CFB Zeitgeist Score
39
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 97th percentile.
Gaston Moore
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
290 PASS YDS · 2 PASS TD · -9 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to South Florida for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · South Florida
Returning around him
- 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #65
QB · SOUTH FLORIDA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Gaston Moore
- 4
- #3
- 6-2 | 212 lb
- Hilton Head Island, SC
Heisman Heat
#134
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+4733%
Up 4733% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#3 in market ▲ from #5 · 4 books
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee -> South Florida | 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 16Heisman 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.
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 Gaston Moore
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 Gaston Moore
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 passing totals stand
Through 7g
290Pass yards
2Pass TDs
2INT
Per game
41.4Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
538.6Pass yards
4Pass TDs
4INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 290): needs 451.7/game over remaining 6.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 290): needs 618.3/game over remaining 6.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 3.8/game over remaining 6.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 4.7/game over remaining 6.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 5.5/game over remaining 6.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Gaston Moore's story is about how role and output meet each other. For South Florida, 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
QB 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?
Efficient | Pocket-leaning against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
34 50th
ATT
48 50th
CMP%
70.8% 84th
Y/A
6.0 31st
Passing Production
YDS
290 46th
TD
2 52nd
INT
2 52nd
Rushing
CAR
15 46th
YDS
-9 11th
YPC
-0.6 14th
TD
0 44th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 12-49@ Miami | 4/5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs South Carolina State | 4/6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 33.2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 54-26vs Charlotte | 1/1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-13vs Florida Atlantic | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-23vs UTSA | 2/3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-3vs Rice | 2/4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 87.4 | |
| Bowl | L 10-24vs Old Dominion | 20/28 | 236 | 1 | 2 | 8.4 | 49.5 | |
| Total | 34/48 | 290 | 2 | 2 | 4.9 | 49.7 |
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
2021Tennessee7-5HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2025South Florida9-4HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 34 | 48 | 70.8% | 290 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 127.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 16 | 27 | 59.3% | 201 | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 131.4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 80.0% | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 90.4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 125.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 60 | 92 | 65.2% | 563 | 6.1 | 4 | 5 | 120.1 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 15 | -9 | -0.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 21 | 13 | 0.6 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 290 | #209/382 | 46th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 2 | #198/407 | 52nd pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 34 | #194/383 | 50th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 70.8% | #62/383 | 84th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 6.0 | #265/382 | 31st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -9 | #363/408 | 11th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 11.9% | #258/428 | 40th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 48 | #206/407 | 50th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 2 | #195/407 | 52nd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 15 | #221/408 | 46th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 9 | #311/391 | 21st pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #230/408 | 44th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -0.6 | #350/407 | 14th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 22.4% | #246/428 | 43rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 16.2% | #259/428 | 40th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 15.5% | #260/428 | 39th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 12.2% | #253/428 | 41st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 10.3% | #256/428 | 40th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 9.0% | #265/428 | 38th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 4.0% | #300/428 | 30th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/258 | 100th 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
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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 45.3 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 18.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins5g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Losses2g | 127 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 70.8 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
39Mid-pack
Elite: completion % (96th). Strength: interceptions (92nd). Concern: pass yards (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · QB · 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.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Gaston MooreSouth FloridaNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 58% simDrake LindseyMinnesota· 58% simJalen KitnaUAB· 55% sim
Completion %
Interceptions
Fumbles lost
Rush yards
Yards / att
Rush TDs
Pass TDs
Pass yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
44.8%
404 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
69.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Jeff Scott
South Florida
2022
Jeff Scott
South Florida
2023era →
Alex Golesh
South Florida
2024
Alex Golesh
South Florida
2025
Alex Golesh
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. 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.
HometownHilton Head Island, SC
Height6'2"
Weight212 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamSouth Florida
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee | QB4 | #134 | #84 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Tennessee | QB4 | #813 | #609 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Tennessee | QB4 | #154 | #87 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
| 2021 | Tennessee | QB4 | #1056 | #1000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | American Athletic | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 2024 | Tennessee | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 2023 | Tennessee | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 2022 | Tennessee | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 2021 | Tennessee | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 212 lb | Hilton Head Island, SC |