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Jason Bean

QB · Kansas · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

ALUMNUSKansas 2023 alumnus

QB · KANSAS · BIG 12

Jason Bean

  • 4
  • #9
  • 6-3 | 195 lb
  • Mansfield, TX

CFB Zeitgeist QB Score

Awaiting

Heisman Heat

#36

<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 QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 3 · Recognized

R11 · National watch / fringe AA

National watch / fringe All-America. Knocking on the All-America door.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

4 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R08 Watch-list name · 2020

2020

North Texas · QB

R08 · Watch-list name

Recognized

2021

Kansas · QB

2022

Kansas · QB

2023

Kansas · QB

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2020–2023
1,1312020
1,2522021
1,2802022
2,1302023

+88%

Up 88% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2129 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionQB
Class4
Jersey9
Measurements6-3 | 195 lb
HometownMansfield, TX
Primary teamKansas

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 2129 recruit
Composite rating 0.8054 HighSchool
Signed with North Texas 2018
Origin Lake Ridge Mansfield, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2018 3-star | 0.8054 No. 2129 recruit | HighSchool | North Texas

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 · 2023 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 19
Current nowcast#36Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#47Where 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 North Texas

Composite

0.8054

#2129 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 Jason Bean

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 Jason Bean

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.

Scenario Explorer

Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.

Why this is a two-channel quarterback case

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

The unusual part of Jason Bean's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Kansas, he has 2,130 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes, but he also adds 282 rushing yards and 3 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.

Current place #36 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 43.3% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

2023 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2023 season snapshot | final

2023 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 2,130 18 TD | 7 INT | #83/382 (79th pct)
Completion rate 62.3% 124/199 completions | #174/383 (55th pct)
Yards/attempt 10.7 Explosiveness through the air | #30/382 (92nd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Steady volume | Vertical threat | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Steady volumeVertical threatDual-threat

2023 Season · Final

2023 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
124 68th
ATT
199 70th
CMP%
62.3% 55th
Y/A
10.7 92nd

Passing Production

YDS
2,130 79th
TD
18 88th
INT
7 23rd

Rushing

CAR
47 68th
YDS
282 85th
YPC
6.0 86th
TD
3 77th

Game Log

Week-by-week box

No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.

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

2020North Texas4-5HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Kansas2-10HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2022Kansas6-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2023Kansas12419962.3%2,13010.7187175.0----
2022Kansas8713664.0%1,2809.4144171.1----
2021Kansas10218156.4%1,2526.966118.8----
2020North Texas7914554.5%1,1317.8145145.0----
Career4 loaded seasons39266159.3%5,7938.85222152.2----
SeasonTeam
2023Kansas472826.03--
2022Kansas382225.84--
2021Kansas924024.42--
2020North Texas563466.25--
Career4 loaded seasons2331,2525.414--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

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.

Rush impact 282 3 rush TD | #64/408 (85th pct)
Usage 43.3% 71.5% pass share | 23.0% rush share | #131/428 (70th pct)
Passing WEPA +0.31 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #69/200 (66th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 2,130 #83/382 79th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 18 #49/407 88th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 124 #123/383 68th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 62.3% #174/383 55th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 10.7 #30/382 92nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 282 #64/408 85th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.31 #69/200 66th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 162 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 43.3% #131/428 70th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 199 #125/407 70th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 7 #316/407 23rd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 50 #47/391 88th pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 47 #132/408 68th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 6.0 #57/407 86th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 3 #94/408 77th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 71.5% #141/428 67th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 61.2% #96/428 78th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 56.9% #121/428 72nd pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 38.7% #148/428 66th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 37.7% #121/428 72nd pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 37.0% #129/428 70th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 23.0% #45/428 90th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.30 #40/140 72nd pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 70 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #69/258 74th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

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 splits

Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.

Box-score Savant card waits for a season-stat snapshot above the cohort floor. Returns once enough box-score volume lands.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2023

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 returns once this player clears the Savant metric floor (4+ scored bars).
DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Lance Leipold

Pass share

45.1%

344 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

63.6

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.1%

293 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches
2020
Les Miles
Kansas
2021
Lance Leipold
Kansas
era →
2022
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2023
Lance Leipold
Kansas

Coaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. 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.

HometownMansfield, TX
Height6'3"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey9

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
2023 Kansas QB4 #36 #47 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Big 12
2022 Kansas QB4 #100 #162 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big 12
2021 Kansas QB4 #484 #726 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big 12
2020 North Texas QB4 #18 #30 0.1% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Conference USA

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2023 Kansas Big 12 QB 4 No. 9 | 6-3 | 195 lb | Mansfield, TX
2022 Kansas Big 12 QB 4 No. 9 | 6-3 | 195 lb | Mansfield, TX
2021 Kansas Big 12 QB 4 No. 9 | 6-3 | 195 lb | Mansfield, TX
2020 North Texas Conference USA QB 4 No. 9 | 6-3 | 195 lb | Mansfield, TX