K.D. Hutchinson holds the WR-SL · Starter spot in Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

K.D. Hutchinson logged a 9.1% overall usage rate in 2025.

K.D. Hutchinson is a redshirt senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky who prepped at Harris County High School. A three-star recruit from the 2022 class, he appeared in two games during his freshman year before redshirting. In 2023, Hutchinson played in all 13 games with three starts, catching 20 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns while returning 11 punts. During the 2025 season, he appeared in all games with seven starts, leading the team with 66 receptions for 618 yards and three touchdowns. He added 13 rushing attempts for 88 yards and two scores. His 78-yard reception ranked second-longest in Conference USA that year, and he was named All-CUSA Honorable Mention and Phil Steele All-Conference Third Team.