CFB Zeitgeist Score
76
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 95th percentile.
Haynes King
sonnet prose (cached)
2,951 PASS YDS · 14 PASS TD · 953 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Georgia Tech for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Georgia Tech · editorial
Returning around him
- 81% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
- Davey O'Brien
- Heisman Watch
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #21
QB · GEORGIA TECH · ACC
Haynes King
- 4
- #10
- 6-3 | 215 lb
- Longview, TX
Heisman Heat
#904
<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 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2021
Texas A&M · QB
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2022
Texas A&M · QB
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2023
Georgia Tech · QB
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★
2025
Georgia Tech · QB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+884%
Up 884% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4-star | 0.9397 | No. 131 recruit | HighSchool | Texas A&M |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas A&M -> Georgia Tech | 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 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 2951 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
- 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 (953).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Texas A&M
Composite
0.9397
#131 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 Haynes King
Fan sentiment · Season 2025 conversation window
Belief Meter
50
Reading The Room
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=16
- Rivals · n=4
- National · n=20
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Haynes King
Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 3
Peak moment Week 0 · 2 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 100% Mockery 0%
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Combined WEPA per play (pass + rush)
+0.383
EPA
P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches
National rank #22 of 57
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches 62nd
Why it matters
#22 of 57 P4 + Notre Dame QBs in combined passing + rushing weighted-EPA per play — +0.383 EPA on 555 touches.
Vs cohort
This player +0.383 (62th)
HIGH · n=555 cohort 57
- Also strong
- WEPA per dropback#23 / 58
- Total weighted-EPA passing#22 / 58
- QB rushing weighted-EPA#8 / 46
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 12g
2,951Pass yards
14Pass TDs
6INT
Per game
245.9Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
3,197Pass yards
15Pass TDs
6INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 2,951): needs 49/game over remaining 1.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 2,951): needs 1,049/game over remaining 1.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 14): needs 11/game over remaining 1.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 14): needs 16/game over remaining 1.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 14): needs 21/game over remaining 1.
Why this is a two-channel quarterback case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The unusual part of Haynes King's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Georgia Tech, he has 2,951 passing yards and 14 touchdown passes, but he also adds 953 rushing yards and 15 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.
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?
High-volume passer | Efficient | Dual-threat 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
252 92nd
ATT
361 88th
CMP%
69.8% 83rd
Y/A
8.2 79th
Passing Production
YDS
2,951 90th
TD
14 81st
INT
6 28th
Rushing
CAR
185 99th
YDS
953 99th
YPC
5.2 79th
TD
15 99th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20@ Colorado | 13/20 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 89.1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-21vs Clemson | 20/28 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 69.1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Temple | 13/18 | 161 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 | 65.7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-29@ Wake Forest | 28/42 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 | 73.9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-20vs Virginia Tech | 20/24 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 92.8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-18@ Duke | 14/21 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 85.9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16vs Syracuse | 25/31 | 304 | 3 | 0 | 9.8 | 93.2 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 10 | L 36-48@ NC State | 25/35 | 408 | 2 | 1 | 11.7 | 84.2 | Season-high 408 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 36-34@ Boston College | 26/34 | 371 | 1 | 0 | 10.9 | 74.6 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs Pittsburgh | 27/41 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 6.3 | 33.9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 9-16vs Georgia | 19/27 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 63.2 | |
| Bowl | L 21-25@ BYU | 22/40 | 254 | 2 | 1 | 6.4 | 82.8 | |
| Total | 252/361 | 2951 | 14 | 6 | 8.3 | 75.7 |
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
2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 252 | 361 | 69.8% | 2,951 | 8.2 | 14 | 6 | 147.9 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 226 | 367 | 61.6% | 2,842 | 7.7 | 27 | 16 | 142.2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 104 | 187 | 55.6% | 1,220 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 116.4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 22 | 35 | 62.9% | 300 | 8.6 | 2 | 3 | 136.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 604 | 950 | 63.6% | 7,313 | 7.7 | 50 | 31 | 139.1 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 185 | 953 | 5.2 | 15 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 120 | 737 | 6.1 | 10 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 29 | 89 | 3.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 340 | 1,803 | 5.3 | 26 | -- |
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 | 2,951 | #40/382 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 14 | #77/407 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 252 | #32/383 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 69.8% | #67/383 | 83rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 8.2 | #80/382 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 953 | #7/408 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.38 | #31/200 | 85th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 365 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 61.6% | #11/428 | 98th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 361 | #48/407 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 6 | #294/407 | 28th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 185 | #7/408 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 45 | #55/391 | 86th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 15 | #6/408 | 99th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.2 | #88/407 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 90.1% | #58/428 | 87th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 79.5% | #7/428 | 99th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 76.2% | #12/428 | 97th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 63.0% | #13/428 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 56.6% | #8/428 | 98th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 53.2% | #15/428 | 97th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 38.2% | #4/428 | 99th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.39 | #12/140 | 92nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 190 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #163/258 | 37th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 221 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 271 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 231 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Losses4g | 275 | 1.5 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 204 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 288 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
76All-Conference
Elite: rush tds (96th). Strength: rush yards (96th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)
Where the throws are landing
Short
0–9 yds56%of completions
57 comp5.1 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds22%of completions
22 comp13.6 yds avg1 TD
Deep
20+ yds22%of completions
22 comp28.1 yds avg2 TD
Overall 69.2% completion on 146 attempts · 22 deep completions averaging 28.1 yds.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Elite: EPA / dropback.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.38Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.39High (p75–p90) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Haynes KingGeorgia TechBrad JacksonTexas State· 90% simBrendon LewisMemphis· 88% simBear BachmeierBYU· 86% sim
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Completion %
Yards / att
Pass yards
Pass TDs
Interceptions
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Dual Threat
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jayden Daniels’s 2022 season.
Jayden Daniels
66%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 2
#2
Bear Bachmeier
62%
#3
Brady Cook
62%
#4
Dustin Crum
All-MAC
61%
#5
Riley Leonard
NFL Rd 6
60%
Matches Jayden on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Jayden on
Yards / attempt (higher)
INT rate (higher)
Weight (higher)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ethan Garbers’s path through UCLA.
Ethan Garbers
91%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Brady Cook
87%
#3
Kenny Pickett
Unitas Golden Arm1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 20
86%
#4
Luke Altmyer
All-Big Ten
83%
#5
Joey Labas
82%
Matches Ethan on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
46.1%
391 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
65.2
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.0%
221 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Geoff Collins
Georgia Tech
2022era →
Brent Key
Georgia Tech
2023
Brent Key
Georgia Tech
2025
Brent Key
Georgia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. 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.
HometownLongview, TX
Height6'3"
Weight215 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey10
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Current teamGeorgia Tech
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
3 all-conference honors
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-ACC | all_conference | Georgia Tech | ACC | QB |
| 2025 | All-ACC | all_conference | Georgia Tech | ACC | -- |
| 2024 | All-ACC | all_conference | Georgia Tech | ACC | -- |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | QB4 | #904 | #857 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | QB4 | #35 | #71 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | QB4 | #430 | #524 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | QB4 | #225 | #160 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | ACC | QB | 4 | No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | ACC | QB | 4 | No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | ACC | QB | 4 | No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX |