CFB Zeitgeist Score
54
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 67th percentile.
Cam Ross
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
543 REC YDS · 53 REC · 2 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Virginia for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Virginia
Returning around him
- 28% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (30 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #58
WR · VIRGINIA · ACC
Cam Ross
- 4
- #6
- 5-10 | 186 lb
- Newark, DE
Heisman Heat
#2028
<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
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+805%
Up 805% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3-star | 0.8259 | No. 1854 recruit | HighSchool | UConn |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison -> Virginia | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
| 2024 | UConn -> James Madison | 3-star | 0.8400 | 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 UConn
Composite
0.8259
#1854 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 Cam Ross
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Cam Ross
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
543
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #179 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 66th
Why it matters
#179 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 543 yards on 53 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 543 (66th)
HIGH · n=53 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#302 / 531
- Yards per reception#411 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 vs Coastal Carolina — 124 receiving_yards_total
Result W 48-7
The week the volume broke through — put up 124 yds vs Coastal Carolina.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 13g
543Rec yards
53Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
41.8Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
543Rec yards
53Receptions
2Rec TDs
Why the profile pops beyond receiving
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The most interesting thing about Cam Ross is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR 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?
Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
53 91st
YDS
543 83rd
YPR
10.2 33rd
TD
2 75th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
19 64th
YPC
19.0 98th
TD
1 96th
Returns
KR YDS
266 83rd
KR AVG
33.3 97th
PR YDS
171 89th
PR AVG
7.8 50th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Coastal Carolina | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 1 | 46 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 31-35@ NC State | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs William & Mary | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-20vs Stanford | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 5 | W 46-38vs Florida State | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-27@ Louisville | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-20vs Washington State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ California | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-16vs Wake Forest | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-17@ Duke | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | L 20-27vs Duke | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 29 | |
| Bowl | W 13-7@ Missouri | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 53 | 543 | 8.9 | 2 | 46 |
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
2021UConn1-11HC: Lou Spanos · Balanced
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
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.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 53 | #101/1110 | 91st pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 543 | #184/1107 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #281/1111 | 75th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.2 | #737/1106 | 33rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 266 | #42/238 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 171 | #26/224 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 16.2% | #192/1137 | 83rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 19 | #77/346 | 78th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 19 | #142/397 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 19.0 | #10/393 | 98th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 1 | #19/411 | 96th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 46 | #325/1105 | 71st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 33.3 | #7/236 | 97th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 22 | #8/237 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 8 | #64/243 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 7.8 | #111/222 | 50th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return TD | 1 | #4/20 | 85th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.0% | #310/1137 | 73rd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 8.3% | #166/1137 | 85th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.8% | #386/1137 | 66th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 7.7% | #230/1137 | 80th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 7.1% | #211/1137 | 82nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.1% | #386/1137 | 66th 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 |
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
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.4 | 39.1 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 46.0 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 4.1 | 43.7 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Losses3g | 4.0 | 35.3 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 50.6 | 10.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 31.5 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
54Mid-pack
Elite: rush tds (85th). Strength: receptions (81st). Concern: yards / catch (17th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 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
Cam RossVirginiaRyan DavisUtah· 83% simSean WilsonDelaware· 82% simTrent WalkerOregon State· 81% sim
Rush TDs
Receptions
Rec yards
Rush yards
Long catch
Rec TDs
Fumbles lost
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Winston Wright’s 2021 season.
Winston Wright
85%match
#2
Trebor Pena
84%
#3
Jaylin Noel
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 15
83%
#4
Dominic Lovett
NFL Rd 7
82%
#5
Yusuf Ali
74%
Matches Winston on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Differs from Winston on
Class year (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Winston Wright’s path through East Carolina.
Winston Wright
98%match
#2
Jordan Brown
All-AACNFL Rd 7
96%
#3
Derick Eugene
95%
#4
Elijah Steward
95%
#5
Max Tomczak
94%
Matches Winston on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to TJ Sheffield's graduate season at UConn (2024).
TJ Sheffield
84%match
#2
Ashtyn Hawkins
77%
#3
Malik Rutherford
76%
#4
Trayvon Rudolph
All-MAC
73%
#5
Elijah Metcalf
All-Conference USA
72%
Matches TJ on
Weight
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from TJ on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
48.0%
492 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
73.3
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.0%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Bronco Mendenhall
Virginia
2022era →
Tony Elliott
Virginia
2023
Tony Elliott
Virginia
2025
Tony Elliott
Virginia
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. 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.
HometownNewark, DE
Height5'10"
Weight186 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey6
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc6 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 | James Madison | WR4 | #2028 | #1752 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | UConn | WR4 | #1184 | #1687 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2022 | UConn | WR4 | #3246 | #3455 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2021 | UConn | WR4 | #2993 | #3568 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Newark, DE |
| 2024 | James Madison | Sun Belt | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Newark, DE |
| 2023 | UConn | FBS Independents | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Newark, DE |
| 2022 | UConn | FBS Independents | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Newark, DE |
| 2021 | UConn | FBS Independents | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Newark, DE |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 5-10 | 186 lb | Newark, DE |