CFB Zeitgeist Score
38
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 66th percentile.
Jerand Bradley
Disrespect as Fuelas of 2026-06-22
Jerand Bradley arrives at Kansas State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
184REC YDS13REC2REC TD
3★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.420
recruiting national rank
Kansas State fans keep a tally of every slight, and the tally is the point.
low confidence1 source
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Kansas State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (26 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #35
WR · KANSAS STATE · BIG 12
Jerand Bradley
- 4
- #5
- 6-5 | 223 lb
- Desoto, TX
Heisman Heat
#2550
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
4 seasons on the ladder
2021
Texas Tech · WR
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2022
Texas Tech · WR
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★
2023
Texas Tech · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
Kansas State · WR
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Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+86%
Up 86% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 | 0.8889 | No. 420 recruit | HighSchool | Texas Tech |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College -> Kansas State | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Texas Tech -> Boston College | 3-star | 0.8800 | Immediate |
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 Texas Tech
Composite
0.8889
#420 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 Jerand Bradley
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
67
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
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Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=6
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jerand Bradley
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 5g
184Rec yards
13Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
36.8Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
478.4Rec yards
34Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 184): needs 64.5/game over remaining 8.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 184): needs 102/game over remaining 8.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 13): needs 5.9/game over remaining 8.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 13): needs 8.4/game over remaining 8.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 0.8/game over remaining 8.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 1/game over remaining 8.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Jerand Bradley already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
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
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
13 54th
YDS
184 56th
YPR
14.2 70th
TD
2 75th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24vs Iowa State | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 1 | 65 | Season-high 75 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 38-35vs North Dakota | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 75 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 21-24vs Army | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-28vs TCU | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-43vs Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 184 | 13.7 | 2 | 65 |
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
2021Texas Tech6-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 13 | 184 | 14.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 36 | 431 | 12.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 51 | 744 | 14.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 105 | 1,458 | 13.9 | 12 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
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.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 13 | #510/1110 | 54th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 184 | #491/1107 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #281/1111 | 75th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.2 | #332/1106 | 70th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 11.8% | #392/1137 | 66th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 65 | #132/1105 | 88th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.5% | #419/1137 | 63rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 7.4% | #432/1137 | 62nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.5% | #279/1137 | 76th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 6.1% | #351/1137 | 69th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.3% | #359/1137 | 69th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.9% | #827/1137 | 27th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th 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
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 · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 36.8 | 13.7 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 3.5 | 36.0 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
| Losses3g | 2.0 | 37.3 | 15.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 44.5 | 15.7 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
38Mid-pack
Concern: receptions (6th).
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
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
Jerand BradleyKansas StateAaron TurnerRice· 48% simRyan DavisUtah· 48% simNik McMillanBuffalo· 46% sim
Long catch
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Cooper’s 2020 season.
Jordan Cooper
88%match
#2
Dacari Collins
74%
#3
Ja'Cyais Credle
74%
#4
Javon Antonio
73%
#5
Savion Williams
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
73%
Matches Jordan on
Height
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Jordan on
Class year (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darien Chase’s path through Portland State.
Darien Chase
99%match
#2
Jarrod Barnes
98%
#3
Kobe Clark
98%
#4
Tamorrion Terry
All-ACC
98%
#5
Rashod Bateman
All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 27
96%
Matches Darien on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Malachi Fields's graduate season at Notre Dame (2025).
Malachi Fields
64%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 10
#2
Lake McRee
All-Big Ten
62%
#3
Broc Lane
61%
#4
Jake Roberts
61%
#5
J.Michael Sturdivant
59%
Matches Malachi on
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from Malachi on
Reception volume (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Total EPA (college ability) (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
46.4%
342 pass / 395 run
Plays / game
61.4
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.5%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coach2021
Chris Klieman
Kansas State
2022
Chris Klieman
Kansas State
2023
Chris Klieman
Kansas State
2025
Chris Klieman
Kansas State
Played his entire career under Chris Klieman.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownDesoto, TX
Height6'5"
Weight223 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey5
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Current teamKansas State
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
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-Big 12 | all_conference | Texas Tech | Big 12 | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston College | WR4 | #2550 | #2365 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | WR4 | #610 | #680 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | WR4 | #383 | #485 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | WR4 | #1822 | #1966 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 223 lb | Desoto, TX |
| 2024 | Boston College | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 223 lb | Desoto, TX |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 223 lb | Desoto, TX |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 223 lb | Desoto, TX |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | WR | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 223 lb | Desoto, TX |