Jarrett Stidham won't have one of his favorite targets in the Auburn passing game for the rest of the season.

Senior wide receiver Will Hastings underwent surgery Thursday and will miss the rest of the year and redshirt, sources told AL.com.

Hastings, who got back in less than six months from the ACL injury he suffered in March, suffered a setback with the knee in mid-September.

He hadn't played since getting six snaps during the Tigers' loss to LSU Sept. 15.

It's a tough blow for both Hastings and the Auburn offense, which is ranked third-worst in the SEC heading into Saturday's game against Mississippi State.

Hastings was third on the team as a junior last year with 525 receiving yards and also third with four touchdown catches.

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.