No.131 3★, national recruit is what Hunter Tipton has put on film since landing at Memphis — the bet is starting to settle.
6′5″ · 241 lb · Timpson, TX · Timpson HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Rec yards: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
Backed by 9 rec · 229 yds · 1 TD -- top 0.1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 9 rec, 229 yds, 1 TD, at Boise State
The play that turned itSwung Middle Tennessee from 7% to 46% to win.Middle Tennessee at Delaware · 31-28
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Memphis. 2026: 16 catches, 307 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Hunter Tipton
Hunter Tipton arrives at Memphis with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
3★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.131
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Silverfield → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 16 | 307 | 19.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 39 | 411 | 10.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 741 | 12.3 | 5 | -- |
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 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 9 | 229 | 25.4 | 1 | 87 | Season-high 229 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 45-21vs UT Martin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 16 | 307 | 14.8 | 3 | 87 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 45–21
vs UT Martin
2 rec · 16 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Stokes — 258 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.4 · 2 rush yds (3 car) · J. Thompson — 110 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +16 receiving yards, +2 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec yards (96th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (96th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
1920% of team targetsCatch rate
84%16 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
84% catch rate on 19 targets · 20% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 23.5 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 6.0 | 130 | 17.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 76.8 | 14.8 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
40.7%
101 pass / 147 run
Plays / game
62.0
4 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
114 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Likely’s 2020 season.
Matches Isaiah on
Differs from Isaiah on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cole Rusk’s path through Arizona.
Matches Cole on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kenny Yeboah's junior season at Ole Miss (2020).
Matches Kenny on
Differs from Kenny on
Player DNA
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