Paul Hutson III
Washington State Cougars
72
Average

Paul Hutson III

Washington State CougarsRebuilding
RDTDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Marshall
2nd String / Backup

Is Paul Hutson III starting?

Paul Hutson III is listed 2nd string at RDT for Washington State Cougars.

Redshirt senior · #99 · 6'1", 258 lbs

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Depth at RDT · Washington State Cougars

  1. 15272Kaden BeattyStarter
  2. 29972Paul Hutson IIIYou
  3. 39763Josh Wedel

Washington State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of IMG Academy, ranked #1,341 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 37 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 88th-percentile production nationally — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,341 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile88th
Norfolk, VA
Jersey
#99
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
258 lbs
Transfer
Marshall

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—3763

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8478
National Rank
#1341
High School
IMG Academy
Hometown
Bradenton, FL

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 88th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.78 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 72. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 88% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 34% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-16

Oct 4LFRESTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-6

Sep 19WDUQTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-7

Sep 12LKSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 6LWASHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

Paul Hutson III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

37 tkl · 6 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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