320/1110 71st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 372 #308/1107 72nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 2 #281/1111 75th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 13.8 #375/1106 66th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 13.8% #287/1137 75th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 35 #527/1105 52nd pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 10.5% #208/1137 82nd pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 8.5% #333/1137 71st pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.4% #276/1137 76th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 7.1% #270/1137 76th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 6.6% #269/1137 76th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 5.6% #324/1137 72nd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home5g2.638.415.30.4
Road5g2.836.013.80.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins7g2.634.614.00.1
Losses3g3.043.315.80.3

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g3.243.314.40.3
Weeks 8+4g2.028.014.70.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

43Mid-pack
5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (21st).

Yards / catch#216 / 558 · 60th pct
13.8rece
Rec yards#308 / 558 · 45th pct
372rece
Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct
2rece
Receptions#320 / 558 · 41st pct
27rece
Long catch#436 / 558 · 21st pct
35rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 5 metrics
Chris HunterArizonaTrent WalkerOregon State· 67% simMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 65% simSean WilsonDelaware· 64% sim
Yards / catch
60
Hunter
40
Walker
9
III
49
Wilson
Rec yards
45
Hunter
89
Walker
70
III
91
Wilson
Rec TDs
42
Hunter
42
Walker
24
III
57
Wilson
Receptions
41
Hunter
95
Walker
92
III
94
Wilson
Long catch
21
Hunter
39
Walker
16
III
58
Wilson

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to TJ Graham’s 2020 season.

TJ Graham

92%match

Texas State · 2020

#2

Keontra Smith

Miami · 2021

89%
#3

Michael Woods II

Oklahoma · 2021

NFL Rd 6
89%
#4

Tyson Morris

Arkansas · 2021

87%
#5

Justin Garrett

UTEP · 2020

82%

Matches TJ on

Reception volume
TD rate
Yards / reception

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tony Poljan’s path through Virginia.

Tony Poljan

100%match

Virginia · 2020

#2

Tray Eafford

Troy · 2020

100%
#3

Connor Wedington

Stanford · 2020

99%
#4

Miequle Brock

Nicholls · 2025

98%
#5

Brandon Smith

Iowa · 2020

98%

Matches Tony on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keontra Smith's sophomore season at Miami (2021).

Keontra Smith

84%match

Miami · 2021

#2

Trey Palmer

LSU · 2021

All-Big TenNFL Rd 6
84%
#3

Michael Woods II

Oklahoma · 2021

NFL Rd 6
84%
#4

Lorenzo Styles Jr.

Notre Dame · 2022

NFL Rd 5
80%
#5

Chris Domercant

UCF · 2025

82%

Matches Keontra on

Weight
Yards / reception
TD rate

Differs from Keontra on

Class year (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Brennan

Pass share

49.7%

447 pass / 452 run

Plays / game

69.2

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.9%

340 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Brent Brennan
Arizona
2025
Brent Brennan
Arizona

Played his entire career under Brent Brennan.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownNew Orleans, LA
Height6'1"
Weight193 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey11

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Arizona WR3 #541 #609 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Arizona WR3 #2675 #2292 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Pac-12
2022 Arizona WR3 #3958 #4062 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Arizona Big 12 WR 3 No. 11 | 6-1 | 193 lb | New Orleans, LA
2024 Arizona Big 12 WR 3 No. 11 | 6-1 | 193 lb | New Orleans, LA
2023 Arizona Pac-12 WR 3 No. 11 | 6-1 | 193 lb | New Orleans, LA
2022 Arizona Pac-12 WR 3 No. 11 | 6-1 | 193 lb | New Orleans, LA