CFB Zeitgeist Score
82
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 92nd percentile.
DeSean Bishop
The Long Memoryas of 2026-06-22
Bishop ran for 1,076 yards and 16 touchdowns last season, and rival fans noticed every carry.
1,076RUSH YDS16RUSH TD182CARRIES
RUSHING VALUE · WEPA
+0.32
via your WEPA model · 2025 · 178 plays
Tennessee fans overwhelmingly believe Bishop earned his place as the Vols' featured back, pointing to 16 rushing touchdowns and a positive rushing value as proof he absorbed Dylan Sampson's role without a drop-off.
medium confidence2 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority argues the numbers flatter a system, not a back, and that 2026 will expose the difference.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #11
RB · TENNESSEE · SEC
DeSean Bishop
- 2
- #18
- 5-10 | 208 lb
- Knoxville, TN
Heisman Heat
#140
<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 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+136%
Up 136% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8533 | No. 1308 recruit | HighSchool | Tennessee |
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.
Achievements
- 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 rushing yards (1076).
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 Tennessee
Composite
0.8533
#1308 national
Today’s Hot-Take
+0.320 rushing wepa per carry — #2 in a 66-RB cohort, 98th percentile in the modern era.
Anti-Take
EFFICIENCYEfficiency rewards selectivity. Volume-adjusted rank in the same cohort almost always looks looser — call it elite, not unique.
The Room on DeSean Bishop
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
62
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=29
- Rivals · n=4
- National · n=8
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about DeSean Bishop
Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 2
Peak moment Week 0 · 2 mentions
Grudging respect 50% Neutral 50% Mockery 0%
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Rushing WEPA per carry
+0.320
EPA
P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries
National rank #2 of 66
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries 98th
Why it matters
#2 of 66 P4 + Notre Dame RBs by rushing weighted- EPA per carry — +0.320 EPA/carry on 178 carries.
Vs cohort
This player +0.320 (98th)
HIGH · n=178 cohort 66
- Also strong
- Yards per carry#12 / 69
- Rushing yards (total)#10 / 69
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 13g
1,076Rush yards
182Carries
16Rush TDs
Per game
82.8Rush yards
14Carries
1Rush TDs
Final
1,076Rush yards
182Carries
16Rush TDs
✓ Hit 750-yard season · finished with 1,076.
✓ Hit 1,000-yard season · finished with 1,076.
✓ Hit 10 rushing TDs · finished with 16.
✓ Hit 15 rushing TDs · finished with 16.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
DeSean Bishop's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Tennessee, 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?
Workhorse | Efficient runner | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
182 95th
YDS
1,076 96th
YPC
5.9 83rd
TD
16 100th
Receiving
REC
15 75th
YDS
135 80th
YPR
9.0 71st
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-26vs Syracuse | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-17vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 50 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44vs Georgia | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-24vs UAB | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 2 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34@ Mississippi State | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Arkansas | 14 | 146 | 10.4 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 146 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 20-37@ Alabama | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 2 | 44 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34@ Kentucky | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-33vs Oklahoma | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-9vs New Mexico State | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-11@ Florida | 24 | 116 | 4.8 | 2 | 28 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45vs Vanderbilt | 20 | 97 | 4.9 | 2 | 35 | |
| Bowl | L 28-30@ Illinois | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 2 | 18 | |
| Total | 182 | 1076 | 7.1 | 16 | 50 |
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
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · 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 | 1,076 | #27/735 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 16 | #4/739 | 100th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.9 | #126/735 | 83rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 15 | #140/552 | 75th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 135 | #110/548 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.32 | #4/362 | 99th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 178 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 20.2% | #93/738 | 88th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 182 | #36/739 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 50 | #162/733 | 78th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 23 | #190/540 | 65th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.0 | #159/548 | 71st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 35.9% | #83/738 | 89th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 23.4% | #98/738 | 87th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 22.4% | #97/738 | 87th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 19.3% | #105/738 | 86th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 14.1% | #82/738 | 89th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 12.6% | #125/738 | 83rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.5% | #188/738 | 75th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/256 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 78.0 | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 90.4 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 83.9 | 8.4 | 1.2 |
| Losses5g | 81.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 82.0 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 83.7 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
82All-Conference
Elite: rush tds (98th). Strength: rush yards (92nd).
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_rushing0.32Elite (≥p90) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
DeSean BishopTennesseeAlex TeczaNavy· 87% simCamryn EdwardsUConn· 86% simDylan RileyBoise State· 86% sim
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Carries
Fumbles lost
Yards / carry
Rec yards
Receptions
Long run
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jerome Ford’s 2021 season.
Jerome Ford
77%match
All-AACNFL Rd 5
#2
Jacory Merritt
74%
#3
Israel Abanikanda
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
70%
#4
Dylan Sampson
NFL Rd 4
70%
#5
Devin Neal
70%
Matches Jerome on
Weight
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Jerome on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Height (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ahmad Hardy’s path through Missouri.
Ahmad Hardy
93%match
Consensus All-American
#2
B.J. Baylor
91%
#3
Travis Dye
87%
#4
Abram Smith
All-Big 12
86%
#5
Ainias Smith
All-SECNFL Rd 5
83%
Matches Ahmad on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Max Borghi's sophomore season at Washington State (2021).
Max Borghi
72%match
#2
B.J. Baylor
70%
#3
Jalen Buckley
All-MAC
69%
#4
Jaylen Wright
NFL Rd 4
67%
#5
Antwan Raymond
All-Big Ten
68%
Matches Max on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Differs from Max on
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
47.3%
437 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.4%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Josh Heupel
Tennessee
2025
Josh Heupel
Tennessee
Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownKnoxville, TN
Height5'10"
Weight208 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey18
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamTennessee
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc3 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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.