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Heisman / Players / Drelon Miller /Colorado

Drelon Miller

WR · Colorado · So · #6

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

159 REC YDS · 21 REC · 1 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Colorado for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Colorado for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Colorado

Returning around him

  • 7% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #37

WR · COLORADO · BIG 12

Drelon Miller

  • 2
  • #6
  • 6-1 | 200 lb
  • Silsbee, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

30

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 96th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#489

<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 1 · 2-deep

R03 · Backup

Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
2772024
1592025

-43%

Sharp dropoff (-43%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

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

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey6
Measurements6-1 | 200 lb
HometownSilsbee, TX
Primary teamColorado

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 101 recruit
Composite rating 0.9516 HighSchool
Signed with Colorado 2024
Origin Silsbee Silsbee, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 4-star | 0.9516 No. 101 recruit | HighSchool | Colorado
2023 4-star | 0.9096 No. 274 recruit | HighSchool | Colorado

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#489Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#483Where 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 Colorado

Composite

0.9516

#101 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 Drelon Miller

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 Drelon Miller

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving TDs

1

count

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #402 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 24th

Why it matters

#402 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 1 TDs on 21 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 1 (24th)

MODERATE · n=21 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Yards per reception#504 / 531
  • Receiving yards (total)#520 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 5 vs BYU — 1 receiving_tds

Result L 21-24

The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs BYU.

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

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 11g
159Rec yards
21Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
14.5Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
187.9Rec yards
25Receptions
1Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 159): needs 270.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 159): needs 420.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 21): needs 19.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 21): needs 29.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 3.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 4.5/game over remaining 2.

Why the profile pops beyond receiving

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

The most interesting thing about Drelon Miller is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.

Current place #489 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 11.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 101 recruit

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
Receptions 21 1 rec TD | #402/1110 (64th pct)
Receiving yards 159 7.6 per catch | #528/1107 (52nd pct)
Scrimmage yards 293 Total offensive yardage | #528/1107 (52nd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
21 64th
YDS
159 52nd
YPR
7.6 15th
TD
1 64th

Rushing

CAR
46 99th
YDS
134 97th
YPC
2.9 33rd
TD
1 96th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 20-27vs Georgia Tech2136.5016
Wk 2W 31-7vs Delaware111.001
Wk 3L 20-36@ Houston3237.7016
Wk 4W 37-20vs Wyoming22512.5016
Wk 5L 21-24vs BYU22713.5119
Wk 6L 21-35@ TCU166.006
Wk 9L 7-53@ Utah
Wk 10L 17-52vs Arizona2126.009
Wk 11L 22-29@ West Virginia4379.3032Season-high 37 yds
Wk 13L 17-42vs Arizona State3144.708
Wk 14L 14-24@ Kansas State111.001
Total211596.8132
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

2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Colorado211597.61--
2024Colorado322778.73--
Career2 loaded seasons534368.24--
SeasonTeam
2025Colorado46134------
2024Colorado410------
Career2 loaded seasons50144------
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 11.6% 9.6% pass-game share | #504/1137 (56th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 2 Across offense and returns | #396/1111 (64th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 21 #402/1110 64th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 159 #528/1107 52nd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 1 #396/1111 64th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 7.6 #940/1106 15th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 9.6% #504/1137 56th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 134 #13/397 97th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 46 #6/407 99th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 16 #93/346 73rd pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 2.9 #265/393 33rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 1 #19/411 96th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 32 #576/1105 48th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 14.1% #16/1137 99th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 13.9% #2/1137 100th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 13.0% #35/1137 97th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 13.0% #16/1137 99th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 11.6% #48/1137 96th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 9.1% #297/1137 74th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 6.0% #550/1137 52nd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Value Rushing WEPA +0.07 #7/8 25th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 48 weighted playsvs 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.

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home6g2.015.37.40.2
Road5g1.813.46.00.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins2g1.513.06.80.0
Losses9g2.014.86.80.1

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g1.815.87.90.2
Weeks 8+5g2.012.85.20.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

30Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (96th). Strength: rush tds (85th). Concern: yards / catch (2nd).

Rush yards#11 / 287 · 96th pct
134rush
Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct
1rush
Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct
0fumb
Receptions#402 / 558 · 27th pct
21rece
Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct
1rece
Long catch#462 / 558 · 17th pct
32rece
Rec yards#512 / 558 · 8th pct
159rece
Yards / catch#544 / 558 · 3rd pct
7.6rece

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
EPA / dropback
awaiting
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_rushing0.07Mid (p50–p75) (n=2)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Drelon MillerColoradoAaron TurnerRice· 64% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 57% simKevin Coleman Jr.Missouri· 54% sim
Rush yards
96
Miller
98
Turner
76
Gibson
89
Jr.
Rush TDs
85
Miller
99
Turner
39
Gibson
39
Jr.
Fumbles lost
81
Miller
81
Turner
Receptions
27
Miller
92
Turner
92
Gibson
94
Jr.
Rec TDs
24
Miller
68
Turner
7
Gibson
24
Jr.
Long catch
17
Miller
65
Turner
56
Gibson
56
Jr.
Rec yards
8
Miller
48
Turner
74
Gibson
84
Jr.
Yards / catch
3
Miller
1
Turner
15
Gibson
28
Jr.

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

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Austin Upshaw’s 2020 season.

Austin Upshaw

78%match

SMU · 2020

#2

Justius Lowe

Oregon · 2024

82%
#3

Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman

Rice · 2024

81%
#4

Gary Givens III

Northern Illinois · 2025

80%
#5

Demarcus Jones

Southern Miss · 2020

72%

Matches Austin on

Reception volume
TD rate
Yards / reception

Differs from Austin on

Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rico Bussey Jr.’s path through Hawai'i.

Rico Bussey Jr.

98%match

Hawai'i · 2020

#2

Caleb Burke

New Hampshire · 2025

95%
#3

Daniel Crawford

Northern Illinois · 2020

All-MAC
95%
#4

Landon Wolf

Oklahoma State · 2020

95%
#5

Owen Glascoe

Long Island University · 2023

93%

Matches Rico on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Harris's sophomore season at Purdue (2025).

Antonio Harris

80%match

Purdue · 2025

#2

Taylor Bradshaw

Georgia Southern · 2025

79%
#3

Ben Ratzlaff

Western Kentucky · 2021

72%
#4

Javon Swinton

Indiana · 2021

76%
#5

Jamel Hardy

UTSA · 2025

75%

Matches Antonio on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
Height

Differs from Antonio on

TD rate (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Deion Sanders

Pass share

45.6%

356 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

65.0

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

12.5%

320 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Deion Sanders
Colorado
2025
Deion Sanders
Colorado

Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownSilsbee, TX
Height6'1"
Weight200 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey6

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 Colorado WR2 #489 #483 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Colorado Big 12 WR 2 No. 6 | 6-1 | 200 lb | Silsbee, TX
2024 Colorado Big 12 WR 2 No. 6 | 6-1 | 200 lb | Silsbee, TX