Katin Houser
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 26th · Production percentile: 78th
His production sits in the 78th percentile among qualified QBs this season, well ahead of 26th-percentile attention — a gap of 52 points between tape and volume.
Katin Houser
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 366 pass yds, 16 rush yds against NC State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 269 | 408 | 65.9% | 3,300 | 8.1 | 19 | 6 | 146.3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 149 | 245 | 60.8% | 2,006 | 8.2 | 18 | 11 | 144.9 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 113 | 193 | 58.5% | 1,098 | 5.7 | 6 | 5 | 111.4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 58.4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 532 | 848 | 62.7% | 6,406 | 7.6 | 43 | 22 | 137.7 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 85 | 193 | 2.3 | 9 | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 49 | 170 | 3.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 48 | -6 | -0.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 183 | 370 | 2.0 | 15 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
East Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #94
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Holton Ahlers’s 2022 season.
Matches Holton on
Differs from Holton on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Aidan Chiles’s path through Michigan State.
Matches Aidan on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Wooldridge's senior season at Louisiana (2024).
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Differs from Ben on
Player DNA
Players who play like Katin Houser
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #57
Peaked at #57 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+164900%
Up 164900% from first season to most-recent.