CFB Zeitgeist Score
59
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 98th percentile.
Karon Prunty
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
40 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New England2026 NFL rookie season
#171Rd 5 · Pick 31
New England2026 NFL rookie season
DB · WAKE FOREST · ACC
Karon Prunty
- 4
- #3
- 6-2 | 192 lb
- Portsmouth, VA
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
—
TOP DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #171
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8404 | No. 1514 recruit | HighSchool | Kansas |
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.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Kansas
Composite
0.8404
#1514 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 5, Pick 31
#171 overall · New England
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 Karon Prunty
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 Karon Prunty
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 defensive totals stand
Through 13g
40Tackles
2Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
0.2Tackles for loss
0.1Sacks
Final
40Tackles
2Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Karon Prunty is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Wake Forest's defense, with 1.0 sacks, 2.0 tackles for loss, and 1 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF 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?
Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
40 82nd
SOLO
23 82nd
TFL
2.0 71st
SACK
1.0 82nd
QBH
1 44th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
8 98th
INT
1 65th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-9vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Western Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-34vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-23@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-14@ Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 13-12vs SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-42@ Florida State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-9@ Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-12vs North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-14vs Delaware | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-49@ Duke | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 43-29@ Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 |
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
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 40 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 40 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 40 | #906/4942 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 2.0 | #1443/4972 | 71st pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 1.0 | #872/4972 | 82nd pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 1 | #308/869 | 65th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 8 | #45/2184 | 98th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 1 | #1051/1878 | 44th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 23 | #839/4584 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Fumbles recovered | 1 | #103/736 | 86th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
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 Thorpe 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 · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Losses4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort
59Solid starter
Elite: passes defended (97th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DB · 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
Karon PruntyWake ForestBrevin HamblinUtah State· 81% simKeaton ThomasBaylor· 78% simJordan PollardSan José State· 77% sim
Passes defended
Solo tackles
Tackles
Sacks
QB hurries
Forced fumbles
Tackles for loss
Interceptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to T.J. Tampa’s 2022 season.
T.J. Tampa
85%match
NFL Rd 4
#2
Tony Grimes
83%
#3
Marcus Allen
NFL Rd 5
82%
#4
Tony Grimes
81%
#5
D'Arco Perkins-McAllister
80%
Matches T.J. on
PD rate
Interceptions
Height
Differs from T.J. on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Roman Parodie's graduate season at Ohio (2024).
Roman Parodie
83%match
#2
Kani Walker
81%
#3
Kempton Shine
74%
#4
Brandon Crossley
74%
#5
Omarion Cooper
All-AAC
71%
Matches Roman on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
48.0%
405 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.1%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Jake Dickert
Wake Forest
Played his entire career under Jake Dickert.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownPortsmouth, VA
Height6'2"
Weight192 lb
Class4
PositionDB
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamWake Forest
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
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-ACC | all_conference | Wake Forest | ACC | DB |
| 2025 | All-ACC | all_conference | Wake Forest | ACC | CB |
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 | Wake Forest | ACC | DB | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 192 lb | Portsmouth, VA |