Jordan Hudson

#2 · WR · Sr. · SMU6′1″ · 200 lb · Garland, TX

Jordan Hudson is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at SMU.

On Trialas of Nov 4

Jordan Hudson is on trial in SMU's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.

4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT

No.92

recruiting national rank

SMU fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

medium confidence4 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Jordan Hudson arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.92 recruit nationally. Jordan Hudson lines up at WR for SMU.

SMU fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

The number to watch: No.92 — 4★ · national recruit.

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

CJ WilliamsStanford · 2025 · 92% season match
Javon BakerUCF · 2022 · 79% season match
Cam JohnsonNorthwestern · 2023 · 78% season match
Elijhah BadgerArizona State · 2022 · 78% season match
Keyshawn SmithMiami · 2022 · 77% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	SMU	61	766	12.6	6	70
2024	SMU	39	422	10.8	5	42
2023	SMU	30	425	14.2	7	67
2022	TCU	14	174	12.4	3	31
Career		144	1,787	12.4	21	70

Season	Team
2025	SMU	1	6
2024	SMU	1	8
2023	SMU	--	--
2022	TCU	--	--
Career		2	14

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-13vs East Texas A&M	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 4	L 24-35@ TCU	3	62	20.7	1	34
Wk 6	W 31-18vs Syracuse	6	47	7.8	1	20
Wk 7	W 34-10vs Stanford	5	87	17.4	0	37
Wk 8	W 35-24@ Clemson	7	131	18.7	1	70	131-yard receiving day
Wk 9	L 12-13@ Wake Forest	4	21	5.3	0	12
Wk 10	W 26-20vs No. 10 Miami	11	136	12.4	0	29	Season-high 136 yds
Wk 11	W 45-13@ Boston College	5	104	20.8	1	44
Wk 13	W 38-6vs Louisville	8	96	12.0	1	26
Wk 14	L 35-38@ California	6	58	9.7	1	20
Bowl	W 24-19vs No. 21 Arizona	5	17	3.4	0	8
Total		61	766	12.6	6	70

Signature game

Week 10 · 2025

W 26-20

vs Miami

11 rec · 136 yds

A close one, won by 6 at home.

With K. Jennings — 365 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.6 · W. McSparron — 43.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Clemson · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.69Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 70 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)
Week 4 · TCU · 3rd and 17 · Q1 · EPA +4.02Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 25 yds to the TCU 36 for a
Week 4 · TCU · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.80Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 34 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)
Week 11 · Boston College · 1st and 20 · Q1 · EPA +3.75Jennings to Hudson: a 44-yard pass.
Week 14 · California · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.25Jennings to Hudson: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · Stanford · 4th and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.15Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 12 yds to the STAN 36 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 37 yds to the STAN 43 for a
Week 11 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Jennings to Hudson: a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Week 13 · Louisville · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Jennings to Hudson: a 7-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Syracuse · 1st and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 9 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

61 rec · 766 yds · 6 TD

57 of 61 receptions matched to play-by-play

50 of 79 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7920% of team targets

Catch rate

72%57 of 79 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

30% of targets (15)

93%catch rate

Air -3.1 · YAC 12.4 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

30% of targets (15)

67%catch rate

Air 4.7 · YAC 3.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

20% of targets (10)

70%catch rate

Air 13.7 · YAC 2.7 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

20% of targets (10)

40%catch rate

Air 26.5 · YAC 1.2 avg

72% catch rate on 79 targets · 20% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

27%21 of his 79 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning

2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 72 (#65 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

72Quality starter #65 of 485 · 2025?

Ascending13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (90th percentile). Strength: rec tds (87th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#176 / 798 · 78th pct

0.60

Explosive rate#204 / 798 · 74th pct

13.9%

TD rate#250 / 798 · 69th pct

3.8%

Catch rate#274 / 798 · 66th pct

72.2%

Yards / catch#290 / 798 · 64th pct

12.7

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#55 / 558 · 90th pct

Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct

Rec yards#77 / 558 · 86th pct

766

Long catch#89 / 558 · 84th pct

Yards / catch#297 / 558 · 46th pct

12.6

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Rush yards#183 / 287 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

32nd → 78th percentile

Explosive rate

34th → 74th percentile

Catch rate

53rd → 66th percentile

TD rate

86th → 69th percentile

Yards / catch

34th → 64th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	6.2	74.6	11.3	0.4
Road5g	5.0	75.2	15.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.0	44.0	11.3	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	91.0	13.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Pass share

53.7%

460 pass / 396 run

Plays / game

65.8

13 games

Team sack rate

3.9%

466 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

72 · #65 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #65 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix to repeat All-ACC

Based on 2025: #8 of 64 ACC WRs

How the All-ACC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).