CFB Zeitgeist Score
44
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 100th percentile.
Aneyas Williams
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
224 RUSH YDS · 5 RUSH TD · 24 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Notre Dame for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (7 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #12
RB · NOTRE DAME · FBS INDEPENDENTS
Aneyas Williams
- 2
- #22
- 5-10 | 200 lb
- Hannibal, MO
Heisman Heat
#1295
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4-star | 0.9126 | No. 251 recruit | HighSchool | Notre Dame |
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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Notre Dame
Composite
0.9126
#251 national
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 Aneyas Williams
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
56
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=10
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Aneyas Williams
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 rushing totals stand
Through 6g
224Rush yards
24Carries
5Rush TDs
Per game
37.3Rush yards
4Carries
1Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
485.3Rush yards
52Carries
11Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 224): needs 75.1/game over remaining 7.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 224): needs 110.9/game over remaining 7.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 224): needs 182.3/game over remaining 7.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 0.7/game over remaining 7.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 1.4/game over remaining 7.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 2.1/game over remaining 7.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Aneyas Williams's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Notre Dame, 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
RB 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?
Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
24 43rd
YDS
224 56th
YPC
9.3 98th
TD
5 85th
Receiving
REC
2 25th
YDS
40 43rd
YPR
20.0 98th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 40-41vs Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-30vs Purdue | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-13@ Arkansas | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-10vs Navy | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 54 | |
| Wk 13 | W 70-7vs Syracuse | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-20@ Stanford | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 2 | 51 | Season-high 83 yds |
| Total | 24 | 224 | 9.6 | 5 | 54 |
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
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 24 | 224 | 9.3 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 24 | 224 | 9.3 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 224 | #322/735 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 5 | #115/739 | 85th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 9.3 | #15/735 | 98th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 2 | #414/552 | 25th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 40 | #313/548 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 6.7% | #458/738 | 38th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 54 | #136/733 | 82nd pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 24 | #420/739 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 25 | #166/540 | 69th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 20.0 | #13/548 | 98th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 19 | #153/200 | 24th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 9.5 | #173/199 | 14th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 2 | #109/206 | 48th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 10.5% | #476/738 | 36th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 8.8% | #389/738 | 47th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 7.6% | #443/738 | 40th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.1% | #334/738 | 55th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.9% | #505/738 | 32nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 4.5% | #481/738 | 35th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.6% | #442/738 | 40th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
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
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 30.2 | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 51.5 | 9.2 | 1.5 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins5g | 44.8 | 9.6 | 1.0 |
| Losses1g | — | — | — |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 10.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 64.7 | 11.9 | 1.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
44Mid-pack
Elite: yards / carry (100th). Concern: carries (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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
Aneyas WilliamsNotre DameJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 52% simKaelon BlackIndiana· 51% simJeremiah CobbAuburn· 51% sim
Yards / carry
Long run
Rush TDs
Rec yards
Rush yards
Receptions
Carries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
44.0%
321 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.7%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownHannibal, MO
Height5'10"
Weight200 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey22
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Current teamNotre Dame
ConferenceFBS Independents
Joined2025
Career arc2 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 | Notre Dame | RB2 | #1295 | #1017 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | FBS Independents |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | RB | 2 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 200 lb | Hannibal, MO |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | RB | 2 | No. 22 | 5-10 | 200 lb | Hannibal, MO |