UCLA · L 7-17
No catches.
Iowa · L 0-30
1 catch, 10 yards
The other 6 games average 22 yards. This one was 12 below.
Hilton has catches in 7 of Wisconsin’s 8 games: none against UCLA.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Eugene Hilton Jr.
Second year in the same receiving corps at Wisconsin. A game that shows it: 32 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Western Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
143 receiving yards · 14 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Iowa on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 10 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 14 catches for 143 yards. Wisconsin has thrown to him 26 times in 182 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 10 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Notre Dame | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 54-10vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-20@ No. 13 Penn State | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-3vs Michigan State | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ No. 12 UCLA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-7vs No. 16 USC | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-30@ Iowa | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 14 | 143 | 10.2 | 1 | 20 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 24-20
at Penn State
The plays that mattered most
587th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 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
2614% of team targetsCatch rate
54%14 of 26 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
54% catch rate on 26 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Luke Fickell — 9-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 18.2 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 19.2 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
43.5%
200 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
57.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #411 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
