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McCae Hillstead

Position coach (Utah State, 2026): Matt Johns

Lehi, UTSenior#3

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Estimated NIL value

$19K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Senior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

2 seasons

Portal entry

January 09, 2026

McCae Hillstead is a Senior QB from Lehi, UT. McCae Hillstead entered the transfer portal from BYU on January 9, 2026 and committed to Utah State. TransferPortl estimates McCae Hillstead's NIL market value at $19K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. McCae Hillstead has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

BYUTO

Utah State

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 73 att

AY/A

5.41

19th

aDOT

10.7 yds

87th

EPA / Pass Play

0.17

47th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS QBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

AY/A uses passing yards, touchdowns, interceptions, and attempts. aDOT uses CFBD air-yard data. Both update with the weekly data build.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Nov 8, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	BYU	39 High	Entered portal
2025	BYU	40 High	Did not enter
2024	Utah State	12 Low	Entered portal

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$19,319

Highest market value

$25,682

Nov 29, 2025

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

BYU

January 09, 2026

BYU → Utah State

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2023

Committed to Utah State Dec 2022

Season Statistics