CFB Zeitgeist Score
49
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 66th percentile.
Alex Honig
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
162 REC YDS · 13 REC · 3 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to UConn for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UConn
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 UConn player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +8 net (53 in / 45 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UConn · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #114
TE · UCONN · FBS INDEPENDENTS
Alex Honig
- 4
- #86
- 6-7 | 270 lb
- Bavaria
Heisman Heat
#760
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP TE AWARD
Mackey
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+175%
Up 175% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UConn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Alex Honig
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Alex Honig
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 9g
162Rec yards
13Receptions
3Rec TDs
Per game
18Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
234Rec yards
19Receptions
4Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 162): needs 134.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 162): needs 209.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 13): needs 11.8/game over remaining 4.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 13): needs 16.8/game over remaining 4.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 1.2/game over remaining 4.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 1.8/game over remaining 4.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Alex Honig's story is about how role and output meet each other. For UConn, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
13 68th
YDS
162 71st
YPR
12.5 79th
TD
3 91st
Rushing
CAR
1 51st
YDS
26 83rd
YPC
26.0 98th
TD
0 69th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Syracuse | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44@ Delaware | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-10vs Florida International | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-23@ Boston College | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 40 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Rice | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-19vs UAB | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34vs Duke | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Total | 13 | 162 | 10.4 | 3 | 40 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 13 | #154/475 | 68th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 162 | #139/475 | 71st pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 3 | #45/475 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.5 | #103/475 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 6.1% | #223/468 | 53rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 26 | #3/50 | 96th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 26 | #10/53 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 26.0 | #2/53 | 98th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #30/59 | 51st pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #20/62 | 69th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 40 | #70/475 | 85th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 4.5% | #148/468 | 69th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.9% | #136/468 | 71st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.7% | #148/468 | 69th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 3.6% | #159/468 | 66th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 3.5% | #232/468 | 51st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.4% | #37/468 | 92nd pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 0.0% | #339/468 | 28th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 25.6 | 13.6 | 0.6 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 1.5 | 22.2 | 12.5 | 0.2 |
| Losses3g | 1.3 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 26.8 | 15.2 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
49Mid-pack
Elite: rush yards (87th). Concern: receptions (9th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Alex HonigUConnLance MasonWisconsin· 67% simTre Williams IIINorth Texas· 61% simNoah MeyersWestern Kentucky· 61% sim
Rush yards
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rush TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Red-Zone Weapon
The first name called near the goal line. Blocking is secondary.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kaleo Ballungay’s 2024 season.
Kaleo Ballungay
69%match
#2
Johnny Lumpkin
57%
#3
Hayden Hansen
54%
#4
Jared Wiley
NFL Rd 4
52%
#5
Easton Dean
50%
Matches Kaleo on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Kaleo on
TD rate (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Johnny Lumpkin's junior season at Louisiana (2022).
Johnny Lumpkin
82%match
#2
Easton Dean
80%
#3
Mason Tharp
71%
#4
Jared Wiley
All-Big 12NFL Rd 4
69%
#5
Jake Bruno
68%
Matches Johnny on
Reception volume
TD rate
Yards / reception
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
53.5%
451 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.5%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Jim Mora
UConn
2024
Jim Mora
UConn
2025
Jim Mora
UConn
Played his entire career under Jim Mora.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownBavaria
Height6'7"
Weight270 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey86
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamUConn
ConferenceFBS Independents
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn | TE4 | #760 | #829 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2023 | UConn | TE4 | #4325 | #4630 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2022 | TCU | TE4 | #2124 | #1552 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | TCU | TE4 | #3590 | #3569 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UConn | FBS Independents | TE | 4 | No. 86 | 6-7 | 270 lb | Bavaria |
| 2024 | UConn | FBS Independents | TE | 4 | No. 86 | 6-7 | 270 lb | Bavaria |
| 2023 | UConn | FBS Independents | TE | 4 | No. 86 | 6-7 | 270 lb | Bavaria |
| 2022 | TCU | Big 12 | TE | 4 | No. 86 | 6-7 | 270 lb | Bavaria |
| 2021 | TCU | Big 12 | TE | 4 | No. 86 | 6-7 | 270 lb | Bavaria |