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Heisman / Players / Jeff Weimer /West Virginia

Jeff Weimer

WR · West Virginia · Sr · #16

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

383 REC YDS · 21 REC · 2 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to West Virginia for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to West Virginia for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · West Virginia

Returning around him

  • 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)

2026 Award watch

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

West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #43

WR · WEST VIRGINIA · BIG 12

Jeff Weimer

  • 4
  • #16
  • 6-2 | 211 lb
  • Salinas, CA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

56

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 95th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2704

<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 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
2782022
3832025

+38%

Up 38% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#86 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.

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey16
Measurements6-2 | 211 lb
HometownSalinas, CA
Primary teamWest Virginia

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 86 recruit
Composite rating 0.8337 JUCO
Signed with UNLV 2022
Origin City College of San Francisco Salinas, CA, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8337 No. 86 recruit | JUCO | UNLV

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination West Virginia 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 24, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 Idaho State -> West Virginia 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2022 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 20
Current nowcast#2704Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3223Where 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 UNLV

Composite

0.8337

#86 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 Jeff Weimer

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 Jeff Weimer

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

18.2

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #21 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 96th

Why it matters

#21 of 531 All FBS WRs at 18.2 yards per reception (21 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 18.2 (96th)

MODERATE · n=21 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#315 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#302 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 12 at Arizona State — 90 ypr

Result L 23-25

The week the volume broke through — put up 90 yds at Arizona State.

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 7g
383Rec yards
21Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
54.7Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
711.3Rec yards
39Receptions
4Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 383): needs 52.8/game over remaining 6.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 383): needs 102.8/game over remaining 6.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 21): needs 6.5/game over remaining 6.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 21): needs 9.8/game over remaining 6.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 1/game over remaining 6.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 1.3/game over remaining 6.

What made this player interesting

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

Jeff Weimer's story is about how role and output meet each other. For West Virginia, 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 #2704 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 5.7% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

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 21 2 rec TD | #402/1110 (64th pct)
Receiving yards 383 18.2 per catch | #296/1107 (73rd pct)
Scrimmage yards 395 Total offensive yardage | #296/1107 (73rd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.

Big-play receiver

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
21 64th
YDS
383 73rd
YPR
18.2 90th
TD
2 75th

Rushing

CAR
3 64th
YDS
12 53rd
YPC
4.0 47th
TD
0 81st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 7 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 4L 10-41@ Kansas22311.5018
Wk 6L 24-38@ BYU24321.5032
Wk 9L 17-23vs TCU35719.0128
Wk 10W 45-35@ Houston36722.3053
Wk 11W 29-22vs Colorado22613.0015
Wk 12L 23-25@ Arizona State39030.0175Season-high 90 yds
Wk 14L 0-49vs Texas Tech67712.8023
Total2138318.6275
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

2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025West Virginia2138318.22--
2022UNLV2627810.71--
Career2 loaded seasons4766114.13--
SeasonTeam
2025West Virginia312------
2022UNLV----3415--
Career2 loaded seasons3123415--
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 5.7% 12.5% pass-game share | #342/1137 (70th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 2 Across offense and returns | #281/1111 (75th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 21 #402/1110 64th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 383 #296/1107 73rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 2 #281/1111 75th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 18.2 #110/1106 90th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 12.5% #342/1137 70th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 12 #144/346 59th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 12 #187/397 53rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 4.0 #211/393 47th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 3 #146/407 64th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 75 #47/1105 96th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 8.6% #344/1137 70th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 6.3% #297/1137 74th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 5.9% #403/1137 65th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 5.7% #398/1137 65th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 4.4% #470/1137 59th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 3.2% #809/1137 29th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 1.2% #165/1137 86th pct Ground-game usagevs 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 · 7 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home3g3.753.314.90.3
Road4g2.555.821.30.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins2g2.546.517.60.0
Losses5g3.258.019.00.4

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-72g2.033.016.50.0
Weeks 8+5g3.463.419.40.4

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

56Solid starter
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (94th). Strength: long catch (90th). Concern: receptions (26th).

Yards / catch#29 / 558 · 95th pct
18.2rece
Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct
75rece
Rush yards#145 / 287 · 49th pct
12rush
Rec yards#296 / 558 · 47th pct
383rece
Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct
2rece
Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Receptions#402 / 558 · 27th pct
21rece

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

Advanced Savant · WR · 2022

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 · 7 metrics
Jeff WeimerWest VirginiaHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 65% simKyre DuplessisDelaware· 64% simChris Dawn Jr.Texas State· 64% sim
Yards / catch
95
Weimer
78
III
59
Duplessis
80
Jr.
Long catch
91
Weimer
65
III
81
Duplessis
96
Jr.
Rush yards
49
Weimer
20
III
60
Duplessis
12
Jr.
Rec yards
47
Weimer
94
III
91
Duplessis
96
Jr.
Rec TDs
42
Weimer
68
III
78
Duplessis
68
Jr.
Rush TDs
39
Weimer
39
III
39
Duplessis
39
Jr.
Receptions
27
Weimer
90
III
92
Duplessis
93
Jr.

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

Player DNA

The Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sawyer Racanelli’s 2025 season.

Sawyer Racanelli

71%match

Wake Forest · 2025

#2

Taysir Mack

Pittsburgh · 2021

69%
#3

Kyle Ford

USC · 2022

66%
#4

Jaylen Sargent

Wyoming · 2024

66%
#5

Marlion Jackson

Louisiana Tech · 2025

64%

Matches Sawyer on

Height
Recruiting rating

Differs from Sawyer on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
TD rate (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.

Dai'Jean Dixon

98%match

Nicholls · 2021

#2

Jermaine Jackson

Idaho · 2023

96%
#3

Ben Ratzlaff

Houston Christian · 2020

96%
#4

Elijah Sarratt

Indiana · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
96%
#5

Kaedin Robinson

App State · 2024

All-Sun Belt
95%

Matches Dai'Jean on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mark Walker's junior season at Navy (2022).

Mark Walker

75%match

Navy · 2022

#2

Jordan Kerley

SMU · 2023

75%
#3

Daniel Jackson

Iowa State · 2023

73%
#4

Christan Horn

App State · 2022

73%
#5

Marlion Jackson

Louisiana Tech · 2025

71%

Matches Mark on

Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume

Differs from Mark on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Rich Rodriguez

Pass share

38.7%

327 pass / 517 run

Plays / game

70.3

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

10.7%

272 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Neal Brown
West Virginia
2025
Rich Rodriguez
West Virginia
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Rich Rodriguez. 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.

HometownSalinas, CA
Height6'2"
Weight211 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey16

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
2022 UNLV WR4 #2704 #3223 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 West Virginia Big 12 WR 4 No. 16 | 6-2 | 211 lb | Salinas, CA
2022 UNLV Mountain West WR 4 No. 16 | 6-2 | 211 lb | Salinas, CA