CFB Zeitgeist Score
68
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 91st percentile.
Brendon Lewis
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Brendon Lewis arrives at Memphis with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
2,673PASS YDS16PASS TD660RUSH YDS
RUSHING VALUE · WEPA
+0.47
via your WEPA model · 2025 · 118 plays
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Memphis for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Memphis
Returning around him
- 12% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 Memphis player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (51 in / 47 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #60
QB · MEMPHIS · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Brendon Lewis
- 4
- #2
- 6-3 | 210 lb
- Melissa, TX
Heisman Heat
#102
<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 QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+74%
Up 74% from first season to most-recent.
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 | 3-star | 0.8847 | No. 465 recruit | HighSchool | Colorado |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada -> Memphis | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
| 2023 | Colorado -> Nevada | 3-star | 0.8700 | 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.
Achievements
- Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 2673 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (660).
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
0.8847
#465 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 Brendon Lewis
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Brendon Lewis
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
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 passing totals stand
Through 13g
2,673Pass yards
16Pass TDs
7INT
Per game
205.6Pass yards
1Pass TDs
1INT
Final
2,673Pass yards
16Pass TDs
7INT
Why this is a two-channel quarterback case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The unusual part of Brendon Lewis's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Memphis, he has 2,673 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes, but he also adds 660 rushing yards and 9 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
QB 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?
High-volume passer | Efficient | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
253 92nd
ATT
368 89th
CMP%
68.8% 80th
Y/A
7.3 62nd
Passing Production
YDS
2,673 86th
TD
16 85th
INT
7 23rd
Rushing
CAR
151 96th
YDS
660 96th
YPC
4.4 71st
TD
9 95th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Chattanooga | 22/28 | 199 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 73.9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-16@ Georgia State | 16/20 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 85.3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-7@ Troy | 17/27 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 | 48.2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-31vs Arkansas | 15/30 | 199 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 61.5 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-26@ Florida Atlantic | 13/19 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 10.3 | 75.1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-7vs Tulsa | 22/30 | 266 | 3 | 2 | 8.9 | 76.1 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ UAB | 9/10 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 37.3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs South Florida | 27/44 | 307 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 58.0 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14@ Rice | 18/22 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 91.6 | |
| Wk 11 | L 32-38vs Tulane | 29/34 | 317 | 2 | 1 | 9.3 | 63.1 | Season-high 317 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31@ East Carolina | 32/43 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 4.9 | 80.1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-28vs Navy | 19/36 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 4.8 | 35.9 | |
| Bowl | L 7-31@ NC State | 14/25 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | 25.6 | |
| Total | 253/368 | 2673 | 16 | 7 | 7.5 | 62.4 |
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
2022Colorado1-11HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced, slow tempo
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 2,673 | #55/382 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 16 | #63/407 | 85th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 253 | #31/383 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 68.8% | #76/383 | 80th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 7.3 | #145/382 | 62nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 660 | #17/408 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.21 | #139/200 | 31st pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 365 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 55.3% | #37/428 | 92nd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 368 | #44/407 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 7 | #316/407 | 23rd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 151 | #19/408 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 27 | #122/391 | 69th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 9 | #23/408 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.4 | #120/407 | 71st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 85.6% | #92/428 | 79th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 66.2% | #67/428 | 85th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 63.2% | #12/428 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 58.3% | #113/428 | 74th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 50.2% | #31/428 | 93rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 48.8% | #43/428 | 90th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 27.5% | #22/428 | 95th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.47 | #3/140 | 99th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 118 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #163/258 | 37th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 243 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| Road7g | 173 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 225 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| Losses5g | 174 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 196 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 216 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
68Solid starter
Elite: rush yards (90th). Strength: completion % (90th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)
Where the throws are landing
Short
0–9 yds52%of completions
56 comp5.0 yds avg2 TD
Middle
10–19 yds31%of completions
33 comp13.5 yds avg3 TD
Deep
20+ yds17%of completions
18 comp34.6 yds avg3 TD
Overall 68.6% completion on 156 attempts · 18 deep completions averaging 34.6 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Concerns: EPA / dropback.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.21Below (<p25) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.47Elite (≥p90) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Brendon LewisMemphisHaynes KingGeorgia Tech· 88% simGunner StocktonGeorgia· 88% simBear BachmeierBYU· 87% sim
Rush yards
Completion %
Rush TDs
Pass yards
Pass TDs
Yards / att
Interceptions
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Pocket Surgeon
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brendon Lewis’s 2024 season.
Brendon Lewis
87%match
#2
Bishop Davenport
74%
#3
Dustin Crum
All-MAC
70%
#4
Gunnar Holmberg
68%
#5
Riley Leonard
NFL Rd 6
68%
Matches Brendon on
Yards / attempt
Completion %
Rush yards / carry
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cameran Brown’s path through Georgia State.
Cameran Brown
94%match
#2
Parker McKinney
91%
#3
Jalon Jones
87%
#4
Ken Seals
85%
#5
Tony Muskett
84%
Matches Cameran on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Braylon Braxton's graduate season at Southern Miss (2025).
Braylon Braxton
46%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
Jacob Zeno
46%
#3
Brady Cook
46%
#4
Grayson James
All-ACC
46%
#5
Taisun Phommachanh
45%
Matches Braylon on
Height
Differs from Braylon on
Weight (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Rush yards / carry (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
46.9%
412 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
11.2%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coach2021
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis
2022
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis
2023
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis
2024
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis
2025
Ryan Silverfield
Memphis
Played his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMelissa, TX
Height6'3"
Weight210 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey2
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamMemphis
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
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 | Nevada | QB4 | #102 | #192 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | Nevada | QB4 | #1296 | #1914 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2022 | Colorado | QB4 | #1321 | #1737 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2021 | Colorado | QB4 | #283 | #414 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis | American Athletic | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 210 lb | Melissa, TX |
| 2024 | Nevada | Mountain West | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 210 lb | Melissa, TX |
| 2023 | Nevada | Mountain West | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 210 lb | Melissa, TX |
| 2022 | Colorado | Pac-12 | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 210 lb | Melissa, TX |
| 2021 | Colorado | Pac-12 | QB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-3 | 210 lb | Melissa, TX |