Katin Houser, 2026
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Quarterback, Illinois (from Michigan State, East Carolina), 2022–⁠26

Katin Houser

Lettered 2023 at Michigan State (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′3″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Anaheim, CA

Katin Houser plays quarterback for Illinois, after Michigan State (2022–⁠23) and East Carolina (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at Michigan State: 20 of 29, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 5 carries, 14 yards, 1 TD. Houser leads Illinois in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,440 passing yards, 12 TD

Last game: 20 of 29, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 5 carries, 14 yards, 1 TD at Michigan State, W 38–⁠37

Next game: vs. Oregon, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 182UAB
  2. 271DUKE
  3. 305SIU
  4. 263@OSU
  5. 225PUR
  6. 194@MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
3,300
Passing yards, 2025 (East Carolina, 9–⁠4)
Best game
343 yards
Vs. Florida Atlantic, week 11, 2024: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

366passing yards, career highat NC State, 20255touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Florida Atlantic, 202484rushing yards, career highvs. NC State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Florida Atlantic, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Michigan State1250.021.000
2023Michigan State11319358.51,0985.765
2024East Carolina14924560.82,0068.21811
2025East Carolina26940865.93,3008.1196
2026Illinois12218466.31,4407.8124
Career6541,03263.47,8467.65526

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Michigan State11313.0013
2023Michigan State48−6−0.1215
2024East Carolina491703.5435
2025East Carolina851932.3914
2026Illinois301204.0225
Career2134902.31735

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Michigan State4QBYr 1
2023Michigan State4QBYr 2
2024East Carolina4QBYr 3
2025East Carolina4QBYr 4
2026Illinois4QBSr. (Yr 5)6′3″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2022Michigan State3-0.16––-0.5–––
2023Michigan State2350.114th (n=255)0.3226.135%0.320.11
2024East Carolina2580.4487th (n=238)0.30112.748%0.440.30
2025East Carolina4900.3374th (n=314)0.24162.152%0.330.26
2026Illinois2160.3580th (n=273)0.2176.456%0.22–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025East Carolina50%9.1 yds5.6 yds23 of 15735%
2026Illinois54%10.1 yds3.9 yds26 of 17935%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025East Carolina54%3.300.800.107%
2026Illinois71%4.401.501.204%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Illinois 6 games, 1,440 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.UABW 42–⁠2313171823029
Sep 12vs.DukeL 27–⁠3124352713118
Sep 19vs.Southern IllinoisW 48–⁠102329305213
Sep 26atOhio StateL 19–⁠4221372631014
Oct 3vs.PurdueL 17–⁠2421372252142
Oct 10atMichigan StateW 38–⁠3720291941114
2025 East Carolina 12 games, 3,300 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atNC StateL 17–⁠2430443661016
Sep 6vs.CampbellW 56–⁠325353142014
Sep 13atCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠028372932112
Sep 20vs.BYUL 13–⁠3425422850211
Sep 25vs.ArmyW 28–⁠6152225121−2
Oct 9atTulaneL 19–⁠2619301801012
Oct 16vs.TulsaW 41–⁠2721383002022
Nov 1atTempleW 45–⁠141924256210
Nov 8vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠2226412242026
Nov 15vs.MemphisW 31–⁠27233433210−1
Nov 22atUTSAL 24–⁠5818322412116
Nov 29atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠320292582067
2024 East Carolina 9 games, 2,006 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Norfolk StateW 42–⁠3335000−10
Oct 5atCharlotteL 24–⁠5511288401−9
Oct 19atArmyL 28–⁠4524382823113
Oct 26vs.TempleW 56–⁠341629269527
Nov 7vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠1417223435052
Nov 14atTulsaW 38–⁠3124373141329
Nov 23atNorth TexasW 40–⁠281623298215
Nov 29vs.NavyL 20–⁠34203621921−1
Dec 28 ✦vs.NC StateW 26–⁠2118291470284
2023 Michigan State 11 games, 1,098 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠701000−9
Sep 9vs.RichmondW 45–⁠14111100–
Sep 16vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠412472004
Sep 23vs.MarylandL 9–⁠316107501−11
Oct 14atRutgersL 24–⁠2718291332027
Oct 21vs.MichiganL 0–⁠49122210101−12
Oct 28atMinnesotaL 12–⁠271222117006
Nov 4vs.NebraskaW 20–⁠1713201651013
Nov 11atOhio StateL 3–⁠38122492006
Nov 18atIndianaW 24–⁠2126412453211
Nov 24vs.Penn StateL 0–⁠4211198701−41
2022 Michigan State 1 game, 2 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.AkronW 52–⁠01220013

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

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