CFB Zeitgeist Score
65
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 74th percentile.
Jordan Simmons
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
543 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 97 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Georgia State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #67
RB · GEORGIA STATE · SUN BELT
Jordan Simmons
- 4
- #9
- 5-11 | 200 lb
- Marietta, GA
Heisman Heat
#500
<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
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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
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+95%
Up 95% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
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.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (543).
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.
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 Jordan Simmons
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 Jordan Simmons
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
1
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #402 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 24th
Why it matters
#402 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 1 TDs on 28 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 1 (24th)
MODERATE · n=28 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#504 / 531
- Yards per reception#517 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 4 at Vanderbilt — 1 receiving_tds
Result L 21-70
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Vanderbilt.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 11g
543Rush yards
97Carries
2Rush TDs
Per game
49.4Rush yards
9Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
641.7Rush yards
115Carries
2Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 543): needs 103.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 543): needs 228.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 543): needs 478.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 4/game over remaining 2.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 6.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 9/game over remaining 2.
Why this is more than a rushing profile
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Jordan Simmons is not a one-lane back. The profile is interesting because the workload spills beyond pure rushing volume: 543 rushing yards, 28 catches, and 0 return yards for Georgia State. 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
97 77th
YDS
543 81st
YPC
5.6 77th
TD
2 67th
Receiving
REC
28 93rd
YDS
192 89th
YPR
6.9 49th
TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-63@ Ole Miss | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-21vs Murray State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-70@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14vs James Madison | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-41vs App State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-41@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs South Alabama | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-40@ Coastal Carolina | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-30vs Marshall | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 1 | 92 | Season-high 164 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 19-31@ Troy | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-27@ Old Dominion | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total | 97 | 543 | 4.8 | 2 | 92 |
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
2021Michigan State10-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 97 | 543 | 5.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 110 | 664 | 6.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 70 | 278 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 288 | 1,508 | 5.2 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 28 | 192 | 6.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 56 | 404 | 7.2 | 2 | -- |
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 | 543 | #144/735 | 81st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 2 | #247/739 | 67th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.6 | #172/735 | 77th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 28 | #39/552 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 192 | #63/548 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.11 | #192/362 | 47th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 93 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 16.6% | #137/738 | 82nd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 97 | #173/739 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 92 | #7/733 | 99th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 32 | #114/540 | 79th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 6.9 | #281/548 | 49th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #60/552 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 29.3% | #130/738 | 83rd pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 20.3% | #137/738 | 82nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 20.0% | #128/738 | 83rd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 19.1% | #107/738 | 86th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 10.0% | #201/738 | 73rd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 8.1% | #53/738 | 93rd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.5% | #313/738 | 58th pct | Money-down loadvs 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 · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 52.2 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 47.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins1g | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses10g | 53.3 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 8.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 83.8 | 5.5 | 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
65Solid starter
Elite: long run (98th). Strength: receptions (87th). Concern: rush tds (25th).
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_rushing0.11Low (p25–p50) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Jordan SimmonsGeorgia StateRaleek BrownArizona State· 77% simDontae McMillanEastern Michigan· 75% simDaylan SmothersNC State· 74% sim
Long run
Receptions
Rec yards
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Carries
Rush TDs
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 Micah Bernard’s 2021 season.
Micah Bernard
78%match
#2
Gavin Williams
77%
#3
Jo'Nathan Silver
75%
#4
Quincy Craig
74%
#5
Emmett Johnson
NFL Rd 5
73%
Matches Micah on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / carry
Differs from Micah on
Yards / reception (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
56.5%
472 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Shawn Elliott
Georgia State
2022
Shawn Elliott
Georgia State
2023
Shawn Elliott
Georgia State
2024era →
Dell McGee
Georgia State
2025
Dell McGee
Georgia State
Coaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. 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.
HometownMarietta, GA
Height5'11"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey9
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamGeorgia State
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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 | Akron | RB4 | #500 | #843 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mid-American |
| 2023 | Michigan State | RB4 | #3255 | #3581 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Michigan State | RB4 | #2798 | #2931 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Michigan State | RB4 | #1041 | #839 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | RB | 4 | No. 9 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Marietta, GA |
| 2024 | Akron | Mid-American | RB | 4 | No. 9 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Marietta, GA |
| 2023 | Michigan State | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 9 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Marietta, GA |
| 2022 | Michigan State | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 9 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Marietta, GA |
| 2021 | Michigan State | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 9 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Marietta, GA |