Jordan Hudson

Jordan Hudson keeps submitting exhibits like No.92 4★, national recruit, and the SMU fanbase keeps asking for one more week.

WR · SMU · Sr. · #2

6′1″ · 200 lb · Garland, TX

CFB Index 72 · #65 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceReturning to SMU for 2026

The numbers

766

receiving yards · 2025

61 catches · 6 TD · 12.6 per catch

Backed by 11 rec · 136 yds -- top 1% catches game.

Swing playSwung SMU from 14% to 37% to win.Miami at SMU · 26-20

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for SMU. 2025: 61 catches, 766 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to TCU in 2022.
Transferred from TCU to SMU in 2023.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

EPA / target: 78th percentile.

The full scouting read

Jordan Hudson

WR · SMU · Sr · #2

On Trialas of 2026-09-15

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. He 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.

Why nowHis 2026 case is being argued before a snap is played.

recruiting national rank
compiled from tagged fan discourse

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

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

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

2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

72Quality starter #65 of 485?

High confidenceAscending13 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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).

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%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.0	65.0	10.0	0.3
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #65 of 485 WRs

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 estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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
2025	SMU	61	766	12.6	6	--
2024	SMU	39	422	10.8	5	--
2023	SMU	30	425	14.2	7	--
2022	TCU	14	174	12.4	3	--
Career		144	1,787	12.4	21	--

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025

W 26–20

vs Miami

11 rec · 136 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With K. Jennings — 365 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.6 · -8 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · W. McSparron — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.69Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 70 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)
Week 4 · TCU · 3&17 · Q1 · EPA +4.02Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 25 yds to the TCU 36 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · TCU · 2&12 · Q4 · EPA +3.80Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 34 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)
Week 11 · Boston College · 1&20 · Q1 · EPA +3.75(09:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #2 J.Hudson caught at BCE47, for 44 yards to the BCE01 (#2 K.Price), 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · California · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.25(08:05) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete deep left to #2 J.Hudson caught at CAL00, for 20 yards to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:59, 1ST DOWN #95 S.Keltner kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Week 7 · Stanford · 4&5 · Q1 · EPA +3.15Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 12 yds to the STAN 36 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 37 yds to the STAN 43 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Boston College · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.70(03:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete deep right to #2 J.Hudson caught at BCE00, for 25 yards to the BCE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:01, 1ST DOWN #95 S.Keltner kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Week 13 · Louisville · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61(08:56) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #2 J.Hudson caught at LOU00, for 7 yards to the LOU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:53 #95 S.Keltner kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Week 6 · Syracuse · 1&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 9 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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 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 Arizona	5	17	3.4	0	8
Total		61	766	12.3	6	70