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2025 Football Roster

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9 JaCorey Hyder

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 252
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Woodville, Texas
  • Highschool Woodville HS

Biography

Played in 28 games making five starts during his career ... Caught 31 passes for 395 yards (12.7 ypr) and three touchdowns during his career.
 
2025 (Senior): Played in 12 games making four starts … Tied for fifth on the team 16 catches for 221 yards (13.8 ypr) and two touchdowns … Caught a season-high three passes for 73 yards at UIW … Caught two passes for nine yards and score in the win over Central Arkansas … Other TD reception came against nationally ranked Southeastern Louisiana … Finished that game with two catches for 26 yards and a score.

2024 (Junior): Played in seven games making one start … Caught 13 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown … Made four catches for 91 yards (22.8 ypr) and a touchdown in the victory over Mississippi Valley State … Caught five passes for 41 yards (8.2 ypr) against Stephen F. Austin.

2023 (Sophomore): Played in nine games … Hauled in two passes for 20 yards … Also recorded a tackle … Both receptions came at South Dakota … Recorded his lone tackle of the season at UL Monroe.

UTSA: Utilized his redshirt season with the Roadrunners.

High School: Four-year letterman and three-year starter for head coach Ty Robinson at Woodville High School in East Texas … Helped the Eagles post a combined 29-6 record during his final three seasons, the most successful three-year stretch in school history … Two-way star as a senior in 2020 … Caught 50 passes for 921 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named first-team all-district at wide receiver … Had 25 tackles, four tackles for loss, three pass breakups and a quarterback hurry during his final campaign on defense … Registered 94 tackles, eight TFL, three sacks and two interceptions as a junior … Posted 75 tackles, three TFL and a trio of PBUs as a sophomore en route to second-team all-district honors … Named the district’s newcomer of the year as a freshman … Three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Dave Campbell’s Texas Top 300 selection … Also played basketball and competed for the track & field team.

Personal: Born June 27, 2003, in Woodville, Texas … Son of Tommy Hyder and Thalia Rigsby … Has two brothers, Jaylon and Jacob.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 89

    2023Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'3" 240 lbs
    89
  • 89

    2024Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 247 lbs
    89
  • 9

    2025Senior

    Tight End
    6'3" 252 lbs
    9
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