Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 40 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 6 | 107 | 14.3 | 0 | 40 |
#3
Hunter Summers
Senior wide receiver for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 165 lb · Prosper, TX
CFB Index 50 · #221 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Arkansas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
107
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 17.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 98 yds, at Memphis
The play that turned itSwung Arkansas State from 26% to 64% to win.Texas State at Arkansas State · 31-30
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulane in 2023.
- Transferred from Tulane to Arkansas State in 2024.
Hunter Summers
Moves the chains on third down. Hunter Summers arrived at Arkansas State from Tulane. One game to point at: 98 rec yds, 5 receptions against Memphis — Week 1, 2026.
107 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 114 yds at Kennesaw State.Kennesaw State · L 21-282025
2023
- Signed with Tulane3-star out of Prosper
20245 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Arkansas State
Played his entire career under Butch Jones.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Butch Jones — 16-12 over that span.
2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 53.5 YDS/g, 14.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #25 of 51 Sun Belt WRs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 44 | 505 | 11.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 728 | 12.3 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- 30% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -12 net (25 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zae Baines’s 2023 season.
Matches Zae on
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Zae on
TD rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Derick Eugene’s path through Long Island University.
Derick Eugene
96%match
#2
Elijah Steward
95%
#3
Miequle Brock
94%
#4
Landon Ruggieri
91%
Matches Derick on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zae Baines's sophomore season at Temple (2022).
Matches Zae on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Zae on
Reception volume (higher)
Class year (lower)
The receiver room · Arkansas State
- #2Chauncy Cobb797 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Hunter Summers505 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jaylen Bonelli200 receiving yards · 2025
- Nazeviah Burris34 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Reed Linder1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology