CFB Zeitgeist Score
76
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 90th percentile.
Ian Foster
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
76 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
2025Southern Miss
2026Memphis
S · SOUTHERN MISS · SUN BELT
Ian Foster
- 2
- #3
- 5-10 | 195 lb
- Brundidge, AL
Heisman Heat
#11381
<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 DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss -> Memphis | 3-star | 0.8700 | Immediate |
| 2025 | Marshall -> Southern Miss | 3-star | 0.8400 | 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 Ian Foster
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 Ian Foster
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
76Tackles
3.5Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Per game
6Tackles
0.3Tackles for loss
0.1Sacks
Final
76Tackles
3.5Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Ian Foster is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Southern Miss's defense, with 1.0 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 3 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?
Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
76 96th
SOLO
30 89th
TFL
3.5 83rd
SACK
1.0 82nd
QBH
2 66th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
7 96th
INT
3 94th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34vs Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Jackson State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-10@ Louisiana | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-21vs UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Arkansas State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Texas State | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-42@ South Alabama | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs Troy | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 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
2024Marshall10-3HC: Charles Huff · Run-leaning
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 76 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 48 | 25 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 124 | 55 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 11 | 3 | -- |
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 | 76 | #192/4942 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 3.5 | #869/4972 | 83rd pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 1.0 | #872/4972 | 82nd pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 3 | #56/869 | 94th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 7 | #85/2184 | 96th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 2 | #647/1878 | 66th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 171 | #2/578 | 100th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 57.0 | #21/578 | 97th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 30 | #515/4584 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Defensive TD | 2 | #4/200 | 98th pct | Scoringvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pick-six TD | 2 | #1/119 | 100th pct | Scoringvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Fumbles recovered | 1 | #103/736 | 86th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs 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 Thorpe 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Losses6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the S cohort
76All-Conference
Elite: passes defended (96th). Strength: tackles (93rd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · S · 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
Ian FosterSouthern MissEli BlakeyMiami (OH)· 90% simAndon ThomasArmy· 90% simMarsel McDuffieUNLV· 87% sim
Passes defended
Tackles
Interceptions
Solo tackles
QB hurries
Tackles for loss
Sacks
Forced fumbles
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marquel Broughton’s 2022 season.
Marquel Broughton
76%match
#2
Jaylen Lewis
75%
#3
Anthony Wilson
All-Sun Belt
72%
#4
Kaleb Culp
70%
#5
Christian Izien
69%
Matches Marquel on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Differs from Marquel on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zach Lutmer's sophomore season at Iowa (2025).
Zach Lutmer
76%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Ja'Marley Riddle
76%
#3
Andrew Powdrell
66%
#4
Naeten Mitchell
69%
#5
Xavier Smith
64%
Matches Zach on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Zach on
Height (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.9%
454 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.3%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
2025era →
Charles Huff
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Reed Stringer → Charles Huff. 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.
HometownBrundidge, AL
Height5'10"
Weight195 lb
Class2
PositionS
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamSouthern Miss
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc3 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.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | S | 2 | No. 3 | 5-10 | 195 lb | Brundidge, AL |
| 2024 | Marshall | Sun Belt | S | 2 | No. 3 | 5-10 | 195 lb | Brundidge, AL |
| 2023 | Marshall | Sun Belt | S | 2 | No. 3 | 5-10 | 195 lb | Brundidge, AL |