CFB Zeitgeist Score
53
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 68th percentile.
Braeden Wisloski
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
358 REC YDS · 26 REC · 4 REC TD
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
WR · JAMES MADISON · SUN BELT
CFB Zeitgeist Score
53
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 68th percentile.
Heisman Heat
#1229
<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 WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepRotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025Sharp dropoff (-18000%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8608 | No. 1095 recruit | HighSchool |
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison -> -- | 3-star | Withdrawn |
| 2025 | Maryland -> James Madison | 3-star | 0.8200 | Immediate |
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.
Selector Grid · 2025
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 —
Composite
0.8608
#1095 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.
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
100
Grounded Optimism
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Rival Radar
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
13.8
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
Why it matters
#173 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.8 yards per reception (26 catches).
Vs cohort
MODERATE · n=26 cohort 531
Signature Moment
Week 7 vs Louisiana — 69 ypr
Result W 24-14
The week the volume broke through — put up 69 yds vs Louisiana.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Braeden Wisloski's story is about how role and output meet each other. For James Madison, 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.
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
2025 season snapshot | final
30-second read
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
Rushing
Returns
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Louisville | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-13@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-10vs Georgia Southern | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Georgia State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14vs Louisiana | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 69 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 63-27vs Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-20@ Texas State | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-23@ Marshall | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-10vs App State | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-20vs Washington State | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 1 | 68 | |
| Wk 14 | W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | 39 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-14vs Troy | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 26 | |
| Bowl | L 34-51@ Oregon | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 32 | |
| Total | 26 | 358 | 17.5 | 4 | 68 |
Traditional history
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 26 | 358 | 13.8 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Maryland | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 32 | 431 | 13.5 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 1 | 4 | 98 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | -- | -- | 43 | 58 | -- |
| 2023 | Maryland | -- | -- | 380 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 1 | 4 | 521 | 58 | -- |
Advanced metrics second
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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.
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 26 | #335/1110 | 70th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 358 | #314/1107 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #152/1111 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.8 | #375/1106 | 66th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 98 | #88/238 | 63rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 8.4% | #575/1137 | 50th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 4 | #279/346 | 20th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 4 | #277/397 | 30th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.0 | #211/393 | 47th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 68 | #109/1105 | 90th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 16.3 | #161/236 | 32nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 6 | #77/243 | 69th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.2% | #526/1137 | 54th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.7% | #569/1137 | 50th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 3.5% | #774/1137 | 32nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 3.4% | #696/1137 | 39th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 2.8% | #925/1137 | 19th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.1% | #908/1137 | 20th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.2% | #374/1137 | 67th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
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
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.9 | 27.0 | 19.1 | 0.3 |
| Road7g | 1.9 | 24.1 | 15.5 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins12g | 1.7 | 25.5 | 18.3 | 0.3 |
| Losses2g | 3.0 | 26.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 17.9 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 1.6 | 33.3 | 24.2 | 0.6 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Elite: long catch (81st). Concern: rush yards (27th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tony Johnson’s 2022 season.
Tony Johnson
Sean Atkins
Tarique Milton
Eugene Wilson
Tony Johnson
Matches Tony on
Differs from Tony on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ma'jon Wright’s path through Arizona.
Ma'jon Wright
Keegan Jones
Taylor Grimes
Anthony Lowe
Ryan Flournoy
Matches Ma'jon on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaac Jernigan's junior season at San José State (2023).
Isaac Jernigan
Keegan Jones
DJ Allen
Eugene Wilson
Chrishon Mccray
Matches Isaac on
Differs from Isaac on
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.7%
385 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
69.2
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.8%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Damian Wroblewski → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
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Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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.
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. | ||||
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | Sun Belt | WR | 3 | No. 10 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Elysburg, PA |
| 2024 | Maryland | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 10 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Elysburg, PA |
| 2023 | Maryland | Big Ten | WR | 3 | No. 10 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Elysburg, PA |