Kyron Ware-Hudson

#11 · WR · Sr. · Penn State6′1″ · 215 lb · Duarte, CA

Kyron Ware-Hudson is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Penn State.

Ware-Hudson moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 89 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Nevada — Week 1, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jaden GreathouseNotre Dame · 2026 · 84% season match
Dillon BellGeorgia · 2025 · 83% season match
Jaden RichardsonUSC · 2025 · 83% season match
Dylan GoffneyColorado State · 2023 · 82% season match
Monroe YoungCalifornia · 2023 · 80% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Penn State	23	288	12.5	2	31
2024	USC	38	462	12.2	3	39
2023	USC	17	189	11.1	2	33
2021	USC	2	4	2.0	0	5
Career		80	943	11.8	7	39

Season	Team
2025	Penn State	--
2024	USC	--
2023	USC	13
2021	USC	--
Career		13

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 46-11vs Nevada	6	89	14.8	1	31	Season-high 89 yds
Wk 2	W 34-0vs Florida International	5	37	7.4	0	12
Wk 3	W 52-6vs Villanova	3	30	10.0	0	13
Wk 6	L 37-42@ UCLA	4	52	13.0	1	20
Wk 7	L 21-22vs Northwestern	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 10	L 14-38@ No. 1 Ohio State	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 11	L 24-27vs No. 2 Indiana	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 13	W 37-10vs Nebraska	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 14	W 40-36@ Rutgers	1	23	23.0	0	23
Total		23	288	12.5	2	31

Signature game

Week 1 · 2025

W 46-11

vs Nevada

6 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 35-point win at home against Nevada.

With D. Allar — 217 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.3 · 20 rush yds (6 car) · K. Mack — 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · UCLA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.88Allar to Hudson: a 15-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 31 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
Week 13 · Nebraska · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +2.39Grunkemeyer to Hudson: a 20-yard pass.
Week 10 · Ohio State · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +2.34Grunkemeyer to Hudson: an 18-yard pass.
Week 14 · Rutgers · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.29Grunkemeyer to Hudson: a 23-yard pass.
Week 6 · UCLA · 2nd and 20 · Q2 · EPA +2.06Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 20 yds to the PSU 35 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Nevada · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.74Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 13 yds to the PSU 48 for a
Week 7 · Northwestern · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.73Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 10 yds to the NU 47 for a
Week 3 · Villanova · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.18Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 13 yds to the VILL 25 for a
Week 1 · Nevada · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +0.88Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 14 yds to the NEV 20 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

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

23 rec · 288 yds · 2 TD

21 of 23 receptions matched to play-by-play

10 of 44 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4417% of team targets

Catch rate

48%21 of 44 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

20% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 9.0 · YAC 0.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

40% of targets (4)

50%catch rate

Air 15.8 · YAC 1.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

40% of targets (4)

25%catch rate

Air 27.5 · YAC 0.0 avg

48% catch rate on 44 targets · 17% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

11%4 of his 36 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning

2025Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin and Terry Smith · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 34 (#362 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

34Below cohort / limited sample #362 of 485 · 2025?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: catch rate (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#298 / 798 · 63rd pct

12.6

Explosive rate#343 / 798 · 56th pct

11.1%

TD rate#357 / 798 · 55th pct

2.8%

EPA / target#465 / 798 · 42nd pct

0.37

Catch rate#644 / 798 · 19th pct

58.3%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#305 / 558 · 45th pct

12.5

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rec yards#366 / 558 · 34th pct

288

Receptions#373 / 558 · 32nd pct

Long catch#468 / 558 · 16th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

57th → 42nd percentile

Explosive rate

62nd → 56th percentile

Catch rate

41st → 19th percentile

TD rate

41st → 55th percentile

Yards / catch

55th → 63rd 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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	32.5	11.9	0.2
Road3g	2.0	31.0	18.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.8	43.6	11.0	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Terry Smith

Pass share

42.0%

339 pass / 469 run

Plays / game

62.2

13 games

Team sack rate

5.3%

318 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

23 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

34 · #362 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #50 of 61 Big Ten WRs

How the All-Big Ten base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).