
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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
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, 2025Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 113 | 193 | 58.5 | 1,098 | 5.7 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 149 | 245 | 60.8 | 2,006 | 8.2 | 18 | 11 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 269 | 408 | 65.9 | 3,300 | 8.1 | 19 | 6 |
| 2026 | Illinois | 122 | 184 | 66.3 | 1,440 | 7.8 | 12 | 4 |
| Career | 654 | 1,032 | 63.4 | 7,846 | 7.6 | 55 | 26 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 48 | −6 | −0.1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 49 | 170 | 3.5 | 4 | 35 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 85 | 193 | 2.3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2026 | Illinois | 30 | 120 | 4.0 | 2 | 25 |
| Career | 213 | 490 | 2.3 | 17 | 35 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 4 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Michigan State | 4 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | East Carolina | 4 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | East Carolina | 4 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Illinois | 4 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 3 | -0.16 | – | – | -0.5 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 235 | 0.11 | 4th (n=255) | 0.32 | 26.1 | 35% | 0.32 | 0.11 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 258 | 0.44 | 87th (n=238) | 0.30 | 112.7 | 48% | 0.44 | 0.30 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 490 | 0.33 | 74th (n=314) | 0.24 | 162.1 | 52% | 0.33 | 0.26 |
| 2026 | Illinois | 216 | 0.35 | 80th (n=273) | 0.21 | 76.4 | 56% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 50% | 9.1 yds | 5.6 yds | 23 of 157 | 35% |
| 2026 | Illinois | 54% | 10.1 yds | 3.9 yds | 26 of 179 | 35% |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 54% | 3.30 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 7% |
| 2026 | Illinois | 71% | 4.40 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 4% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–23 | 13 | 17 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 27–31 | 24 | 35 | 271 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 48–10 | 23 | 29 | 305 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 19–42 | 21 | 37 | 263 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 17–24 | 21 | 37 | 225 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 38–37 | 20 | 29 | 194 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
2025 East Carolina 12 games, 3,300 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | L 17–24 | 30 | 44 | 366 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 56–3 | 25 | 35 | 314 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 38–0 | 28 | 37 | 293 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 13–34 | 25 | 42 | 285 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 28–6 | 15 | 22 | 251 | 2 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 19–26 | 19 | 30 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 41–27 | 21 | 38 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 45–14 | 19 | 24 | 256 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 48–22 | 26 | 41 | 224 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 31–27 | 23 | 34 | 332 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 24–58 | 18 | 32 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 42–3 | 20 | 29 | 258 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
2024 East Carolina 9 games, 2,006 passing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 42–3 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 24–55 | 11 | 28 | 84 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 28–45 | 24 | 38 | 282 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 56–34 | 16 | 29 | 269 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 49–14 | 17 | 22 | 343 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 38–31 | 24 | 37 | 314 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 40–28 | 16 | 23 | 298 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 20–34 | 20 | 36 | 219 | 2 | 1 | −1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 26–21 | 18 | 29 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
2023 Michigan State 11 games, 1,098 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 31–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 7–41 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 9–31 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 1 | −11 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 24–27 | 18 | 29 | 133 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 0–49 | 12 | 22 | 101 | 0 | 1 | −12 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 12–27 | 12 | 22 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 20–17 | 13 | 20 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 3–38 | 12 | 24 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 24–21 | 26 | 41 | 245 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 0–42 | 11 | 19 | 87 | 0 | 1 | −41 |
2022 Michigan State 1 game, 2 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 52–0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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