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OFFSEASON · SUMMER 2026 · COMMITMENT SEASON
Heisman / Players / Jake Overman /Pittsburgh

Jake Overman

TE · Pittsburgh · Sr · #87

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

78 REC YDS · 10 REC · 1 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Pittsburgh for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Pittsburgh for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Pittsburgh

Returning around him

  • 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #51

TE · PITTSBURGH · ACC

Jake Overman

  • 4
  • #87
  • 6-4 | 240 lb
  • Yorba Linda, CA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

7

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 21st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#800

<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 TE AWARD

Mackey

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
51.02022
1602024
78.02025

+53%

Up 53% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1167 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionTE
Class4
Jersey87
Measurements6-4 | 240 lb
HometownYorba Linda, CA
Primary teamPittsburgh

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1167 recruit
Composite rating 0.8511 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2020
Origin Servite Anaheim, CA, USA
Class Profile Context
2020 3-star | 0.8511 No. 1167 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#800Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#791Where 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

0.8511

#1167 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 Jake Overman

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 Jake Overman

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
78Rec yards
10Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
9.8Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
126.8Rec yards
16Receptions
2Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 78): needs 124.4/game over remaining 5.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 78): needs 184.4/game over remaining 5.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 10): needs 10/game over remaining 5.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 10): needs 14/game over remaining 5.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.4/game over remaining 5.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.8/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.

Jake Overman's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Pittsburgh, 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 #800 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 2.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

TE season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 10 1 rec TD | #186/475 (61st pct)
Receiving yards 78 7.8 per catch | #216/475 (55th pct)
Scrimmage yards 78 Total offensive yardage | #216/475 (55th 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
10 61st
YDS
78 55th
YPR
7.8 28th
TD
1 71st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 61-9vs Duquesne133.003
Wk 6W 48-7vs Boston College2115.509
Wk 7W 34-31@ Florida State11212.0012
Wk 8W 30-13@ Syracuse2157.5010Season-high 15 yds
Wk 10W 35-20@ Stanford11414.0114
Wk 12L 15-37vs Notre Dame166.006
Wk 14L 7-38vs Miami11010.0010
BowlL 17-23@ East Carolina177.007
Total10788.1114
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

2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy
2023Oregon State8-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Pittsburgh10787.81--
2024Pittsburgh171609.41--
2023Oregon State----------
2022Oregon State7517.30--
Career4 loaded seasons342898.52--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.

Role share

A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.

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 2.7% 5.0% pass-game share | #290/468 (38th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 1 Across offense and returns | #140/475 (71st pct)
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 10 #186/475 61st pct Volumevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving yards 78 #216/475 55th pct Volumevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving TD 1 #140/475 71st pct Scoringvs FBS TE
Receiving Yards / catch 7.8 #343/475 28th pct Efficiencyvs FBS TE
Usage Pass share 5.0% #290/468 38th pct Air-game usagevs FBS TE
Receiving Receiving LONG 14 #341/475 28th pct Metricvs FBS TE
Usage Passing-down usage 4.2% #189/468 60th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS TE
Usage 2nd-down usage 4.0% #186/468 60th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage 3rd-down usage 3.4% #215/468 54th pct Money-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage Role share 2.7% #255/468 46th pct Share of team offensevs FBS TE
Usage Standard-down usage 1.9% #348/468 26th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS TE
Usage 1st-down usage 1.7% #334/468 29th pct Early-down loadvs FBS TE
Usage Rush share 0.0% #58/468 88th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS TE

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

The Mackey 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 · 8 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home4g1.27.56.10.0
Road4g1.212.010.10.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins5g1.411.08.40.2
Losses3g1.07.77.70.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-74g1.28.26.90.0
Weeks 8+4g1.211.29.40.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

7Below cohort
5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th).

Rec TDs#126 / 175 · 21st pct
1rece
Yards / catch#160 / 175 · 9th pct
7.8rece
Rec yards#173 / 175 · 2nd pct
78rece
Long catch#174 / 175 · 1st pct
14rece
Receptions#176 / 175 · 0th pct
10rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · TE · 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 · 5 metrics
Jake OvermanPittsburghBryce CaufieldOregon State· 61% simHayden HansenFlorida· 58% simTyler FortenberryArkansas State· 54% sim
Rec TDs
21
Overman
21
Caufield
43
Hansen
43
Fortenberry
Yards / catch
9
Overman
7
Caufield
16
Hansen
26
Fortenberry
Rec yards
2
Overman
44
Caufield
54
Hansen
58
Fortenberry
Long catch
1
Overman
39
Caufield
32
Hansen
32
Fortenberry
Receptions
0
Overman
66
Caufield
69
Hansen
75
Fortenberry

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

Player DNA

The Complete TE

Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Dingle’s 2024 season.

Jordan Dingle

85%match

Kentucky · 2024

#2

Raymond Pauwels Jr.

Fresno State · 2021

84%
#3

Garrett Walston

North Carolina · 2021

81%
#4

Shane Calhoun

East Carolina · 2023

75%
#5

Austin Hence

Western Michigan · 2023

74%

Matches Jordan on

Height
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Jordan on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Broc Lane's graduate season at Utah State (2025).

Broc Lane

81%match

Utah State · 2025

#2

Keanu Hill

BYU · 2024

70%
#3

Tanner Arkin

Illinois · 2025

All-Mountain West
62%
#4

Nate Boerkircher

Texas A&M · 2025

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
57%
#5

Sav'ell Smalls

Colorado · 2024

57%

Matches Broc on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume

Differs from Broc on

Yards / reception (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Pass share

52.3%

464 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

68.3

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.3%

365 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Pat Narduzzi
Pittsburgh
2023
Pat Narduzzi
Pittsburgh
2024
Pat Narduzzi
Pittsburgh
2025
Pat Narduzzi
Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownYorba Linda, CA
Height6'4"
Weight240 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey87

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 Pittsburgh TE4 #800 #791 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Oregon State TE4 #2757 #2430 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Pac-12
2022 Oregon State TE4 #1693 #1381 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12
2021 Oregon State TE4 #3276 #3140 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Pittsburgh ACC TE 4 No. 87 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Yorba Linda, CA
2024 Pittsburgh ACC TE 4 No. 87 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Yorba Linda, CA
2023 Oregon State Pac-12 TE 4 No. 87 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Yorba Linda, CA
2022 Oregon State Pac-12 TE 4 No. 87 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Yorba Linda, CA
2021 Oregon State Pac-12 TE 4 No. 87 | 6-4 | 240 lb | Yorba Linda, CA