Junior wide receiver for San José State. 2026: 16 catches, 239 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Costa Mesa, CA · Corona del Mar HS
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
The play that turned itSwung San José State from 31% to 65% to win.San José State at Eastern Michigan · 27-21
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Junior wide receiver for San José State. 2026: 16 catches, 239 receiving yards, 3 TD.
How he plays
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.
EPA / target: 83rd percentile.
The full scouting readCooper Hoch
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. He has spent three seasons in the San José State receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 115 rec yds, 5 receptions against Eastern Michigan, Week 1, 2026.
239 REC YDS · 16 REC · 3 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 16 | 239 | 14.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 31 | 358 | 11.5 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 115 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 2 | 51 | Season-high 115 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-26vs Fresno State | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 16 | 239 | 14.4 | 3 | 51 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +23 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 12-17 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: epa / target (83rd percentile). Strength: rec tds (85th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2317% of team targetsCatch rate
70%16 of 23 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
70% catch rate on 23 targets · 17% of the team's targets · 60% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 50.0 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 69.5 | 17.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 59.8 | 14.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.8%
144 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
69.5
4 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 2,179 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mountain West as a junior.
Player DNA
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Juwan Brescacin’s 2014 season.
Matches Juwan on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Lujuan Winningham’s path through Central Arkansas.
Matches Lujuan on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Pegan's junior season at Utah (2026).
Matches Braden on
Differs from Braden on
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