West Virginia · W 52-31
No catches.
Iowa State · W 39-3
No catches.
Texas Tech · L 26-34
4 catches, 52 yards
The other 5 games average 31 yards. This one was 21 above.
Hunter has catches in 6 of Arizona’s 8 games: none against West Virginia and Iowa State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“I can’t believe we were playing Chris Hunter over Mizell”
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 7, middle 1, right 8.
Chris Hunter
Three seasons in the Arizona receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 73 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Northern Illinois — Week 3, 2026.
207 receiving yards · 17 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 52 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 38 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 17 | 207 | 12.2 | 1 | 38 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-34 at Texas Tech, play by play
4 catches for 52 yards. Arizona threw to him on 5 of its 45 passes.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, down 27-23. Converted.
22-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 34-23.
2 catches for 20 yards. Arizona threw to him on 2 of its 37 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 34-7 win.
13-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
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.
4 catches for 39 yards. Arizona threw to him on 9 of its 36 passes.
23-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, up 21-17. Converted.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 31-24. Converted.
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5 catches for 73 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Arizona threw to him on 6 of its 37 passes. He was 2 of 3 on third and fourth down.
38-yard touchdown on 3rd and 7. First quarter, cut it to 10-7.
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1 catch for 12 yards. Arizona threw to him on 5 of its 31 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 7-7.
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 11 yards. Arizona threw to him on 4 of its 36 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 35-7 win.
11-yard catch. First quarter, up 7-0.
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 26-34
at Texas Tech
The plays that mattered most
426th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +18 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
3111% of team targetsCatch rate
55%17 of 31 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
55% catch rate on 31 targets · 11% of the team's targets · 29% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under Brent Brennan — 19-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 34.7 | 11.9 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 34.3 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 31.0 | 11.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 52.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #346 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #34 of 55 Big 12 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%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
