CFB Zeitgeist Score
87
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 100th percentile.
Jack Kelly
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
52 TACKLES · 10 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New York2026 NFL rookie season
#193Rd 6 · Pick 12
New York2026 NFL rookie season
LB · BYU · BIG 12
Jack Kelly
- 4
- #17
- 6-2 | 242 lb
- Kearns, UT
Heisman Heat
#3406
<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 LB AWARD
Butkus
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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
BYU
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Jack Kelly
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 Jack Kelly
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 11g
52Tackles
13.5Tackles for loss
10Sacks
Per game
5Tackles
1.2Tackles for loss
0.9Sacks
Projected (13g)
61Tackles
16.0Tackles for loss
11.8Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 52): needs 14/game over remaining 2.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 52): needs 24/game over remaining 2.
✓ Hit 6-sack season · finished with 10.
✓ Hit 10-sack season · finished with 10.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jack Kelly is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on BYU's defense, with 10.0 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss, and -- 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?
High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
52 89th
SOLO
40 95th
TFL
13.5 99th
SACK
10.0 100th
QBH
7 96th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
1 43rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-0vs Portland State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-3vs Stanford | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 4 | W 34-13@ East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ Colorado | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-24vs West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Utah | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27@ Iowa State | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-29@ Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 44-13vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-21vs UCF | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 15 | L 7-34@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 40 | 13.5 | 10.0 | — | 1 |
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
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
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 | 52 | #550/4942 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 13.5 | #36/4972 | 99th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 10.0 | #13/4972 | 100th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 1 | #1241/2184 | 43rd pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 7 | #69/1878 | 96th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 40 | #212/4584 | 95th pct | Volumevs 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 Butkus 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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Losses2g | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the LB cohort
87All-Conference
Elite: sacks (99th). Strength: tackles for loss (98th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · LB · 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
Jack KellyBYUOumar DiomandeUConn· 91% simAmare CampbellPenn State· 90% simGideon LampronBowling Green· 89% sim
Sacks
Tackles for loss
QB hurries
Solo tackles
Tackles
Passes defended
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryan Thomas Jr.’s 2025 season.
Bryan Thomas Jr.
76%match
#2
Daniel Grzesiak
75%
#3
Chaz Chambliss
71%
#4
Chauncey Manac
All-Sun Belt
69%
#5
Trey Moore
NFL Rd 4
69%
Matches Bryan on
PD rate
TFL rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Bell's senior season at Texas State (2023).
Ben Bell
82%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
Mohamed Kamara
All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
80%
#3
Bryan Thomas Jr.
80%
#4
Tre'Mon Morris-Brash
All-Big 12
79%
#5
Chaz Chambliss
76%
Matches Ben on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
43.5%
401 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
65.8
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.6%
270 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Kalani Sitake
BYU
2025
Kalani Sitake
BYU
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownKearns, UT
Height6'2"
Weight242 lb
Class4
PositionLB
Jersey17
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Current teamBYU
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc2 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 | BYU | LB4 | #3406 | #3842 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.