Accolades
- 2024 All-Sun Belt Second Team
- 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
- 2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team
- 2023 Dave Campbell's All-Texas Second Team
- 2023 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2024 (Senior)
All-Sun Belt Second Team... Biletnikoff Award Watch List... Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List... DCTF All-Texas College Second Team... DCTF Midseason All-Texas College Second Team... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (HM, Oct. 15)... Started all 12 games played... Led the team with 70 receptions (4th TXST) and 8 receiving TDs (8th SBC, 5th TXST)... Was second on the team with 680 receiving yards (11th SBC)... 56.7 receiving yards/game (10th SBC)... 5.8 receptions/game (29th NCAA, 4th TXST)... Added 3 rushing attempts for 6 yards... Had 3 punt returns for 52 yards... Was second on the team in scoring with 50 points... Finished the season with 738 yards of total offense... Preseason: All-Sun Belt First Team... DCTF Best Wide Receiver, All-Sun Belt (1st).
2023 (Junior)
All-Sun Belt Second Team ...
Phil Steele All-Sun Belt Second Team ... All-Texas Second Team by
Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... Played in 11 games, including 10 starts, in his first season as a Bobcat … 76 receptions, 895 yards and 8 touchdowns … 9 punt returns for 32 yards … Averaged 81.4 receiving yards per game … 11.8 yards per catch … 7th in the Sun Belt in yards per route run (2.48) and 31st in the nation (min. 75 targets) … Led the team in receptions and receiving yards … Tied for the team lead in receiving touchdowns … 6th in the Sun Belt and 47th in the country in receiving yards … 12th in the country and 3rd in the Sun Belt in receptions per game (6.9) … Set the program’s FBS records for most receptions in a season and most receiving yards in a season … T-16th in the country with percentage of targets caught, according to PFF (78.4 percent; 76 receptions on 97 targets) … 30th in the country in YAC (470), according to PFF … Averaged 6.2 YAC per reception … Generated 44 first downs, which was 30th-best in the country among WRs … 5 100-yard receiving games … Caught a touchdown in 7 of his 11 games played … Had a touchdown catch in 4 straight games from week 4-7 … 6 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown in Texas State’s 42-31 win over Baylor in week one, which was the program’s first victory vs. a “Power 5” team … 9 catches for 90 yards and a touchdown on Sept. 23 vs. Nevada … 10 catches for 126 yards and a touchdown on Sept. 30 at Southern Miss … 8 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown on Oct. 7 at Louisiana … Honorable mention for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week in week 7 ... He picked up the honor after hauling in 10 catches for 110 yards and 2 TDs in the 21-20 comeback win over ULM ... It was his third straight 100-yard receiving game, which made him the first Bobcat in the school's FBS history to do that ... Tied the program record for most receptions in a single game with 13 on Nov. 4 vs. Georgia Southern … He had 13 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles, which helped the Bobcats win and become bowl eligible for the first time in 9 years … Missed 2 of the last 3 regular season games due to injury … Missed Nov. 11 at Coastal Carolina before play on Nov. 18 at Arkansas State (7 receptions, 43 yards, TD) … Missed the regular season finale on Nov. 25 vs. South Alabama … Played in the Bobcats’ first ever bowl game, catching 5 passes for 48 yards in the 45-21 win over Rice in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl ... Enrolled at Texas State in the summer of 2023.
TXST Career
Holds the record for most receptions per game (6.35) and single-game receptions (13) … sits fifth all time in receiving touchdowns (16) … recorded 1575 receiving yards during his career, which is eighth all time in TXST history… ranked third all-time in pass receptions (146).
PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
Utah Tech (2022 – Sophomore)
All-American campaign in his lone season at Utah Tech, playing for current Texas State wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator Craig Stutzmann … 90 receptions, 1,258 yards and 16 TDs in 11 games … 9 kick returns for 167 yards (long: 45 yards) … 3 punt returns for 18 yards (long: 15 yards) … 5 rushes for 31 yards (long: 26 yards) … 1,474 all-purpose yards … All-American honors from 5 different organizations, including as high as First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) … Also named an All-American by AP (Second Team), Stats Perform (Second Team), The Bluebloods (Second Team) and Hero Sports (Sophomore All-American) … Finished 9th in the Stats Perform Walter Payton Award voting … First Team All-WAC … Led all of FCS in receiving yards (1,258) and TD receptions (16) … 2nd in the country in receiving yards per game (114.4) and receptions per game (8.2) … Set Utah Tech single-season school records in receiving yards per game, receptions per game, receiving yards, receptions, all-purpose yards and all-purpose yards per game … Ranked 17th in the country in all-purpose yards (1,474) … 8 100-yard receiving games … 11 catches for 183 yards and a TD in season opener – and Utah Tech debut – at Sacramento State on Sept. 3 … 10 receptions for 123 yards and a TD at No. 12 Weber State on Sept. 17 … 3 TD catches, along with 9 catches for 109 yards, at Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 29 … 8 catches for 144 yards and 2 TDs vs. Southern Utah on Nov. 5 … 11 catches for 100 yards and 2 TDs at BYU on Nov. 19.
Washington State (2020-21)
Played in 13 games in 2021 and finished the year with 15 receptions for 192 yards and one touchdown … caught his first collegiate TD and put up a season high 58 receiving yards at Oregon State on Oct. 21 … played in 4 games as a true freshman during the 2020 season … collected his first collegiate reception and finished with 3 receptions for 31 yards at Utah on Dec. 19.
High School
Three-year letterwinner at San Juan Hills (CA) … earned multiple Sea-View League MVP and CIF Southern Section honors … led the Stallions to a pair of Sea-View League titles and CIF Southern Section championships … racked up 1,924 all-purpose yards (128.2 ypg) and 25 touchdowns as a senior, including 1,216 yards on 78 receptions … also named to the
Los Angeles Times All-Star Team as a defensive back after making 105 tackles, 5 INTs and 2 fumble recoveries … caught 46 passes for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns and made 65 tackles with 4 INTs on defense during his MVP junior season … rated three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … rated No. 95 wide receiver in the country and No. 62 prospect in California by Rivals … two-time All-CIF first-team selection in track … set the school record in 4x100 relay.
Personal
Born in Indianapolis, Ind. … parents are Billy Joe and Danielle Hobert … father, Billy Joe, played quarterback at Washington and played 8 seasons in the NFL with the Los Angeles Raiders, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts … mother, Danielle, played college soccer at Sonoma State … sisters Kennedy (women’s basketball at George Fox) and Samantha (soccer at Arizona State) were also college student-athletes.
