Kris Hutson

#4 · WR · Sr. · Arizona5′11″ · 174 lb · Compton, CA · St. John Bosco

Kris Hutson is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arizona.

Hutson wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for five head coaches across six seasons and three programs. The first one came in 2025: All-Big 12. On tape: 133 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Baylor, Week 13, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

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

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Trey GoodmanUTEP · 2024 · 92% season match
Brian Rowe Jr.UCLA · 2026 · 86% season match
Dymere MillerRutgers · 2024 · 85% season match
Josh JohnsonTulsa · 2021 · 77% season match
Kyre DuplessisDelaware · 2025 · 77% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Arizona	60	764	12.7	4	40
2024	Washington State	55	691	12.6	2	59
2023	Oregon	1	8	8.0	0	8
2022	Oregon	44	473	10.8	0	58
2021	Oregon	31	419	13.5	2	50
2020	Oregon	4	37	9.2	0	11
Career		195	2,392	12.3	8	59

Season	Team
2025	Arizona	2	14	--	--
2024	Washington State	4	28	--	--
2023	Oregon	--	--	--	--
2022	Oregon	--	--	238	42
2021	Oregon	1	−9	313	--
2020	Oregon	--	--	107	--
Career		7	33	658	42

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 2	W 48-3vs Weber State	2	51	25.5	0	40
Wk 5	L 14-39@ No. 14 Iowa State	6	67	11.2	1	31
Wk 6	W 41-13vs Oklahoma State	3	38	12.7	0	25
Wk 7	L 27-33vs No. 18 BYU	9	106	11.8	1	19
Wk 8	L 28-31@ Houston	4	56	14.0	0	18
Wk 10	W 52-17@ Colorado	5	37	7.4	1	12
Wk 11	W 24-20vs Kansas	4	34	8.5	0	13
Wk 12	W 30-24@ No. 22 Cincinnati	8	123	15.4	0	29
Wk 13	W 41-17vs Baylor	9	133	14.8	1	36	Season-high 133 yds
Wk 14	W 23-7@ Arizona State	7	95	13.6	0	24
Bowl	L 19-24vs SMU	3	24	8.0	0	12
Total		60	764	12.7	4	40

Signature game

Week 7 · 2025

L 27-33

vs BYU

9 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD

With N. Fifita — 219 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.9 · 15 rush yds (6 car) · I. Lovison — 41.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Baylor · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.60Fifita to Hutson: a 36-yard pass.
Week 12 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 19 · Q2 · EPA +3.60Fifita to Hutson: a 25-yard pass.
Week 14 · Arizona State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.44N.Fifita pass complete short right to K.Hutson caught at UA 41, for 24 yards (A.Wilson)
Week 5 · Iowa State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.24Noah Fifita pass complete to Kris Hutson for 31 yds to the ISU 32 for a
Week 2 · Weber State · 1st and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Noah Fifita pass complete to Kris Hutson for 40 yds to the WEB 25 for a
Week 7 · BYU · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Noah Fifita pass complete to Kris Hutson for 14 yds to the BYU 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Houston · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Noah Fifita pass complete to Kris Hutson for 15 yds to the HOU 40 for a
Week 13 · Baylor · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.85Fifita to Hutson: a 2-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · BYU · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.85Noah Fifita pass complete to Kris Hutson for 10 yds to the BYU 42 for a
Week 10 · Colorado · 4th and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.72Fifita to Hutson: an 8-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

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

60 rec · 764 yds · 4 TD

59 of 60 receptions matched to play-by-play

51 of 90 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

9024% of team targets

Catch rate

66%59 of 90 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

51% of targets (26)

81%catch rate

Air 5.9 · YAC 2.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

31% of targets (16)

50%catch rate

Air 14.6 · YAC 3.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

18% of targets (9)

33%catch rate

Air 28.9 · YAC 2.7 avg

66% catch rate on 90 targets · 24% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

23%21 of his 91 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2020Oregon4-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning

2021Oregon10-4HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning

2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

2024Washington State8-5HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning

2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 70 (#80 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

70Quality starter #80 of 485 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (89th percentile). Strength: rec yards (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#191 / 798 · 76th pct

0.59

Yards / catch#266 / 798 · 67th pct

13.0

Explosive rate#359 / 798 · 55th pct

11.0%

TD rate#434 / 798 · 46th pct

2.2%

Catch rate#521 / 798 · 35th pct

63.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#61 / 558 · 89th pct

Rec yards#79 / 558 · 86th pct

764

Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct

Rush yards#139 / 287 · 51st pct

Yards / catch#291 / 558 · 47th pct

12.7

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Long catch#378 / 558 · 31st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

57th → 76th percentile

Explosive rate

34th → 55th percentile

Catch rate

49th → 35th percentile

TD rate

27th → 46th percentile

Yards / catch

61st → 67th 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	5.4	72.4	14.7	0.4
Road5g	6.0	75.6	12.3	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	57.2	13.8	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	6.2	79.7	12.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Brennan

Pass share

49.7%

447 pass / 452 run

Plays / game

69.2

13 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

445 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

70 · #80 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #80 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix to repeat All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #10 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 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%).

One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›