Kobe Hudson

#2 · WR · Sr. · UCF6′1″ · 200 lb · Pine Mountain, GA · Troup County

Kobe Hudson: WR · UCF · #2.

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Kobe Hudson

WR · UCF · Sr · #2

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin and Gus Malzahn. A game that shows it: 145 receiving yards and 6 receptions against TCU — Week 3, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

UCF in the news

Big 12 addresses UCF fan chants930 WFMD Free Talk Oct 29
UCF beats BYU for first timeYahoo Sports Oct 29
Baylor fires Dave ArandaOct 26
UCF names QB vs BaylorYahoo Sports Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	UCF	47	770	16.4	4	53
2023	UCF	44	900	20.5	8	75
2022	UCF	39	641	16.4	7	64
2021	Auburn	44	580	13.2	4	36
2020	Auburn	7	70	10.0	0	20
Career		181	2,961	16.4	23	75

Season	Team
2024	UCF	--	--
2023	UCF	1	−8
2022	UCF	--	--
2021	Auburn	1	−10
2020	Auburn	--	--
Career		2	−18

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 57-3vs New Hampshire	2	61	30.5	0	46
Wk 2	W 45-14vs Sam Houston	5	104	20.8	0	53
Wk 3	W 35-34@ TCU	6	145	24.2	2	45	Season-high 145 yds
Wk 5	L 21-48vs Colorado	2	39	19.5	0	23
Wk 6	L 13-24@ Florida	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 7	L 13-19vs Cincinnati	7	114	16.3	1	29
Wk 8	L 35-38@ No. 9 Iowa State	3	26	8.7	0	12
Wk 9	L 24-37vs No. 11 BYU	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 10	W 56-12vs Arizona	4	58	14.5	0	36
Wk 11	L 31-35@ Arizona State	7	56	8.0	0	23
Wk 13	L 21-31@ West Virginia	2	68	34.0	1	45
Wk 14	L 14-28vs Utah	7	79	11.3	0	30
Total		47	770	16.4	4	53

Signature game

Week 3 · 2024

W 35-34

at TCU

6 rec · 145 yds · 2 TD

Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.

With K. Jefferson — 230 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.6 · 46 rush yds (9 car) · R. Harvey — 180 rush yds (29 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 29 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Sam Houston · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.14KJ Jefferson pass complete to Kobe Hudson for 53 yds to the SHSU 35 for a
Week 3 · TCU · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.63K.Jefferson pass complete. Catch made by K.Hudson for 45 yards. Tackled by J.Broughton at TCU 27.
Week 13 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.48Dylan Rizk pass complete to Kobe Hudson for 45 yds for a TD (Grant Reddick KICK)
Week 14 · Utah · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.08Dylan Rizk pass complete to Kobe Hudson for 30 yds to the UTAH 42 for a
Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.87KJ Jefferson pass complete to Kobe Hudson for 46 yds to the UNH 26 for a
Week 3 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.74K.Jefferson pass complete. Catch made by K.Hudson for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

4 more plays

Week 3 · TCU · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.66K.Jefferson pass complete. Catch made by K.Hudson for 15 yards. Tackled by J.Johnson at TCU 29.
Week 3 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.62K.Jefferson pass complete. Catch made by K.Hudson for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 7 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Jacurri Brown pass complete to Kobe Hudson for 15 yds for a TD (Grant Reddick KICK)
Week 3 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.53K.Jefferson pass complete. Catch made by K.Hudson for 29 yards. Tackled by J.Broughton at TCU 46.

Teams and coaches

2020Auburn6-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Balanced

2021Auburn6-7HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2022UCF9-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 65 (#110 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

65Quality starter #110 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (94th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (88th percentile). Concern: catch rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#40 / 610 · 94th pct

28.1%

Yards / catch#72 / 610 · 88th pct

16.4

EPA / target#210 / 610 · 66th pct

1.00

TD rate#270 / 610 · 56th pct

7.0%

Catch rate#477 / 610 · 22nd pct

82.5%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#88 / 541 · 84th pct

770

Yards / catch#97 / 541 · 82nd pct

16.4

Receptions#134 / 541 · 75th pct

Rec TDs#140 / 541 · 69th pct

Long catch#215 / 541 · 59th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

98th → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

97th → 94th percentile

Catch rate

65th → 22nd percentile

TD rate

95th → 56th percentile

Yards / catch

99th → 88th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. 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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.0	65.9	17.0	0.1
Road5g	3.8	61.8	17.8	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	79.5	20.9	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	48.8	13.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Gus Malzahn

Pass share

37.5%

310 pass / 516 run

Plays / game

68.8

12 games

Team sack rate

8.2%

318 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

47 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

65 · #110 of 466 WRs · 2024

Former four-star. Now #110 at the position.

Kobe Hudson

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Style of play

Fans

UCF in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

47 catches in 12 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2020 4 games

2022 10 games