CFB Zeitgeist Score
71
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 88th percentile.
Jyrin Johnson
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
466 REC YDS · 37 REC · 2 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -12 net (15 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #94
TE · BOWLING GREEN · MID-AMERICAN
Jyrin Johnson
- 4
- #7
- 6-4 | 235 lb
- Gonzales, LA
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
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
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TOP TE AWARD
Mackey
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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
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#29 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books
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
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman 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 receiving yards (466).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
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 Jyrin Johnson
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
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=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jyrin Johnson
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
12.6
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #249 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 53rd
Why it matters
#249 of 531 All FBS WRs at 12.6 yards per reception (37 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 12.6 (53th)
HIGH · n=37 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#243 / 531
- Receiving TDs#302 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 2 at Cincinnati — 80 ypr
Result L 20-34
The week the volume broke through — put up 80 yds at Cincinnati.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
466Rec yards
37Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
38.8Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
504.8Rec yards
40Receptions
2Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 466): needs 234/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 466): needs 534/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 37): needs 23/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 37): needs 43/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 6/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 8/game over remaining 1.
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. Jyrin Johnson 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
TE 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?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
37 95th
YDS
466 96th
YPR
12.6 79th
TD
2 84th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-7vs Lafayette | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-34@ Cincinnati | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 23-13vs Liberty | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-40@ Louisville | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-35@ Ohio | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-23vs Toledo | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27vs Central Michigan | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24@ Kent State | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-28vs Buffalo | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-19vs Akron | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-14@ Massachusetts | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 37 | 466 | 13.7 | 2 | 38 |
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
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 37 | 466 | 12.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 37 | 466 | 12.6 | 2 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 | 37 | #23/475 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 466 | #21/475 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #79/475 | 84th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.6 | #102/475 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 19.6% | #6/468 | 99th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 38 | #81/475 | 83rd pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 14.2% | #4/468 | 99th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 11.0% | #9/468 | 98th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 10.4% | #24/468 | 95th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 7.9% | #16/468 | 97th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.6% | #85/468 | 82nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.5% | #103/468 | 78th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 41.8 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 35.8 | 12.3 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 2.0 | 25.8 | 14.6 | 0.0 |
| Losses8g | 3.6 | 45.4 | 13.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 31.5 | 14.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 46.2 | 13.1 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
71Solid starter
Elite: rec yards (88th). Strength: receptions (85th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2025
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
Jyrin JohnsonBowling GreenRiley NowakowskiIndiana· 91% simGavin HarrisNew Mexico State· 88% simEthan ConnerTroy· 87% sim
Rec yards
Receptions
Yards / catch
Long catch
Rec TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Toby Payne’s 2025 season.
Toby Payne
80%match
All-Sun Belt
#2
Hunter Tipton
78%
#3
Christian Sims
All-MAC
77%
#4
Michael Trigg
75%
#5
Boden Groen
74%
Matches Toby on
Weight
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Toby on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to R.J. Maryland's senior season at SMU (2025).
R.J. Maryland
82%match
#2
Bru McCoy
81%
#3
Treyton Welch
80%
#4
D'Andre Rogers
77%
#5
Oscar Delp
All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 9
76%
Matches R.J. on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
37.7%
281 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
10.9%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Eddie George
Bowling Green
Played his entire career under Eddie George.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownGonzales, LA
Height6'4"
Weight235 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey7
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Current teamBowling Green
ConferenceMid-American
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-MAC | all_conference | Bowling Green | MAC | TE |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | TE | 4 | No. 7 | 6-4 | 235 lb | Gonzales, LA |