CFB Zeitgeist Score
59
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 58th percentile.
Jamal Haynes
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
531 RUSH YDS · 5 RUSH TD · 124 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Georgia Tech for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 81% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #21
RB · GEORGIA TECH · ACC
Jamal Haynes
- 4
- #1
- 5-9 | 190 lb
- Loganville, GA
Heisman Heat
#1985
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
In Their Words
105 windows · 2025 fan posts
king×74.1jamal×444.5justice×35.6georgia×12.2tech×7.7
“Michigan RB Justice Haynes transfers to Georgia Tech \[Source\]( Made with the /r/CFB \[Recruiting and Draft Post Generator\](”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
2 seasons on the ladder
★
2023
Georgia Tech · RB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
Georgia Tech · RB
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Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025-50%
Sharp dropoff (-50%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3-star | 0.8641 | No. 819 recruit | HighSchool |
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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to —
Composite
0.8641
#819 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
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 Jamal Haynes
Fan sentiment · Season 2025 conversation window
Belief Meter
50
Reading The Room
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=16
- Rivals · n=5
- National · n=15
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jamal Haynes
Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 5
Weeks on radar 3
Peak moment Week 0 · 3 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 100% Mockery 0%
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
257
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #435 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 18th
Why it matters
#435 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 257 yards on 33 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 257 (18th)
HIGH · n=33 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#476 / 531
- Yards per reception#500 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 4 vs Temple — 39 receiving_yards_total
Result W 45-24
The week the volume broke through — put up 39 yds vs Temple.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 13g
531Rush yards
124Carries
5Rush TDs
Per game
40.8Rush yards
10Carries
0Rush TDs
Final
531Rush yards
124Carries
5Rush TDs
Why this is more than a rushing profile
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jamal Haynes is not a one-lane back. The profile is interesting because the workload spills beyond pure rushing volume: 531 rushing yards, 33 catches, and 17 return yards for Georgia Tech. That kind of all-purpose footprint gives the card a much richer story than a basic carry total.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
RB 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?
Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
124 86th
YDS
531 80th
YPC
4.3 41st
TD
5 85th
Receiving
REC
33 96th
YDS
257 96th
YPR
7.8 60th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20@ Colorado | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-12vs Gardner-Webb | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 2 | 47 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-21vs Clemson | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Temple | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 30-29@ Wake Forest | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-20vs Virginia Tech | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-18@ Duke | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16vs Syracuse | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-48@ NC State | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-34@ Boston College | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs Pittsburgh | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 9-16vs Georgia | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bowl | L 21-25@ BYU | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 124 | 531 | 4.0 | 5 | 47 |
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
2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 124 | 531 | 4.3 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 174 | 1,059 | 6.1 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 298 | 1,590 | 5.3 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 33 | 257 | 7.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 20 | 151 | 7.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 53 | 408 | 7.7 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 531 | #147/735 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 5 | #115/739 | 85th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.3 | #435/735 | 41st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 33 | #24/552 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 257 | #24/548 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | -0.02 | #357/362 | 2nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 114 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 19.3% | #100/738 | 87th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 124 | #104/739 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 47 | #187/733 | 75th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 34 | #102/540 | 81st pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 7.8 | #221/548 | 60th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 17.0 | #118/199 | 41st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 17 | #161/200 | 20th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 1 | #139/206 | 33rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 27.0% | #156/738 | 79th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 24.4% | #90/738 | 88th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 22.4% | #97/738 | 87th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 19.0% | #110/738 | 85th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 11.3% | #16/738 | 98th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 10.5% | #182/738 | 75th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.0% | #341/738 | 54th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #78/256 | 70th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
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
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
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 52.4 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 27.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 48.9 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Losses4g | 22.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 58.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 20.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
59Solid starter
Elite: rec yards (93rd). Strength: receptions (92nd). Concern: yards / carry (24th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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.
wepa_rushing-0.02Below (<p25) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jamal HaynesGeorgia TechDean ConnorsHouston· 83% simAl-Jay HendersonBuffalo· 82% simRashod DubinionApp State· 79% sim
Rec yards
Receptions
Carries
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Long run
Fumbles lost
Yards / carry
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamal Jones’s 2020 season.
Jamal Jones
68%match
#2
Johnnie Lang
68%
#3
Jermaine Brown Jr.
62%
#4
Austin Jones
65%
#5
Sedrick Alexander
65%
Matches Jamal on
Yards / carry
Class year
Differs from Jamal on
Receiving share (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Johnnie Lang's junior season at Arkansas State (2022).
Johnnie Lang
70%match
#2
Keegan Jones
65%
#3
Jaden Nixon
All-MAC
63%
#4
Dijon Stanley
63%
#5
Qua Ashley
All-Conference USA
62%
Matches Johnnie on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Differs from Johnnie on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
46.1%
391 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
65.2
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.0%
221 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Brent Key
Georgia Tech
2025
Brent Key
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLoganville, GA
Height5'9"
Weight190 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey1
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamGeorgia Tech
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-ACC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All-ACC | all_conference | Georgia Tech | ACC | RB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | RB4 | #1985 | #2048 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | RB4 | #218 | #324 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | RB4 | #3187 | #3348 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | RB4 | #2617 | #2564 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 1 | 5-9 | 190 lb | Loganville, GA |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 1 | 5-9 | 190 lb | Loganville, GA |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 1 | 5-9 | 190 lb | Loganville, GA |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 1 | 5-9 | 190 lb | Loganville, GA |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | ACC | RB | 4 | No. 1 | 5-9 | 190 lb | Loganville, GA |