CFB Zeitgeist Score
70
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 86th percentile.
Jordan Hudson
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Jordan Hudson is a cornerstone for SMU — measured against the line he joined.
766REC YDS61REC6REC TD
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.92
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to SMU for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · SMU
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (14 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #31
WR · SMU · ACC
Jordan Hudson
- 4
- #2
- 6-1 | 200 lb
- Garland, TX
Heisman Heat
#248
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2022
TCU · WR
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2023
SMU · WR
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2024
SMU · WR
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★
2025
SMU · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+340%
Up 340% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4-star | 0.9595 | No. 92 recruit | HighSchool | TCU |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TCU -> SMU | 4-star | 0.9300 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (766).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to TCU
Composite
0.9595
#92 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Jordan Hudson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jordan Hudson
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
766
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #71 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 87th
Why it matters
#71 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 766 yards on 61 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 766 (87th)
HIGH · n=61 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#249 / 531
- Receiving TDs#55 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 8 at Clemson — 131 receiving_yards_total
Result W 35-24
The week the volume broke through — put up 131 yds at Clemson.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
766Rec yards
61Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
69.6Rec yards
6Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
905.3Rec yards
72Receptions
7Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 766.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 766): needs 117/game over remaining 2.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 61.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 61): needs 9.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 1/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Jordan Hudson already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
61 95th
YDS
766 93rd
YPR
12.6 56th
TD
6 95th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
6 39th
YPC
6.0 69th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-13vs East Texas A&M | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ TCU | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-18vs Syracuse | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-10vs Stanford | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-24@ Clemson | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 1 | 70 | 131-yard receiving day |
| Wk 9 | L 12-13@ Wake Forest | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-20vs Miami | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 136 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 45-13@ Boston College | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 1 | 44 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-6vs Louisville | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-38@ California | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 20 | |
| Bowl | W 24-19vs Arizona | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 61 | 766 | 12.3 | 6 | 70 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 61 | #55/1110 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 766 | #77/1107 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #56/1111 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.6 | #486/1106 | 56th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 20.1% | #88/1137 | 92nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 6 | #238/346 | 32nd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 6 | #245/397 | 39th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 6.0 | #124/393 | 69th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 70 | #96/1105 | 91st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 15.3% | #44/1137 | 96th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 14.5% | #57/1137 | 95th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 11.3% | #55/1137 | 95th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.8% | #70/1137 | 94th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 10.0% | #116/1137 | 90th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 10.0% | #65/1137 | 94th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.4% | #312/1137 | 73rd pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 65.0 | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 75.2 | 15.0 | 0.8 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 6.0 | 78.1 | 12.4 | 0.5 |
| Losses3g | 4.3 | 47.0 | 11.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 44.0 | 11.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 91.0 | 13.2 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
70Solid starter
Elite: receptions (89th). Strength: rec tds (86th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jordan HudsonSMUBraylon StaleyTennessee· 97% simChris BellLouisville· 94% simJunior VanderossToledo· 93% sim
Receptions
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Long catch
Yards / catch
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to CJ Williams’s 2025 season.
CJ Williams
93%match
#2
Rashee Rice
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
78%
#3
Javon Baker
NFL Rd 4
79%
#4
Cam Johnson
78%
#5
Elijhah Badger
78%
Matches CJ on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Harris’s path through Furman.
Joshua Harris
99%match
#2
Richie Hoskins
97%
#3
R.J. Sneed
97%
#4
Jalen McDonald
96%
#5
Hunter Long
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
94%
Matches Joshua on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to CJ Williams's senior season at Stanford (2025).
CJ Williams
95%match
#2
Keandre Lambert
81%
#3
Elijhah Badger
78%
#4
Marcus Sanders Jr.
74%
#5
Cortez Braham
73%
Matches CJ on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
53.7%
460 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.4%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
2023
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
2024
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
2025
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownGarland, TX
Height6'1"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey2
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Current teamSMU
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-ACC | all_conference | SMU | ACC | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.