#16

Joe Hutson

DE · Navy · Jr. · #16

Navy 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Joe Hutson

DE · Navy · Jr · #16

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#3115 national
CFB
College
Navy
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2023

2 coaches
2023era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Navy950.00.02----
2022Navy1660.00.01----
Career25110.00.03----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 27–24

vs North Texas

4 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Eavan Gibbons’s 2021 season.

Navy · 2021

#2

Kris Caine

Old Dominion · 2022

30%
#3

Eavan Gibbons

Navy · 2022

28%
#4

Michael Kennedy

Northern Illinois · 2021

27%
#5

Chris Smalley

Nevada · 2022

15%

Matches Eavan on

Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Eavan on

Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Weight (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Andre Cobb's freshman season at Fresno State (2025).

Andre Cobb

100%match

Fresno State · 2025

#2

Kalen Carroll

Cincinnati · 2023

99%
#3

Shadwel Nkuba II

Louisiana · 2023

98%
#4

Latrez Shelton

UTEP · 2022

97%
#5

Chapman Lewis

Texas Tech · 2023

96%

Matches Andre on

Class year
Height
Sack rate