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Heisman / Players / Christopher Vizzina /Clemson

Christopher Vizzina

QB · Clemson · So · #17

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

406 PASS YDS · 4 PASS TD · 41 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Clemson for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Clemson for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Clemson

Returning around him

  • 83% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 9 Clemson players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #26

QB · CLEMSON · ACC

Christopher Vizzina

  • 2
  • #17
  • 6-4 | 210 lb
  • Birmingham, AL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

34

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 97th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#327

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2024–2025
1902024
4062025

+114%

Up 114% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#75 national
CFB
College
Clemson
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionQB
Class2
Jersey17
Measurements6-4 | 210 lb
HometownBirmingham, AL
Primary teamClemson

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 75 recruit
Composite rating 0.9621 HighSchool
Signed with Clemson 2023
Origin Briarwood Christian Birmingham, AL, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 4-star | 0.9621 No. 75 recruit | HighSchool | Clemson

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#327Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#283Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman 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 Clemson

Composite

0.9621

#75 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

PENDING

The 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 Christopher Vizzina

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

67

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 3 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 3 mentions · belief +33 · "Vizzina fell in love with Clemson at camp. Now he could lead the Tigers. &nbsp;&"Own fansRivals: 2 mentions · belief +0 · "Where do the Hokies clock in on Virginia Tech On SI's preseason ACC football pow"Rivals
  • Own fans · n=3
  • Rivals · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Christopher Vizzina

Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Third-down snap share

37%

rate

P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 1

National rank #84 of 93
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 1 10th

Why it matters

#84 of 93 P4 + Notre Dame QBs in 3rd-down snap share — on the field for 37% of third-down plays.

Vs cohort

This player 37% (10th)

MODERATE cohort 93

  • Also strong
  • ESPN QBR (season average)#91 / 92

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.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 5g
406Pass yards
4Pass TDs
1INT
Per game
81.2Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
1,056Pass yards
10Pass TDs
3INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 406): needs 324.2/game over remaining 8.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 406): needs 449.2/game over remaining 8.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 2.6/game over remaining 8.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.2/game over remaining 8.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.9/game over remaining 8.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Christopher Vizzina's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Clemson, 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.

Current place #327 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 28.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 75 recruit

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
Pass yards 406 4 TD | 1 INT | #190/382 (51st pct)
Completion rate 63.4% 45/71 completions | #155/383 (60th pct)
Yards/attempt 5.7 Explosiveness through the air | #286/382 (25th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Balanced quarterback against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
45 54th
ATT
71 54th
CMP%
63.4% 60th
Y/A
5.7 25th

Passing Production

YDS
406 51st
TD
4 61st
INT
1 63rd

Rushing

CAR
25 53rd
YDS
41 52nd
YPC
1.6 34th
TD
0 44th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 5 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 2W 27-16vs Troy
Wk 6W 38-10@ North Carolina6/1139003.551.9
Wk 7W 41-10@ Boston College1/3-201-0.70.7
Wk 8L 24-35vs SMU29/42317307.548.9Season-high 317 yds
Wk 13W 45-10vs Furman9/1552103.511.3
Total45/71406413.528.2
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Clemson457163.4%4065.741127.2----
2024Clemson193455.9%1905.600102.8----
Career2 loaded seasons6410561.0%5965.741119.3----
SeasonTeam
2025Clemson25411.60--
2024Clemson13685.21--
Career2 loaded seasons381092.91--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

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.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

Peer percentile

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.

Traditional first

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.

Rush impact 41 0 rush TD | #198/408 (52nd pct)
Usage 28.6% 41.6% pass share | 14.0% rush share | #187/428 (57th pct)
Passing WEPA +0.34 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #49/200 (76th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 406 #190/382 51st pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 4 #159/407 61st pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 45 #176/383 54th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 63.4% #155/383 60th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 5.7 #286/382 25th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 41 #198/408 52nd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.34 #49/200 76th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 63 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 28.6% #187/428 57th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 71 #188/407 54th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 1 #153/407 63rd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 25 #192/408 53rd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 15 #218/391 45th pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 1.6 #269/407 34th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 0 #230/408 44th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 43.6% #174/428 60th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 41.6% #198/428 54th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 36.8% #191/428 56th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 28.8% #187/428 57th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 25.2% #181/428 58th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 22.7% #190/428 56th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 14.0% #113/428 74th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #69/258 74th 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 5 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home3g1231.35.50.0
Road2g18.50.01.40.5

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins4g22.20.22.10.2
Losses1g3173.07.50.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-73g12.30.01.40.3
Weeks 8+2g1842.05.50.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

34Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (97th). Concern: pass yards (1st).

Interceptions#4 / 183 · 97th pct
1pass
Fumbles lost#32 / 174 · 66th pct
1fumb
Completion %#76 / 183 · 58th pct
63.4%pass
Rush yards#127 / 183 · 31st pct
41rush
Pass TDs#154 / 183 · 13th pct
4pass
Rush TDs#150 / 183 · 9th pct
0rush
Yards / att#168 / 183 · 8th pct
5.7pass
Pass yards#181 / 183 · 2nd pct
406pass

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

34/55 (61.8%) · 3 TD · 1 INT

Short

0–9 yds
56%of completions
19 comp5.4 yds avg

Middle

10–19 yds
32%of completions
11 comp12.9 yds avg

Deep

20+ yds
12%of completions
4 comp34.2 yds avg3 TD

Overall 61.8% completion on 55 attempts.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.340
59th pct
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

wepa_passing0.34Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Christopher VizzinaClemsonNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 65% simDrake LindseyMinnesota· 60% simCade KlubnikClemson· 55% sim
Interceptions
97
Vizzina
44
Vattiato
56
Lindsey
56
Klubnik
Fumbles lost
66
Vizzina
66
Vattiato
91
Lindsey
66
Klubnik
Completion %
58
Vizzina
41
Vattiato
56
Lindsey
73
Klubnik
Rush yards
31
Vizzina
27
Vattiato
1
Lindsey
42
Klubnik
Pass TDs
13
Vizzina
64
Vattiato
72
Lindsey
64
Klubnik
Rush TDs
9
Vizzina
39
Vattiato
59
Lindsey
59
Klubnik
Yards / att
8
Vizzina
13
Vattiato
16
Lindsey
63
Klubnik
Pass yards
2
Vizzina
57
Vattiato
61
Lindsey
78
Klubnik

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Pass share

53.8%

474 pass / 407 run

Plays / game

67.8

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.5%

337 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2025
Dabo Swinney
Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownBirmingham, AL
Height6'4"
Weight210 lb
Class2
PositionQB
Jersey17

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

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 Clemson QB2 #327 #283 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Clemson QB2 #1082 #801 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Clemson ACC QB 2 No. 17 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Birmingham, AL
2024 Clemson ACC QB 2 No. 17 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Birmingham, AL
2023 Clemson ACC QB 2 No. 17 | 6-4 | 210 lb | Birmingham, AL