Receiver, Northern Iowa (from Iowa), 2019–⁠24

Desmond Hutson

Number
No. 81
Height
6′3″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Freshman
Hometown
Raytown, MO

Desmond Hutson played receiver at Iowa (2019–⁠21) and Northern Iowa (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Youngstown State, 2024101receiving yards, career highat Youngstown State, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highat Southern Illinois, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Northern Iowa1620112.6532
2023Northern Iowa191809.5233
2024Northern Iowa3846612.3249
Career7384711.6949

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Iowa81WRYr 1
2020Iowa81WRYr 2
2021Iowa81WRYr 3
2022Northern Iowa81WRYr 4
2023Northern Iowa81WRYr 5
2024Northern Iowa81WRFr. (Yr 6)6′3″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Northern Iowa (FCS)80.89––7.1–
2023Northern Iowa (FCS)220.51––11.15%
2024Northern Iowa (FCS)401.0061st (n=581)0.9240.06%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Northern Iowa 11 games, 38 catches, 466 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.ValparaisoW 35–⁠72−103
Sep 7atSt. Thomas (MN)W 17–⁠10328014
Sep 14atNebraskaL 3–⁠34324018
Sep 21atHawai’iL 7–⁠36427014
Oct 5vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠41111011
Oct 12atSouth DakotaL 17–⁠42494049
Oct 19atNorth DakotaL 7–⁠31446014
Oct 26vs.Missouri StateL 42–⁠49243125
Nov 2atNorth Dakota StateL 19–⁠42573029
Nov 16atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠397101139
Nov 23vs.Indiana StateW 41–⁠34320014
2023 Northern Iowa 9 games, 19 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atIowa StateL 9–⁠302714
Sep 9vs.Weber StateL 17–⁠34113013
Sep 16atIdaho StateW 41–⁠17223018
Oct 14atSouth Dakota StateL 6–⁠41216010
Oct 21vs.North DakotaW 27–⁠0461033
Oct 28atIllinois StateW 24–⁠21337119
Nov 4vs.Western IllinoisW 50–⁠61707
Nov 11atMissouri StateL 16–⁠352303
Nov 18vs.North Dakota StateL 27–⁠4821308
2022 Northern Iowa 10 games, 16 catches, 201 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atAir ForceL 17–⁠48119019
Sep 10atNorth DakotaL 27–⁠29116016
Sep 17vs.Sacramento StateL 21–⁠371505
Sep 24atWestern IllinoisW 52–⁠17326113
Oct 1vs.Indiana StateW 20–⁠14113013
Oct 15vs.Utah TechW 41–⁠14239132
Oct 22vs.Missouri StateW 41–⁠20219012
Oct 29atSouthern IllinoisW 37–⁠3621328
Nov 5vs.South Dakota StateL 28–⁠31228122
Nov 19atSouth DakotaW 58–⁠14123023

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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