#81

Hudson Habermehl

TE · UCLA · Sr. · #81

Returning to UCLA for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Hudson Habermehl

TE · UCLA · Sr · #81

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UCLA
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
2023
2025
Deshaun Foster
UCLA
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022UCLA9-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2025UCLA3-9HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UCLA201386.90--
2023UCLA914816.43--
2022UCLA1516711.12--
Career4445310.35--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 42–37

vs Penn State

1 rec · 6 yds

Edged out Penn State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UCLA

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · UCLA

Returning around him

  • 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +13 net (42 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #62

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Miller’s 2025 season.

Trey Miller

70%match

Louisiana · 2025

#2

Keleki Latu

Nevada · 2023

67%
#3

Cameron Ball

Buffalo · 2023

65%
#4

Luke Lachey

Iowa · 2024

NFL Rd 7
62%
#5

Keleki Latu

California · 2022

61%

Matches Trey on

Class year
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Trey on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Luke Schoonmaker’s path through Michigan.

Michigan · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 27
#2

Hayden Hatten

Idaho · 2023

81%
#3

Zack Kuntz

Old Dominion · 2022

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 7
76%
#4

Jacob Warren

Tennessee · 2023

75%
#5

Keaton Upshaw

Georgia Southern · 2023

72%

Matches Luke on

Yards per reception
Weight

Differs from Luke on

Height (higher)
202220232025

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Eschenbach's junior season at Wisconsin (2022).

Wisconsin · 2022

#2

Jacob Warren

Tennessee · 2022

77%
#3

Grant Misch

Virginia · 2022

74%
#4

TJ Banks

Akron · 2022

72%
#5

Louis Hansen

UConn · 2025

72%

Matches Jack on

Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume

Player DNA

Players who play like Hudson Habermehl

#1

Luke Schoonmaker

Michigan · 2021

79%
#2

Zack Kuntz

Old Dominion · 2021

76%
#3

Keaton Upshaw

Georgia Southern · 2023

72%
#4

George Takacs

Boston College · 2022

72%
#5

Tyler Stephens

Buffalo · 2021

70%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1682

Final rank
#2706
Avg #2340.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1682 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
1672022
1482023
1382025

-17%

Down 17% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).