CFB Zeitgeist Score
62
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 86th percentile.
Kris Hutson
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Kris Hutson arrives at Arizona with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
764REC YDS60REC4REC TD
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.209
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Arizona for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Arizona
Returning around him
- 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #50
WR · ARIZONA · BIG 12
Kris Hutson
- 4
- #4
- 5-11 | 174 lb
- Compton, CA
Heisman Heat
#2701
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2021
Oregon · WR
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2022
Oregon · WR
—
2023
Oregon · WR
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★
2025
Arizona · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+82%
Up 82% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4-star | 0.9199 | No. 209 recruit | HighSchool | Oregon |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State -> Arizona | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Oregon -> Washington State | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (764).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Oregon
Composite
0.9199
#209 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Kris Hutson
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Kris Hutson
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
764
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #73 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 86th
Why it matters
#73 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 764 yards on 60 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 764 (86th)
HIGH · n=60 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#243 / 531
- Receiving TDs#161 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 13 vs Baylor — 133 receiving_yards_total
Result W 41-17
The week the volume broke through — put up 133 yds vs Baylor.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
764Rec yards
60Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
69.5Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
902.9Rec yards
71Receptions
5Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 764.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 764): needs 118/game over remaining 2.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 60.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 60): needs 10/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 3/game over remaining 2.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Kris Hutson already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
60 95th
YDS
764 93rd
YPR
12.7 57th
TD
4 86th
Rushing
CAR
2 53rd
YDS
14 56th
YPC
7.0 76th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| 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@ 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 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@ 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 19-24@ SMU | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 60 | 764 | 13.0 | 4 | 40 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Oregon10-3HC: Bryan McClendon · Run-leaning
2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 60 | #61/1110 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 764 | #79/1107 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #152/1111 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.7 | #479/1106 | 57th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 22.4% | #51/1137 | 96th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 15 | #106/346 | 70th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 14 | #174/397 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 7.0 | #95/393 | 76th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 2 | #194/407 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 40 | #450/1105 | 59th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 16.6% | #28/1137 | 98th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 13.4% | #85/1137 | 93rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 12.9% | #38/1137 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 12.0% | #39/1137 | 97th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.6% | #79/1137 | 93rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 10.2% | #61/1137 | 95th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.6% | #259/1137 | 77th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 72.4 | 14.7 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 67.0 | 11.6 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 5.4 | 73.0 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 5.5 | 63.2 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
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 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
62Solid starter
Elite: receptions (88th). Strength: rec yards (85th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Kris HutsonArizonaSean WilsonDelaware· 88% simRyan DavisUtah· 85% simGriffin WildeNorthwestern· 84% sim
Receptions
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Rush yards
Yards / catch
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Long catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dymere Miller’s 2024 season.
Dymere Miller
83%match
#2
Josh Johnson
77%
#3
Kyre Duplessis
76%
#4
LaJohntay Wester
NFL Rd 6
75%
#5
Jacob Cowing
All-Conference USANFL Rd 4
69%
Matches Dymere on
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ma'jon Wright’s path through Arizona.
Ma'jon Wright
99%match
#2
Anthony Lowe
98%
#3
Ryan Flournoy
NFL Rd 6
97%
#4
Dymere Miller
94%
#5
Taylor Grimes
94%
Matches Ma'jon on
Yards per reception
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
49.7%
447 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.9%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Jedd Fisch
Arizona
2022
Jedd Fisch
Arizona
2023
Jedd Fisch
Arizona
2025era →
Brent Brennan
Arizona
Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownCompton, CA
Height5'11"
Weight174 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey4
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Current teamArizona
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Big 12 | all_conference | Arizona | Big 12 | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington State | WR4 | #2701 | #2567 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2023 | Oregon | WR4 | #1897 | #1421 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2022 | Oregon | WR4 | #862 | #713 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2021 | Oregon | WR4 | #665 | #551 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-11 | 174 lb | Compton, CA |
| 2024 | Washington State | Pac-12 | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-11 | 174 lb | Compton, CA |
| 2023 | Oregon | Pac-12 | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-11 | 174 lb | Compton, CA |
| 2022 | Oregon | Pac-12 | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-11 | 174 lb | Compton, CA |
| 2021 | Oregon | Pac-12 | WR | 4 | No. 4 | 5-11 | 174 lb | Compton, CA |