CFB Zeitgeist Score
57
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by tackles for loss at the 91st percentile.
Dontae Lunan
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
56 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Coastal Carolina for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 97% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #91
LB · COASTAL CAROLINA · SUN BELT
Dontae Lunan
- 4
- #30
- 5-10 | 217 lb
- Miami Gardens, FL
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
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
—
TOP LB AWARD
Butkus
—
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
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8106 | No. 2488 recruit | HighSchool | Bryant |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Albany -> Coastal Carolina | 3-star | Immediate |
Heisman Lens
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
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 Bryant
Composite
0.8106
#2488 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 Dontae Lunan
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 Dontae Lunan
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 13g
56Tackles
7.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.6Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Final
56Tackles
7.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Dontae Lunan is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Coastal Carolina's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 1 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF 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?
High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
56 91st
SOLO
39 95th
TFL
7.5 95th
SACK
0.0 65th
QBH
1 44th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
1 43rd
INT
1 65th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-48@ Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-20@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-47@ Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-8vs UL Monroe | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-37@ App State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-27vs Marshall | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-27vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-45@ Georgia Southern | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-51@ South Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 10-59vs James Madison | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 14-23@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 39 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 context · Team result + system
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 56 | 39 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 56 | 39 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 56 | #468/4942 | 91st pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 7.5 | #234/4972 | 95th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 1 | #308/869 | 65th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 1 | #1241/2184 | 43rd pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 1 | #1051/1878 | 44th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 39 | #237/4584 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 11.0 | #336/578 | 42nd pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 11 | #393/578 | 32nd pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
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
The Butkus award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses7g | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the LB cohort
57Solid starter
Elite: solo tackles (91st). Strength: tackles for loss (91st). Concern: sacks (23rd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · LB · 2025
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
Dontae LunanCoastal CarolinaRobert FitzgeraldNorthwestern· 84% simTyler MartinMassachusetts· 81% simKeaton ThomasBaylor· 80% sim
Solo tackles
Tackles for loss
Tackles
QB hurries
Passes defended
Interceptions
Sacks
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Carl Glass Jr.’s 2023 season.
Carl Glass Jr.
75%match
#2
T.D. Roof
75%
#3
Kevin Wood
74%
#4
Tyreke Davis
72%
#5
Lance Deveaux
All-MAC
70%
Matches Carl on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Class year
Differs from Carl on
Height (lower)
Sack rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Carl Glass Jr.'s sophomore season at UL Monroe (2023).
Carl Glass Jr.
82%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
Jerrae Williams
80%
#3
Drue Watts
78%
#4
Eavan Gibbons
78%
#5
Jaylen Wester
77%
Matches Carl on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Carl on
Sack rate (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Beck
Pass share
46.3%
399 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
66.3
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.2%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Tim Beck
Coastal Carolina
Played his entire career under Tim Beck.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMiami Gardens, FL
Height5'10"
Weight217 lb
Class4
PositionLB
Jersey30
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamCoastal Carolina
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | LB | 4 | No. 30 | 5-10 | 217 lb | Miami Gardens, FL |