Player Dossier

2009-2013

Troy

Wilson Van Hooser

WR • 6'0" • Montgomery, AL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Wilson Van Hooser reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

42

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

36

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

58

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Tulane

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Tulane • Troy
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Player Story

Wilson Van Hooser built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 9, spending time with Troy and Tulane. The clearest part of Wilson Van Hooser's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.78

Trinity Presbyterian School · Montgomery, AL

Committed To
Tulane
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Wilson Van Hooser, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Tulane. Wilson Van Hooser reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
993
Receptions
68
Touchdowns
11

Quick Answers

Wilson Van Hooser quick answers

Latest team and position
Troy · WR
Career Receiving Yards
993
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Tulane
Top game
Memphis
Recruit profile
2-star · Trinity Presbyterian School · Tulane
High school pipeline
Trinity Presbyterian School · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 9 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
188 receiving yards · WR 457th (top 50%) · Sun Belt 42nd (top 36%) · National 598th (top 33%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonTulane0-00-
2010 Regular SeasonTulane8885037.4
2011 Regular SeasonTulane1336487469.1
2012 Regular SeasonTulane611233554.9
2013 Regular SeasonTroy1013188243

Related Context

Wilson Van Hooser played WR for Tulane and Troy. Across 5 tracked seasons, Wilson Van Hooser recorded 3 rushing yards, 993 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Tulane.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Tulane paired 487 primary output with 78.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 78.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tulane, Troy.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2011 Regular Season · Tulane

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

37.5

Efficiency

78.2

Usage

14.5

Consistency

49.8

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 64. Tulsa: 12. UAB: 33. Duke: 23. Army: 10. Syracuse: 0. UTEP: 47. Memphis: 100. East Carolina: 28. SMU: 66. Houston: 23. Rice: 56. Hawai'i: 25

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 1 by 80. UAB: 2 by 100. Duke: 1 by 100. Army: 1 by 66.7. Syracuse: 2 by 0. UTEP: 3 by 100. Memphis: 6 by 100. East Carolina: 4 by 46.7. SMU: 5 by 88. Houston: 2 by 76.7. Rice: 5 by 74.7. Hawai'i: 2 by 83.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins48.5 · Games = 2 · +13.0 vs Losses
Losses35.5 · Games = 11 · -13.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Memphis

Best efficiency game

100 vs Memphis

Result
Sun 11/27@ Hawai'iL 23-35225812.50024
Sat 11/19@ RiceL 7-1955611.211.20017
Fri 11/11vs HoustonL 17-7322311.511.50013
Sat 11/5@ SMUL 24-4556613.213.20130
Sat 10/29@ East CarolinaL 13-344284.4709
Sat 10/22vs Memphis100 receiving yardsL 17-33610016.716.70129
Sat 10/15vs UTEPL 7-4434715.715.70034
Sun 10/9vs SyracuseL 34-37200008
Sat 10/1@ ArmyL 6-451101010010
Sat 9/24@ DukeL 27-481232323023
Sat 9/17@ UABW 49-1023316.516.50117
Sat 9/10vs TulsaL 3-311121212012
Sat 9/3vs SE LouisianaW 47-332643232155

Player Story

Wilson Van Hooser story

Wilson Van Hooser built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 9, spending time with Troy and Tulane. The clearest part of Wilson Van Hooser's career was his receiving role: 68 catches, 993 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 3 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 354 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Wilson Van Hooser's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tulane

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Troy

    2013

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonTulane0
2010 Regular SeasonTulane8566.74.885
2011 Regular SeasonTulane48778.214.5402
2012 Regular SeasonTulane23386.76.1-254
2013 Regular SeasonTroy188705.8-45

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Memphis

Week 8 · L 17-33 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

100

Receiving Yards

88.2 takeover

100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ SMU

Week 10 · L 24-45 · Conference game

66

Receiving Yards

79.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 88 efficiency score.

#3

vs UL Monroe

Week 10 · L 37-49 · Conference game

61

Receiving Yards

77.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Rice

Week 10 · L 47-49 · Conference game

68

Receiving Yards

74.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Marshall

Week 13 · L 23-38 · Conference game

30

Receiving Yards

72.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Tulane

487 primary output · 78.2 efficiency · 14.5 usage

69.1

#2

2012 Regular Season · Tulane

54.9

233 primary · 86.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Troy

43

188 primary · 70 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games