2024 Football Roster
Roster
Drew Hocutt
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lubbock, Texas
- High School:
- Frenship
2024 SEASON (SENIOR)
Saw action in all 13 games during final season as a Red Raider … one of Texas Tech’s most-consistent special teams participants … credited with 119 snaps on special teams by Pro Football Focus as a member of the kickoff return and punt return units … also saw time on kickoff coverage throughout the year, making one tackle, which came in the season opener against Abilene Christian (8/31) … appeared offensively as a wide receiver against both North Texas and West Virginia ... AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the Academic All-District team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
2023 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in all 13 games as a junior, mainly on special teams … was one of Texas Tech’s top special teams contributors, appearing throughout the season on the kickoff return, punt return and kickoff coverage units … credited with 106 total snaps on special teams … received a 79.3 special teams grade by Pro Football Focus, which ranked second on the team among Red Raiders with at least 50 snaps … AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized for his work in the classroom as part of the Academic All-Big 12 first team.
2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 12 of 13 games during first season as a Red Raider … missed only Texas Tech’s overtime win over Houston early in the season … regular on special teams as a contributor on punt return as well as kickoff coverage … able to serve as the main punt returner and along front line as a blocker … caught one pass as a wide receiver, which went for 11 yards in the season opener against Murray State (9/3) … scout team member.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Arrived at Texas Tech at the start of the 2022 spring semester following two years at Angelo State University … appeared in four games overall during his tenure at Angelo State, all during the 2021 season … hauled in five receptions during his Angelo State career, totaling 80 yards through the air … best performance came against Simon Fraser (10/23) with two catches for 50 yards … also had two catches the next week at Eastern New Mexico (10/3), resulting in 17 yards … final catch came at Texas A&M-Kingsville, which went for 13 yards … played in a total of four games in 2021 … did not see any action during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Frenship High School in the Lubbock area … was a three-year starter for the Tigers, helping lead Frenship to the Class 6A playoffs as a senior … teammate of former Red Raider quarterback Donovan Smith his senior year … was a unanimous All-District 2-6A first-team selection that season after hauling in 59 passes for 947 yards and nine touchdowns … previously caught 51 passes for 641 yards and five touchdowns as a junior in 2018 … started that season with an impressive 12 receptions for 200 yards in Frenship’s season opener at Amarillo High … part of the receiver rotation as a sophomore before season was cut short due to injury … key member of the Frenship men’s soccer program during prep career.
PERSONAL
Drew Phillips Hocutt … son of Kirby and Diane Hocutt … father serves as Texas Tech’s Director of Athletics and was an All-Big 8 linebacker himself as a football student-athlete at Kansas State University … has a younger brother, Brooks … earned a degree in management from Texas Tech ... currently working toward a master’s in business administration.
