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2025 recap · stats, aura & 2026 Heisman race

Heisman 2026 · Vegas · 6 books
#1CJ CarrNotre Dame+65013%
#2Arch ManningTexas+70012%
#3Dante MooreOregon+90010%
#4Trinidad ChamblissOle Miss+90010%
#5Darian MensahDuke+90010%
#6Julian SayinOhio State+10009%
#7Jeremiah SmithOhio State+10009%
#8Josh HooverTCU+12008%
#9Sam LeavittArizona State+14007%
#10Jayden MaiavaUSC+14007%
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QB · Cincinnati
Aura matched

Brendan Sorsby leads all qualifying QBs with a 100.0 aura score at Cincinnati — fan attention and production are perfectly aligned.

Aura 100 Production 92nd pct 964 mentions

Passing yards

2025 season totals

1
DM
North Texas
4,369
2
DM
3,973
3
TC
3,937
4
CB
Miami
3,813
5
JM
3,711
6
SR
3,681

EPA / dropback

Expected points added per dropback · PBP model

1
JS
Ohio State
+0.641
2
JM
+0.624
3
LS
Air Force
+0.619
4
BS
Cincinnati
+0.560
5
DM
Oregon
+0.559
6
TS
Alabama
+0.556

Aura score

Proprietary signal — derived from fan-conversation volume vs. production percentile. Not a ranking; a diagnostic.
1
BS
Cincinnati
100
2
BU
Michigan
99.4
3
DM
Oregon
98.8
4
AM
Texas
98.1
5
DA
Penn State
97.5
6
JA
Tennessee
96.9

Rushing yards

2025 season totals

1
CC
Jacksonville State
1,666
2
AH
Missouri
1,649
3
KL
Ole Miss
1,567
4
EJ
Nebraska
1,451
5
CH
North Texas
1,424
6
SB
1,392

EPA / carry

Expected points added per rush attempt · PBP model

1
DC
Wake Forest
+0.712
2
DB
Tennessee
+0.577
3
DR
Boise State
+0.574
4
JH
Michigan
+0.555
5
BM
UL Monroe
+0.553
6
SA
Vanderbilt
+0.534

Aura score

Proprietary signal — derived from fan-conversation volume vs. production percentile. Not a ranking; a diagnostic.
1
LM
BYU
99.3
2
JH
Michigan
97.9
3
BJ
Ohio State
96.4
4
JJ
Kansas State
95.7
5
DB
Tennessee
95
6
JP
Notre Dame
93.6

Receiving yards

2025 season totals — WR + TE

1
DS
San José State
1,297
2
SB
UConn
1,276
3
WY
North Texas
1,264
4
JS
Ohio State
1,243
5
MT
1,211
6
BS
Texas State
1,200

Catch rate

Receptions / targets · PBP model (min. 20 targets)

1
BG
Kansas
92.0%
2
CE
Texas Tech
87.5%
3
JH
Memphis
87.5%
4
GB
87.0%
5
AE
Mississippi State
86.7%
6
DD
Washington
85.7%

Aura score

Proprietary signal — derived from fan-conversation volume vs. production percentile. Not a ranking; a diagnostic.
1
MF
100
2
JL
Notre Dame
98.6
3
JM
Michigan
97.9
4
NS
Penn State
94.3
5
KA
Penn State
92.1
6
JH
Georgia Tech
91.4