CFB Zeitgeist Score
15
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 50th percentile.
Bryan Jackson
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
123 RUSH YDS · 4 RUSH TD · 36 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to USC for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · USC
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #14
RB · USC · BIG TEN
Bryan Jackson
- 2
- #21
- 6-0 | 235 lb
- McKinney, TX
Heisman Heat
#481
<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 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-35%
Sharp dropoff (-35%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
USC
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-star | 0.8803 | No. 644 recruit | HighSchool | USC |
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 USC
Composite
0.8803
#644 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 Bryan Jackson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=1
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Bryan Jackson
Only 1 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 rushing totals stand
Through 8g
123Rush yards
36Carries
4Rush TDs
Per game
15.4Rush yards
4Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
199.9Rush yards
58Carries
6Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 123): needs 125.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 123): needs 175.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 123): needs 275.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 1.2/game over remaining 5.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 2.2/game over remaining 5.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.2/game over remaining 5.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Bryan Jackson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For USC, 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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
36 51st
YDS
123 45th
YPC
3.4 20th
TD
4 79th
Receiving
REC
2 25th
YDS
17 27th
YPR
8.5 67th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-13vs Missouri State | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-13vs Michigan | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 24-34@ Notre Dame | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Nebraska | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17vs Northwestern | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-21vs Iowa | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-42@ Oregon | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-10vs UCLA | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 123 | 2.8 | 4 | 29 |
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
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · 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 | 123 | #408/735 | 45th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 4 | #154/739 | 79th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 3.4 | #591/735 | 20th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 2 | #414/552 | 25th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 17 | #400/548 | 27th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.12 | #173/362 | 52nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 36 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 7.2% | #421/738 | 43rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 36 | #360/739 | 51st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 29 | #303/733 | 59th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 17 | #264/540 | 51st pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 8.5 | #183/548 | 67th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 14.3% | #368/738 | 50th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 9.4% | #377/738 | 49th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.4% | #412/738 | 44th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 6.6% | #361/738 | 51st pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 4.2% | #600/738 | 19th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 4.2% | #509/738 | 31st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.1% | #495/738 | 33rd 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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 13.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 19.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 14.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Losses2g | 19.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 23.0 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 12.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
15Below cohort
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.
wepa_rushing0.12Low (p25–p50) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Bryan JacksonUSCTae MeadowsTroy· 51% simJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 51% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 50% sim
Rush TDs
Long run
Rec yards
Receptions
Yards / carry
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
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
50.4%
420 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
3.8%
313 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Lincoln Riley
USC
2025
Lincoln Riley
USC
Played his entire career under Lincoln Riley.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMcKinney, TX
Height6'0"
Weight235 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey21
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamUSC
ConferenceBig Ten
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 | USC | RB2 | #481 | #472 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.