Hudson Clement
Hudson Clement
Moves the chains on third down. Hudson Clement has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 84 rec yds, 5 receptions against Rutgers — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bret Bielema.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois | 36 | 454 | 12.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 51 | 741 | 14.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 22 | 480 | 21.8 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 109 | 1,675 | 15.4 | 12 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 34–32
vs USC
2 rec · 19 yds
Edged out USC at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Illinois
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Illinois players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Illinois · Last season: 9-4 (AP #23) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #24
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tim Jones’s 2020 season.
Matches Tim on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tim Jones’s path through Southern Miss.
Kahtero Summers
Matches Tim on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kenny Johnson's junior season at Pittsburgh (2025).
Matches Kenny on
Differs from Kenny on
Player DNA
Players who play like Hudson Clement
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025-5%
Down 5% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).
Background
2026 Senior Enters 2026 with a reception in 27 straight games 2025 Junior Played in all 13 games with nine starts at wide receiver 36 receptions for 454 receiving yards and three touchdowns on the season At least one reception in all 13 games and 2+ receptions in each of the final 12 games of the...