Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Total | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 47 |
#85
Dillon Hipp
Sophomore tight end for Missouri State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 245 lb · Scottsdale, AZ · Desert Mountain High
Returning to Missouri State for 2026
The numbers
67
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 16.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 52 yds, vs Lindenwood
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Missouri State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2024.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to Missouri State in 2025.
Dillon Hipp
Dillon Hipp has been at Missouri State through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 52 rec yds, 2 receptions against Lindenwood — Week 2, 2026.
67 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Desert Mountain
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Missouri State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Nick Petrino
Missouri State
2026era →
Casey Woods
Missouri State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Strength: long catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 33.5 YDS/g, 16.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
2 rec · 52 yds
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Missouri State
Returning around him
- 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #131
Background
Honors Conference USA Honor Roll: 2025 MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025, Spring 2026 Ole Miss Dean's Honor Roll: Spring 2024, Fall 2024 Missouri State 2025: Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman (286 snaps) ... Made a pair of starts at tight end in home games vs. WKU (9/27/25...
The tight end room · Missouri State
- #88Jeron Askren224 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Dillon Hipp17 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Michael Osei-Bonsu2 games · 2026
- #86James Rexroat1 game · 2026
- #46Cash Pomeroyno box-score line yet
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology