CFB Zeitgeist Score
60
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 97th percentile.
Jacob De Jesus
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Jacob De Jesus is a cornerstone for California — measured against the line he joined.
1,022REC YDS107REC6REC TD
REC YDS · 900-YD CLUB
1,022
1022 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to California for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · California
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #69
WR · CALIFORNIA · ACC
Jacob De Jesus
- 4
- #21
- 5-7 | 170 lb
- Manteca, CA
Heisman Heat
#212
<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 WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
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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
3 seasons on the ladder
★
2023
UNLV · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2024
UNLV · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
California · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+69%
Up 69% 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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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.
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. 1022 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR 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 receiving yards (1022).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
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 Jacob De Jesus
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jacob De Jesus
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 receiving totals stand
Through 13g
1,022Rec yards
107Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
78.6Rec yards
8Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
1,022Rec yards
107Receptions
6Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 1,022.
✓ Hit 1,000-yard receiver · finished with 1,022.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 107.
✓ Hit 80-catch season · finished with 107.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Jacob De Jesus already has 6 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR 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?
Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
107 100th
YDS
1,022 98th
YPR
9.6 29th
TD
6 95th
Rushing
CAR
7 84th
YDS
-1 18th
YPC
-0.1 18th
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
363 87th
KR AVG
20.2 56th
PR YDS
259 96th
PR AVG
11.8 77th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15@ Oregon State | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | 138-yard receiving day |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs Texas Southern | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-14vs Minnesota | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-34@ San Diego State | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24@ Boston College | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-45vs Duke | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-18vs North Carolina | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-42@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs Virginia | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-26@ Louisville | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 158 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 10-31@ Stanford | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-35vs SMU | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Bowl | L 31-35@ Hawai'i | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 1 | 41 | |
| Total | 107 | 1022 | 10.7 | 6 | 41 |
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
2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning
2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 107 | 1,022 | 9.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | UNLV | 36 | 512 | 14.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | UNLV | 60 | 606 | 10.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 203 | 2,140 | 10.5 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 7 | -1 | 363 | 259 | -- |
| 2024 | UNLV | 18 | 101 | 190 | 252 | -- |
| 2023 | UNLV | 11 | 46 | 815 | 257 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 36 | 146 | 1,368 | 768 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 107 | #2/1110 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 1,022 | #18/1107 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #56/1111 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.6 | #786/1106 | 29th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 363 | #31/238 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 259 | #9/224 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 28.4% | #14/1137 | 99th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 8 | #198/346 | 43rd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 7 | #65/407 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -0.1 | #325/393 | 18th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -1 | #328/397 | 18th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 41 | #430/1105 | 61st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 22 | #8/237 | 97th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 20.2 | #104/236 | 56th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 18 | #11/243 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 11.8 | #52/222 | 77th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 23.7% | #5/1137 | 100th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 21.8% | #5/1137 | 100th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 18.5% | #6/1137 | 100th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 17.6% | #5/1137 | 100th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 14.8% | #7/1137 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 14.4% | #15/1137 | 99th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 2.1% | #89/1137 | 92nd pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #274/302 | 10th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.5 | 70.3 | 11.7 | 0.5 |
| Road7g | 8.9 | 85.7 | 9.8 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 9.3 | 80.3 | 8.6 | 0.7 |
| Losses6g | 7.0 | 76.7 | 13.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 61.6 | 10.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 10.8 | 98.5 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
60Solid starter
Elite: receptions (99th). Strength: rec yards (96th). Concern: fumbles lost (5th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 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
Jacob De JesusCaliforniaPofele AshlockHawai'i· 90% simZachariah BranchGeorgia· 89% simAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 87% sim
Receptions
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Rush TDs
Long catch
Rush yards
Yards / catch
Fumbles lost
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brennan Presley’s 2023 season.
Brennan Presley
78%match
All-Big 12
#2
Junior Vandeross
69%
#3
Hassan Beydoun
All-MAC
63%
#4
Giles Jackson
58%
#5
Junior Vandeross
57%
Matches Brennan on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brennan Presley's junior season at Oklahoma State (2022).
Brennan Presley
58%match
All-Big 12
#2
Junior Vandeross
57%
#3
Smoke Harris
All-Conference USA
56%
#4
Khaleb Hood
All-Sun Belt
56%
#5
Ryan O'Keefe
All-AAC
53%
Matches Brennan on
Height
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Brennan on
Reception volume (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
57.0%
502 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.2%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Justin Wilcox
California
2024
Justin Wilcox
California
2025
Justin Wilcox
California
Played his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownManteca, CA
Height5'7"
Weight170 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey21
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Current teamCalifornia
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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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.
6 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 | California | ACC | AP |
| 2025 | All-ACC | all_conference | California | ACC | RS |
| 2025 | All-ACC | all_conference | California | ACC | ALL- |
| 2025 | All-ACC | all_conference | California | ACC | PAUL |
| 2024 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | UNLV | Mountain West | RET |
| 2023 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | UNLV | Mountain West | RET |
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 | California | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 21 | 5-7 | 170 lb | Manteca, CA |
| 2024 | UNLV | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 21 | 5-7 | 170 lb | Manteca, CA |
| 2023 | UNLV | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 21 | 5-7 | 170 lb | Manteca, CA |