Christopher Hess
HEAD_LINE_JUDGE · SEChead_line_judge · SEC · 45 games since 2022
Worked TENN 26–10 ALA in week 7.
Games since '22Games since '22
456 in 20266 in 2026
Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026
15.8— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7
Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g
127LG 111League 111
Judgment shareJudgment share
53%LG 60%League 60%
Home cookingHome cooking · raw
−1.2Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games
Late whistleLate whistle
—Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games
Game lengthGame length
3:36LG 3:24League 3:24
Flag profile
Per game · | = leagueJ = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.0 other / g · Career, 45 G
Leans
Flags over expected / g0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE
Crew history
45 gamesYear | Crew · position | G | Flags/g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SEC · head_line_judge | 6 | 15.8 |
| 2025 | SEC · head_line_judge | 9 | 10.2 |
| 2024 | SEC · head_line_judge | 9 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | SEC · head_line_judge | 9 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | Sun Belt · line_judge | 12 | 9.3 |
Replay reviews
Since 2025 · 15 GReviews, 1.3/g
Overturned · 14
Of replay
Longest: ≈ 4:53, runner broke the plane upheld · 2025 postseason, Nebraska vs
Utah
■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median
Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game
Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game
Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles
Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:01 AM ET
Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:01 AM ET