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Heisman / Players / Durell Robinson /Auburn

Durell Robinson

RB · Auburn · So · #21

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

57 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 3 CARRIES

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Auburn → Colorado State for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Colorado State

2025Auburn
2026Colorado State

RB · AUBURN · SEC

Durell Robinson

  • 2
  • #21
  • 6-0 | 207 lb
  • Seat Pleasant, MD

CFB Zeitgeist Score

38

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 100th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#97

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2023–2025
1662023
7312024
57.02025

-66%

Sharp dropoff (-66%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

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

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB
Class2
Jersey21
Measurements6-0 | 207 lb
HometownSeat Pleasant, MD
Primary teamAuburn

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 673 recruit
Composite rating 0.8769 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2023
Origin St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 3-star | 0.8769 No. 673 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 3 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Colorado State 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 19, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Auburn -> Colorado State 3-star | 0.8400 | Immediate
2025 UConn -> Auburn 3-star | 0.8800 | Immediate
2024 Charlotte -> UConn 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#97Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#126Where 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

0.8769

#673 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 Durell Robinson

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

58

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 18 mentions
Confidence MEDIUM

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 18 mentions · belief +17 · "Alabama Crimson Tide fans relive a decade of jaw-dropping moments as iconic play"Own fansRivals: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "There are a lot of people that could go on this list. I looked at an [article](h"Rivals
  • Own fans · n=18
  • Rivals · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Durell Robinson

Only 1 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.

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 rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 2g
57Rush yards
3Carries
1Rush TDs
Per game
28.5Rush yards
2Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
370.5Rush yards
20Carries
6Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 57): needs 63/game over remaining 11.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 57): needs 85.7/game over remaining 11.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 57): needs 131.2/game over remaining 11.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 0.8/game over remaining 11.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.3/game over remaining 11.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.7/game over remaining 11.

What made this player interesting

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

Durell Robinson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Auburn, 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 #97 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 2.2% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 3 portal moves

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
Scrimmage yards 57 57 rush | -- rec | #503/735 (32nd pct)
Rush TD 1 3 carries | #323/739 (56th pct)
Yards/carry 19.0 Per-rush efficiency | #1/735 (100th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.

Efficient runner

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
3 14th
YDS
57 32nd
YPC
19.0 100th
TD
1 56th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 38-24@ Baylor133.003
Wk 2W 42-3vs Ball State25427.0154Season-high 54 yds
Total35715.0154
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

2023Charlotte3-9HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Auburn35719.01--
2024UConn1077316.88--
2023Charlotte401664.21--
Career3 loaded seasons1509546.410--
SeasonTeam
2025Auburn----------
2024UConn14755.40--
2023Charlotte11414.00--
Career3 loaded seasons15895.90--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

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.

Receiving work -- -- rec yds
Usage 2.2% 3.6% rush share | #680/738 (8th pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.35 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #3/362 (99th pct)
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 57 #503/735 32nd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 1 #323/739 56th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 19.0 #1/735 100th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.35 #3/362 99th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 102 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 2.2% #680/738 8th pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 54 #136/733 82nd pct Metricvs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 3 #640/739 14th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 3.6% #674/738 9th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 3.0% #646/738 13th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 2.8% #649/738 12th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 2.1% #672/738 9th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 0.0% #622/738 16th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 0.0% #564/738 24th pct Air-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 0.0% #648/738 12th pct Known-passing sharevs 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

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

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 2 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home1g54.027.01.0
Road1g3.03.00.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins2g28.515.00.5

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-72g28.515.00.5

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

38Mid-pack
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (100th). Concern: carries (0th).

Yards / carry#1 / 349 · 100th pct
19.0rush
Long run#122 / 349 · 64th pct
54rush
Rush TDs#284 / 349 · 13th pct
1rush
Rush yards#350 / 349 · 0th pct
57rush
Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct
3rush

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
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.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 5 metrics
Durell RobinsonAuburnDontae McMillanEastern Michigan· 41% simJevon JacksonUAB· 40% simDaylan SmothersNC State· 39% sim
Yards / carry
100
Robinson
79
McMillan
68
Jackson
84
Smothers
Long run
64
Robinson
64
McMillan
70
Jackson
78
Smothers
Rush TDs
13
Robinson
50
McMillan
62
Jackson
72
Smothers
Rush yards
0
Robinson
89
McMillan
85
Jackson
86
Smothers
Carries
0
Robinson
88
McMillan
85
Jackson
84
Smothers

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

Hugh Freeze

Pass share

44.7%

360 pass / 445 run

Plays / game

67.1

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

13.3%

308 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Hugh Freeze
Auburn
2024
Hugh Freeze
Auburn
2025
Hugh Freeze
Auburn

Played his entire career under Hugh Freeze.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownSeat Pleasant, MD
Height6'0"
Weight207 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey21

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 UConn RB2 #97 #126 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | FBS Independents
2023 Charlotte RB2 #3335 #3973 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Auburn SEC RB 2 No. 21 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Seat Pleasant, MD
2024 UConn FBS Independents RB 2 No. 21 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Seat Pleasant, MD
2023 Charlotte American Athletic RB 2 No. 21 | 6-0 | 207 lb | Seat Pleasant, MD