CFB Zeitgeist Score
34
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 98th percentile.
Ashaad Clayton
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
88 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 12 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to SMU for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · SMU
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (14 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #31
RB · SMU · ACC
Ashaad Clayton
- 4
- #2
- 6-1 | 204 lb
- New Orleans, LA
Heisman Heat
#781
<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 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+5%
Modest growth (5%) across the multi-season window.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4-star | 0.9280 | No. 173 recruit | HighSchool | Colorado |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Colorado -> Tulane | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
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 Colorado
Composite
0.9280
#173 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 Ashaad Clayton
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 Ashaad Clayton
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
88Rush yards
12Carries
2Rush TDs
Per game
14.7Rush yards
2Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
190.7Rush yards
26Carries
4Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 88): needs 94.6/game over remaining 7.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 88): needs 130.3/game over remaining 7.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 88): needs 201.7/game over remaining 7.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 1.1/game over remaining 7.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 1.9/game over remaining 7.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 2.6/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.
Ashaad Clayton's story is about how role and output meet each other. For SMU, 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
12 31st
YDS
88 39th
YPC
7.3 94th
TD
2 67th
Receiving
REC
3 33rd
YDS
20 30th
YPR
6.7 47th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 34-10vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-24@ Clemson | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-13@ Wake Forest | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-13@ Boston College | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-6vs Louisville | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 1 | 50 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Bowl | W 24-19vs Arizona | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 | 88 | 5.6 | 2 | 50 |
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
2021Colorado4-8HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
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 | 88 | #452/735 | 39th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 2 | #247/739 | 67th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 7.3 | #45/735 | 94th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 3 | #371/552 | 33rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 20 | #385/548 | 30th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 4.2% | #583/738 | 21st pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 50 | #162/733 | 78th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 12 | #512/739 | 31st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 14 | #323/540 | 40th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 6.7 | #292/548 | 47th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 7.6% | #559/738 | 24th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 5.6% | #531/738 | 28th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.3% | #552/738 | 25th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.2% | #586/738 | 21st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 2.0% | #597/738 | 19th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.5% | #451/738 | 39th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 1.4% | #634/738 | 14th pct | Known-passing sharevs 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 22.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins5g | 15.2 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Losses1g | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 20.5 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
34Below cohort
Elite: yards / carry (98th). 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
Ashaad ClaytonSMUJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 50% simJeremiah CobbAuburn· 47% simSire GainesBoise State· 45% sim
Yards / carry
Long run
Rush TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Rush yards
Carries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
53.7%
460 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.4%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Jim Leavitt
SMU
2022era →
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
2023
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
2024
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
2025
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownNew Orleans, LA
Height6'1"
Weight204 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey2
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Current teamSMU
ConferenceACC
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 | Tulane | RB4 | #781 | #887 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Tulane | RB4 | #1542 | #1376 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | Tulane | RB4 | #433 | #359 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2021 | Colorado | RB4 | #1890 | #2271 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 204 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 2024 | Tulane | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 204 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 2023 | Tulane | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 204 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 2022 | Tulane | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 204 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 2021 | Colorado | Pac-12 | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 204 lb | New Orleans, LA |