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Conner Harrell

QB · Charlotte · Jr · #15

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

737 PASS YDS · 4 PASS TD · 67 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Charlotte for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Charlotte for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Quarterback · Charlotte

Returning around him

  • 24% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #135

QB · CHARLOTTE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Conner Harrell

  • 3
  • #15
  • 6-2 | 210 lb
  • Alabaster, AL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

53

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 82nd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#950

<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

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2023–2025
2702023
7372025

+173%

Up 173% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#796 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB
Class3
Jersey15
Measurements6-2 | 210 lb
HometownAlabaster, AL
Primary teamCharlotte

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 796 recruit
Composite rating 0.8685 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2022
Origin Thompson Alabaster, AL, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8685 No. 796 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Charlotte 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 North Carolina -> Charlotte 3-star | 0.8500 | 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 16
Current nowcast#950Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#917Where 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 —

Composite

0.8685

#796 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 Conner Harrell

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Conner Harrell

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

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.

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 4g
737Pass yards
4Pass TDs
2INT
Per game
184.2Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
2,395Pass yards
13Pass TDs
6INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 737): needs 251.4/game over remaining 9.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 737): needs 362.6/game over remaining 9.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 2.3/game over remaining 9.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 2.9/game over remaining 9.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.4/game over remaining 9.

What made this player interesting

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

Conner Harrell's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Charlotte, 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 #950 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 44.2% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

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 737 4 TD | 2 INT | #156/382 (59th pct)
Completion rate 66.7% 64/96 completions | #98/383 (75th pct)
Yards/attempt 7.7 Explosiveness through the air | #111/382 (71st pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

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

Efficient

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
64 58th
ATT
96 59th
CMP%
66.7% 75th
Y/A
7.7 71st

Passing Production

YDS
737 59th
TD
4 61st
INT
2 52nd

Rushing

CAR
28 55th
YDS
67 58th
YPC
2.4 45th
TD
2 73rd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 4 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1L 11-34vs App State13/24142115.921.5
Wk 2L 3-20vs North Carolina17/29140004.823.9
Wk 3W 42-35vs Monmouth26/303823112.755.2Season-high 382 yds
Wk 4L 17-28vs Rice8/1373005.671.8
Total64/96737427.243.1
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

2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Charlotte649666.7%7377.742140.7----
2023North Carolina223366.7%2708.222143.3----
Career2 loaded seasons8612966.7%1,0077.864141.4----
SeasonTeam
2025Charlotte28672.42--
2023North Carolina22753.41--
Career2 loaded seasons501422.83--
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 67 2 rush TD | #171/408 (58th pct)
Usage 44.2% 64.9% pass share | 19.8% rush share | #124/428 (71st pct)
Passing WEPA +0.22 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #130/200 (36th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 737 #156/382 59th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 4 #159/407 61st pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 64 #161/383 58th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 66.7% #98/383 75th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 7.7 #111/382 71st pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 67 #171/408 58th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.22 #130/200 36th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 67 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 44.2% #124/428 71st pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 96 #167/407 59th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 2 #195/407 52nd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 28 #185/408 55th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 19 #186/391 53rd pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 2.4 #226/407 45th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 2 #113/408 73rd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 64.9% #154/428 64th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 56.7% #118/428 73rd pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 55.1% #131/428 70th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 45.3% #116/428 73rd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 38.3% #116/428 73rd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 37.9% #119/428 72nd pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 19.8% #65/428 85th 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 · 4 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home4g1841.07.20.5

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins1g3823.012.71.0
Losses3g1180.35.40.3

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-74g1841.07.20.5

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

53Mid-pack
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (92nd). Strength: completion % (81st). Concern: pass tds (12th).

Interceptions#8 / 183 · 92nd pct
2pass
Completion %#34 / 183 · 82nd pct
66.7%pass
Yards / att#54 / 183 · 70th pct
7.7pass
Fumbles lost#32 / 174 · 66th pct
1fumb
Rush TDs#101 / 183 · 39th pct
2rush
Rush yards#117 / 183 · 36th pct
67rush
Pass yards#155 / 183 · 16th pct
737pass
Pass TDs#154 / 183 · 13th pct
4pass

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

56/88 (63.6%) · 3 TD · 2 INT

Short

0–9 yds
45%of completions
25 comp5.4 yds avg2 TD

Middle

10–19 yds
39%of completions
22 comp13.9 yds avg

Deep

20+ yds
16%of completions
9 comp39.1 yds avg1 TD

Overall 63.6% completion on 88 attempts · 9 deep completions averaging 39.1 yds.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Concerns: EPA / dropback.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.220
23th 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_passing0.22Below (<p25) (n=94)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Conner HarrellCharlotteCade KlubnikClemson· 68% simNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 62% simLuke AltmyerIllinois· 61% sim
Interceptions
92
Harrell
56
Klubnik
44
Vattiato
67
Altmyer
Completion %
82
Harrell
73
Klubnik
41
Vattiato
87
Altmyer
Yards / att
70
Harrell
63
Klubnik
13
Vattiato
83
Altmyer
Fumbles lost
66
Harrell
66
Klubnik
66
Vattiato
38
Altmyer
Rush TDs
39
Harrell
59
Klubnik
39
Vattiato
68
Altmyer
Rush yards
36
Harrell
42
Klubnik
27
Vattiato
65
Altmyer
Pass yards
16
Harrell
78
Klubnik
57
Vattiato
81
Altmyer
Pass TDs
13
Harrell
64
Klubnik
64
Vattiato
80
Altmyer

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

Player DNA

The Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Gulbranson’s 2022 season.

Ben Gulbranson

76%match

Oregon State · 2022

#2

Bishop Davenport

South Alabama · 2025

76%
#3

Maverick McIvor

Western Kentucky · 2025

75%
#4

Sean Clifford

Penn State · 2021

NFL Rd 5
73%
#5

Jack Layne

New Mexico · 2025

72%

Matches Ben on

INT rate
Completion %
Height

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Alessio Milivojevic’s path through Michigan State.

Alessio Milivojevic

93%match

Michigan State · 2025

#2

Zac Thomas

App State · 2020

All-Sun Belt
90%
#3

Mason Heintschel

Pittsburgh · 2025

All-ACC
87%
#4

Jarret Doege

Troy · 2022

86%
#5

Ryder Burton

UAB · 2025

86%

Matches Alessio on

Height
Yards per attempt
Recruiting rating

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bishop Davenport's junior season at South Alabama (2025).

Bishop Davenport

74%match

South Alabama · 2025

#2

Jack Layne

New Mexico · 2025

72%
#3

Sam Leavitt

Arizona State · 2025

All-Big 12
67%
#4

JC French

Georgia Southern · 2025

66%
#5

Emory Jones

Arizona State · 2022

66%

Matches Bishop on

Completion %
Yards / attempt
Rush usage

Differs from Bishop on

EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tim Albin

Pass share

51.4%

379 pass / 358 run

Plays / game

61.4

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

8.9%

302 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
2025
Tim Albin
Charlotte
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Tim Albin. 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.

HometownAlabaster, AL
Height6'2"
Weight210 lb
Class3
PositionQB
Jersey15

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 North Carolina QB3 #950 #917 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 North Carolina QB3 #354 #342 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC
2022 North Carolina QB3 #1090 #860 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Charlotte American Athletic QB 3 No. 15 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Alabaster, AL
2024 North Carolina ACC QB 3 No. 15 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Alabaster, AL
2023 North Carolina ACC QB 3 No. 15 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Alabaster, AL
2022 North Carolina ACC QB 3 No. 15 | 6-2 | 210 lb | Alabaster, AL