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Heisman / Players / Jacob Emmers /Tulsa

Jacob Emmers

WR · Tulsa · So · #6

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

124 REC YDS · 13 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Tulsa for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Tulsa for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Tulsa

Returning around him

  • 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (21 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #109

WR · TULSA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Jacob Emmers

  • 2
  • #6
  • 6-0 | 205 lb
  • Plano, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

17

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by fumbles lost at the 81st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2853

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R03 · Backup

Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
80.02024
1242025

+55%

Up 55% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1021 national
CFB
College
Tulsa
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey6
Measurements6-0 | 205 lb
HometownPlano, TX
Primary teamTulsa

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1021 recruit
Composite rating 0.8667 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2024
Origin Anna Anna, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 3-star | 0.8667 No. 1021 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#2853Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3480Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman 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.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to —

Composite

0.8667

#1021 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

PENDING

The 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 Emmers

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 Jacob Emmers

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.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 8g
124Rec yards
13Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
15.5Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
201.5Rec yards
21Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 124): needs 115.2/game over remaining 5.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 124): needs 175.2/game over remaining 5.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 13): needs 9.4/game over remaining 5.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 13): needs 13.4/game over remaining 5.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.6/game over remaining 5.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 5.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Jacob Emmers's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Tulsa, 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.

Current place #2853 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 3.0% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc 36 return yds

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
Receptions 13 0 rec TD | #510/1110 (54th pct)
Receiving yards 124 9.5 per catch | #579/1107 (48th pct)
Scrimmage yards 124 Total offensive yardage | #579/1107 (48th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
13 54th
YDS
124 48th
YPR
9.5 28th
TD
0 45th

Rushing

CAR
1 35th
TD
0 81st

Returns

KR YDS
36 39th
KR AVG
12.0 17th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 35-7vs Abilene Christian4338.3014
Wk 2L 14-21@ New Mexico State111.001
Wk 3L 23-42vs Navy294.505
Wk 4W 19-12@ Oklahoma State231.503
Wk 6L 7-45@ Memphis
Wk 9L 37-38vs Temple210.501
Wk 11L 21-40@ Florida Atlantic14040.0040Season-high 40 yds
Wk 14L 24-31vs UAB13737.0037
Total1312413.3040
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
2025Tulsa4-8HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Tulsa131249.50--
2024Tulsa58016.00--
Career2 loaded seasons1820411.30--
SeasonTeam
2025Tulsa1--36----
2024Tulsa219------
Career2 loaded seasons31936----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

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.

Traditional first

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.

Usage 3.0% 6.0% pass-game share | #770/1137 (32nd pct)
Return yards 36 0 return TD | #145/238 (39th pct)
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 13 #510/1110 54th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 124 #579/1107 48th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 9.5 #792/1106 28th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return yards 36 #145/238 39th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 6.0% #770/1137 32nd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 1 #264/407 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 40 #450/1105 59th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Kick return avg 12.0 #198/236 17th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Kick returns 3 #108/243 56th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 4.8% #658/1137 42nd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 3.6% #582/1137 49th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 3.0% #767/1137 33rd pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 2.9% #827/1137 27th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 2.6% #799/1137 30th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 1.7% #983/1137 14th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.3% #332/1137 71st pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/302 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS WR

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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home4g2.220.012.60.0
Road4g1.011.014.20.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins2g3.018.04.90.0
Losses6g1.214.716.60.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-75g1.89.23.80.0
Weeks 8+3g1.326.025.80.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

17Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (80th). Concern: rec yards (3rd).

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct
0fumb
Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Long catch#378 / 558 · 31st pct
40rece
Rush yards#233 / 287 · 18th pct
0rush
Yards / catch#483 / 558 · 13th pct
9.5rece
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Receptions#510 / 558 · 7th pct
13rece
Rec yards#539 / 558 · 3rd pct
124rece

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
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

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

3 peers · 8 metrics
Jacob EmmersTulsaMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 53% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 52% simLewis BondBoston College· 49% sim
Fumbles lost
81
Emmers
6
III
36
Bond
Rush TDs
39
Emmers
39
III
39
Gibson
39
Bond
Long catch
31
Emmers
16
III
56
Gibson
63
Bond
Rush yards
18
Emmers
6
III
76
Gibson
25
Bond
Yards / catch
13
Emmers
9
III
15
Gibson
32
Bond
Rec TDs
7
Emmers
24
III
7
Gibson
24
Bond
Receptions
7
Emmers
92
III
92
Gibson
99
Bond
Rec yards
3
Emmers
70
III
74
Gibson
97
Bond

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.

Ben Ratzlaff

89%match

Western Kentucky · 2021

#2

Cade Sutherland

South Alabama · 2020

87%
#3

Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman

Rice · 2024

80%
#4

Demarcus Jones

Southern Miss · 2020

74%
#5

Carlos Hernandez

Washington State · 2023

76%

Matches Ben on

Yards / reception
TD rate
Reception volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Ratzlaff's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2021).

Ben Ratzlaff

88%match

Western Kentucky · 2021

#2

Antonio Harris

Purdue · 2025

89%
#3

Kameron Courtney

Virginia · 2025

80%
#4

Cyrus Habibi-Likio

Boise State · 2021

76%
#5

Kirby Vorhees

Washington State · 2025

76%

Matches Ben on

TD rate
Reception volume
Yards / reception

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tre Lamb

Pass share

45.9%

407 pass / 480 run

Plays / game

73.9

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.2%

357 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
Kevin Wilson
Tulsa
2025
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. 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.

HometownPlano, TX
Height6'0"
Weight205 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey6

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

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 Tulsa WR2 #2853 #3480 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Tulsa American Athletic WR 2 No. 6 | 6-0 | 205 lb | Plano, TX
2024 Tulsa American Athletic WR 2 No. 6 | 6-0 | 205 lb | Plano, TX