Hunter Watson

WR · #80 · Temple · FR · 6'1" · 180 · Cranford, NJ

First season · WR-SL depth chart, 3rd

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1474

Dkwan Thomas S · Bishop McNamara JMU

#1474 Max Roche TE · Niceville JMU

#1474

Hunter Watson WR · St. Peter's Prep TEM

#1474 Jermaine McCree CB · Williamson TROY

#1474 Jaxon Penn CB · Mars Hill Bible School TROY

WRs in the class

#207 H'eij Jackson McDonogh 35 CIN

#208

Dominic White Minor USA

#209

Hunter Watson St. Peter's Prep TEM

#210 DJ Darling Fort Bend Ridge Point UNM

#211 JaDarius Sanders El Paso El Dorado NMSU

Around Hunter

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB

Jaxon Smolik QB · 3 rush yds · 3g · at PSU

RB

Hunter Smith RB · 403 rush yds · 12g

WR-X

Colin Chase WR · 414 rec yds · 12g

WR-Z

Jayce Freeman WR · no college stats

WR-SL

JoJo Bermudez WR · 500 rec yds · 12g

TE

Ryder Kusch TE · 60 rec yds · 11g

The situation

Temple 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.7% 38

Red zone TD rate 77.4% 88

Line yards per carry 2.3 32

Sack rate allowed 5.2% 69