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Joshisa Trader

WR · Miami · So · #1

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

178 REC YDS · 13 REC · 1 REC TD

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Miami → NC State for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to NC State

2025Miami
2026NC State

WR · MIAMI · ACC

Joshisa Trader

  • 2
  • #1
  • 6-1 | 180 lb
  • Hollywood, FL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

27

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 59th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#696

<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 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
91.02024
1782025

+96%

Up 96% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#42 national
CFB
College
Miami
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey1
Measurements6-1 | 180 lb
HometownHollywood, FL
Primary teamMiami

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 42 recruit
Composite rating 0.9803 HighSchool
Signed with Miami 2024
Origin Chaminade-Madonna Hollywood, FL, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 4-star | 0.9803 No. 42 recruit | HighSchool | Miami

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 NC State 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 23, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Miami -> NC State 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 16
Current nowcast#696Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#567Where 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 Miami

Composite

0.9803

#42 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 Joshisa Trader

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

60

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 10 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 10 mentions · belief +20 · "MIAMI HURRICANES stun FLORIDA GATORS. Is a Heisman campaign on the horizon for d"Own fansNational: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "[Source](https://x.com/chris_hummer/status/2014525931449184449) Made with the /"National
  • Own fans · n=10
  • National · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Joshisa Trader

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.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 7g
178Rec yards
13Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
25.4Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
330.6Rec yards
24Receptions
2Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 178): needs 87/game over remaining 6.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 178): needs 137/game over remaining 6.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 13): needs 7.8/game over remaining 6.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 13): needs 11.2/game over remaining 6.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.2/game over remaining 6.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.5/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.

Joshisa Trader's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Miami, 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 #696 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 3.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 42 recruit

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 13 1 rec TD | #510/1110 (54th pct)
Receiving yards 178 13.7 per catch | #497/1107 (55th pct)
Scrimmage yards 178 Total offensive yardage | #497/1107 (55th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
13 54th
YDS
178 55th
YPR
13.7 65th
TD
1 64th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 7 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 10L 20-26@ SMU58116.2136Season-high 81 yds
Wk 11W 38-10vs Syracuse3196.3010
Wk 12W 41-7vs NC State14444.0044
Wk 13W 34-17@ Virginia Tech11414.0014
Wk 14W 38-7@ Pittsburgh11010.0010
BowlW 24-14@ Ohio State177.007
BowlW 31-27@ Ole Miss133.003
Total1317814.4144
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

2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Miami1317813.71--
2024Miami69115.21--
Career2 loaded seasons1926914.22--
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 3.6% 7.9% pass-game share | #623/1137 (45th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 1 Across offense and returns | #396/1111 (64th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 13 #510/1110 54th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 178 #497/1107 55th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 1 #396/1111 64th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 13.7 #389/1106 65th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 7.9% #623/1137 45th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 44 #368/1105 67th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 8.9% #307/1137 73rd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 7.1% #449/1137 61st pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 3.6% #673/1137 41st pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 2.9% #827/1137 27th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 2.4% #787/1137 31st pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 2.1% #874/1137 23rd pct Early-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

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
Home2g2.031.525.10.0
Road5g1.823.010.00.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins6g1.316.214.00.0
Losses1g5.081.016.21.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-72g1.05.05.00.0
Weeks 8+5g2.233.618.10.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

27Below cohort
5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (6th).

Yards / catch#228 / 558 · 59th pct
13.7rece
Long catch#317 / 558 · 42nd pct
44rece
Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct
1rece
Rec yards#490 / 558 · 12th pct
178rece
Receptions#510 / 558 · 7th pct
13rece

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
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 · 5 metrics
Joshisa TraderMiamiJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 48% simMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 48% simKevin Coleman Jr.Missouri· 47% sim
Yards / catch
59
Trader
15
Gibson
9
III
28
Jr.
Long catch
42
Trader
56
Gibson
16
III
56
Jr.
Rec TDs
24
Trader
7
Gibson
24
III
24
Jr.
Rec yards
12
Trader
74
Gibson
70
III
84
Jr.
Receptions
7
Trader
92
Gibson
92
III
94
Jr.

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

Player DNA

The Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Senika McKie’s 2022 season.

Senika McKie

83%match

UNLV · 2022

#2

Artie Henry

Marshall · 2020

77%
#3

John Adams

Temple · 2024

79%
#4

Keandre Lambert

Penn State · 2021

73%
#5

Teddy Hoffmann

NC State · 2025

77%

Matches Senika on

Height
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Differs from Senika on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Mizell's sophomore season at Florida (2024).

Aidan Mizell

76%match

Florida · 2024

#2

Chris Hunter

Arizona · 2025

74%
#3

Corey Smith

Purdue · 2025

74%
#4

Antonio Meeks

Louisville · 2025

73%
#5

Tychaun Chapman

Marshall · 2024

73%

Matches Aidan on

Total EPA (college ability)
Height
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Aidan on

TD rate (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mario Cristobal

Pass share

47.2%

496 pass / 554 run

Plays / game

65.6

16 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.1%

245 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Mario Cristobal
Miami
2025
Mario Cristobal
Miami

Played his entire career under Mario Cristobal.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownHollywood, FL
Height6'1"
Weight180 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey1

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
2024 Miami WR2 #696 #567 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Miami ACC WR 2 No. 1 | 6-1 | 180 lb | Hollywood, FL
2024 Miami ACC WR 2 No. 1 | 6-1 | 180 lb | Hollywood, FL