Justin Hobbs

WR · Tulsa 2018 · #29

Last confirmed: Tulsa, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 230 lb · Overland Park, KS · Shawnee Mission West

Justin Hobbs: WR · Tulsa · #29.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Terenn HoukBYU · 2015 · 89% season match
Kyle KleinKansas State · 2015 · 88% season match
Dezmon PatmonWashington State · 2018 · 85% season match
Markese TriplettSouthern Miss · 2014 · 80% season match
Ja'Juan StoryTCU · 2014 · 80% season match

Justin Hobbs

WR · Tulsa · Sr · #29

Moves the chains on third down. 2 stars out of high school, four seasons of real snaps at Tulsa since. A game that shows it: 82 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Houston — Week 6, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Tulsa	39	480	12.3	3
2017	Tulsa	55	830	15.1	3
2016	Tulsa	50	685	13.7	4
2015	Tulsa	32	551	17.2	2
Career		176	2,546	14.5	12

Season	Team
2018	Tulsa	--	--
2017	Tulsa	--	--
2016	Tulsa	--	--
2015	Tulsa	3	13
Career		3	13

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-27vs Central Arkansas	3	61	20.3	1	49
Wk 2	L 21-28@ Texas	2	13	6.5	0	14
Wk 3	L 20-29vs Arkansas State	1	22	22.0	0	22
Wk 4	L 17-31@ Temple	9	78	8.7	0	15
Wk 6	L 26-41@ Houston	4	82	20.5	0	27	Season-high 82 yds
Wk 8	L 0-23@ Arkansas	2	12	6.0	0	10
Wk 9	L 17-24vs Tulane	4	25	6.3	0	12
Wk 10	W 49-19vs UConn	2	45	22.5	1	27
Wk 11	L 21-47@ Memphis	5	59	11.8	1	28
Wk 12	L 29-37@ Navy	2	23	11.5	0	18
Wk 13	W 27-24vs SMU	5	60	12.0	0	31
Total		39	480	12.3	3	49

Signature game

Week 11 · 2018

L 21-47

at Memphis

5 rec · 59 yds · 1 TD

With T. Bennett — 45.4 yards per punt · 8 punts · 2 inside the 20 · C. Taylor II — 117 rush yds (24 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Memphis · 3rd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +3.97Seth Boomer pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 18 yds for a TD (John Parker Romo KICK)
Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.76Luke Skipper pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 49 yds for a TD (Nathan Walker KICK)
Week 11 · Memphis · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.62Seth Boomer pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 28 yds to the Memph 40 for a
Week 6 · Houston · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.42Seth Boomer pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 27 yds to the Houst 39 for a
Week 4 · Temple · 3rd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +3.39Luke Skipper pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 15 yds to the Temp 40 for a
Week 10 · UConn · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Seth Boomer pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 27 yds to the UConn 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · SMU · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Seth Boomer pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 31 yds to the SMU 6 for a
Week 10 · UConn · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.75Seth Boomer pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 18 yds for a TD, (John Parker Romo KICK)
Week 3 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +2.00Luke Skipper pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 22 yds to the Tulsa 34 for a
Week 13 · SMU · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.92Seth Boomer pass complete to Justin Hobbs for 10 yds to the Tulsa 38 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 21-29 over that span.

2015Tulsa6-7HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2016Tulsa10-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Tulsa2-10HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-heavy

2018Tulsa3-9HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

11 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#331 / 702 · 53rd pct

12.5

TD rate#422 / 702 · 39th pct

4.2%

Explosive rate#433 / 702 · 38th pct

9.7%

EPA / target#578 / 702 · 18th pct

0.28

Catch rate#627 / 702 · 11th pct

55.6%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#197 / 550 · 64th pct

Rec yards#232 / 550 · 58th pct

480

Rec TDs#215 / 550 · 54th pct

Long catch#268 / 550 · 50th pct

Yards / catch#317 / 550 · 42nd pct

12.3

Fumbles lost#91 / 223 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

46th → 18th percentile

Explosive rate

62nd → 38th percentile

Catch rate

25th → 11th percentile

TD rate

37th → 39th percentile

Yards / catch

77th → 53rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.0	42.6	16.6	0.4
Road6g	4.0	44.5	10.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.8	51.2	15.6	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	37.3	11.7	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Philip Montgomery

Pass share

35.5%

316 pass / 574 run

Plays / game

74.2

12 games

Team sack rate

11.0%

363 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

39 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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Justin Hobbs

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

39 catches in 11 games

Five seasons at Tulsa

His moves

2014