CFB Zeitgeist Score
80
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 97th percentile.
Chase Hendricks
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Chase Hendricks arrives at Ohio with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
1,037REC YDS71REC7REC TD
REC YDS · 900-YD CLUB
1,037
1037 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025Ohio
2026California
WR · OHIO · MID-AMERICAN
Chase Hendricks
- 3
- #7
- 6-0 | 200 lb
- Saint Louis, MO
Heisman Heat
#1189
<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 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2023
Ohio · WR
—
2024
Ohio · WR
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★
2025
Ohio · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+860%
Up 860% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8600 | No. 1111 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio -> California | 4-star | 0.9300 | 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. 1037 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR 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 receiving yards (1037).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to —
Composite
0.8600
#1111 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 Chase Hendricks
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
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Chase Hendricks
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
14.6
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #120 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 78th
Why it matters
#120 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.6 yards per reception (71 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 14.6 (78th)
HIGH · n=71 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#15 / 531
- Receiving TDs#36 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 4 vs Gardner-Webb — 144 ypr
Result W 52-35
The week the volume broke through — put up 144 yds vs Gardner-Webb.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
1,037Rec yards
71Receptions
7Rec TDs
Per game
86.4Rec yards
6Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
1,123Rec yards
77Receptions
8Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 1,037.
✓ Hit 1,000-yard receiver · finished with 1,037.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 71.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 71): needs 9/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 7): needs 1/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 7): needs 3/game over remaining 1.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Chase Hendricks already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
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
71 98th
YDS
1,037 99th
YPR
14.6 74th
TD
7 97th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
1 20th
YPC
1.0 22nd
TD
0 81st
Returns
PR YDS
143 83rd
PR AVG
17.9 92nd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Rutgers | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs West Virginia | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 1 | 38 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-37@ Ohio State | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 | 67 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 144 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 35-20vs Bowling Green | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-20@ Ball State | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-21vs Northern Illinois | 10 | 108 | 10.8 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Eastern Michigan | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 2 | 28 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 11 | W 24-20vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17@ Western Michigan | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-26@ Buffalo | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 1 | 41 | |
| Bowl | W 17-10vs UNLV | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 42 | |
| Total | 71 | 1037 | 15.9 | 7 | 67 |
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
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
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 | 71 | #19/1110 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 1,037 | #15/1107 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 7 | #37/1111 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.6 | #291/1106 | 74th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 143 | #38/224 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 34.1% | #3/1137 | 100th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 1 | #334/346 | 4th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 1 | #317/397 | 20th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 1.0 | #309/393 | 22nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 67 | #122/1105 | 89th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 17.9 | #18/222 | 92nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 8 | #91/237 | 62nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 18.5% | #16/1137 | 99th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 15.7% | #12/1137 | 99th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 14.4% | #57/1137 | 95th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 13.5% | #19/1137 | 98th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 11.5% | #38/1137 | 97th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 11.2% | #53/1137 | 95th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.2% | #374/1137 | 67th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/302 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 87.5 | 17.3 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 6.2 | 85.3 | 14.5 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 6.1 | 91.1 | 16.7 | 0.8 |
| Losses4g | 5.5 | 77.0 | 14.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 96.0 | 18.7 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 73.0 | 12.0 | 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
80All-Conference
Elite: rec yards (97th). Strength: receptions (96th). Concern: rush yards (20th).
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
Chase HendricksOhioTed HurstGeorgia State· 96% simCortez BrahamMemphis· 94% simCooper BarkateDuke· 93% sim
Rec yards
Receptions
Rec TDs
Fumbles lost
Long catch
Yards / catch
Rush TDs
Rush yards
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 Germie Bernard’s 2025 season.
Germie Bernard
79%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 15
#2
Dontario Drummond
78%
#3
Cooper Barkate
All-ACC
78%
#4
Khalil Shakir
All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
77%
#5
Coleman Owen
All-MAC
76%
Matches Germie on
Weight
Reception volume
Height
Differs from Germie on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DeVontres Dukes’s path through South Florida.
DeVontres Dukes
100%match
#2
Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
99%
#3
Jalen McDonald
97%
#4
Ben Skowronek
NFL Rd 7
96%
#5
Kobe Clark
93%
Matches DeVontres on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Moore's junior season at Duke (2023).
Jordan Moore
77%match
All-ACC
#2
Jared Brown
All-Sun Belt
76%
#3
Ronnie Bell
All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
74%
#4
Amare Thomas
73%
#5
Jalen Cropper
All-Mountain West
72%
Matches Jordan on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Differs from Jordan on
Class year (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Smith
Pass share
36.6%
311 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.4%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Tim Albin
Ohio
2024
Tim Albin
Ohio
2025era →
Brian Smith
Ohio
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Albin → Brian Smith. 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.
HometownSaint Louis, MO
Height6'0"
Weight200 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey7
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Current teamOhio
ConferenceMid-American
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-MAC | all_conference | Ohio | MAC | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.