K.D. Hutchinson is a wide receiver at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Kentucky lists 19 receivers this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Hutchinson wins underneath on volume and route precision. Four seasons in the Western Kentucky receiving corps to date. The first one came in 2025: All-Conference USA. On tape: 113 receiving yards and 5 receptions against North Alabama, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Money down
16 of 20 caught on third down (80.0%) — EPA/target 0.88 vs 0.50 elsewhere (12 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 66 | 618 | 9.4 | 3 | 78 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 26 | 392 | 15.1 | 3 | 74 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 18 | 182 | 10.1 | 2 | 45 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 25 |
| Career | 115 | 1,240 | 10.8 | 8 | 78 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 88 | -- | −2 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 51 | −3 | 57 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 22 | -- | 40 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 161 | −3 | 95 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 2 | 78 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Delaware | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 34-37@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 11 | |
 Bowl | W 27-16vs Southern Miss | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 66 | 618 | 9.4 | 3 | 78 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 55-6
5 rec · 113 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
With M. McIvor — 305 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · C. Maynard — 53.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
6917% of team targetsCatch rate
86%59 of 69 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
86% catch rate on 69 targets · 17% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
4 seasons under Tyson Helton — 34-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 54.3 | 11.5 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 48.8 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 43.3 | 10.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 52.5 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #103 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #7 of 52 Conference USA WRs
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%).
The No. 1,040 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Conference USA as a redshirt senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tyson Helton.
