CFB Zeitgeist Score
69
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 87th percentile.
Kenny Odom
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
582 REC YDS · 62 REC · 6 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
WR · UTEP · CONFERENCE USA
CFB Zeitgeist Score
69
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 87th percentile.
Heisman Heat
#713
<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 · StarterImpact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
2 seasons on the ladder
2024
UTEP · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
UTEP · WR
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Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025Sharp dropoff (-24%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
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. | ||
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTEP -> South Florida | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Austin Peay -> UTEP | 3-star | 0.8100 | Immediate |
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.
Selector Grid · 2025
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.
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
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Trajectory
Rival Radar
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
6
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
Why it matters
#55 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 6 TDs on 62 receptions.
Vs cohort
HIGH · n=62 cohort 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 at Utah State — 1 receiving_tds
Result L 16-28
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Utah State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 582): needs 59/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 582): needs 209/game over remaining 2.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 62.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 62): needs 9/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 1/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
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. Kenny Odom already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
2025 season snapshot | final
30-second read
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
Rushing
Returns
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-28@ Utah State | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-17vs UT Martin | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 1 | 74 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Texas | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-19vs Liberty | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-17@ Sam Houston | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-33@ Kennesaw State | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-30vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-38@ Missouri State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs New Mexico State | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-61@ Delaware | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 1 | 49 | |
| Total | 62 | 582 | 8.9 | 6 | 74 |
Traditional history
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
Advanced metrics second
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.
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 62 | #50/1110 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 582 | #163/1107 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #56/1111 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.4 | #799/1106 | 28th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 16 | #192/238 | 20th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 24.9% | #26/1137 | 98th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 57 | #50/397 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 13 | #30/407 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 13 | #134/346 | 62nd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.4 | #201/393 | 49th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 74 | #69/1105 | 94th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 16.0 | #164/236 | 31st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 1 | #169/243 | 31st pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 19.3% | #11/1137 | 99th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 17.1% | #25/1137 | 98th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 15.0% | #15/1137 | 99th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 14.9% | #14/1137 | 99th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 13.9% | #11/1137 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 13.2% | #28/1137 | 98th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 3.5% | #41/1137 | 96th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/302 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS WR |
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
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
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
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 52.0 | 11.5 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 6.3 | 53.7 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 7.5 | 95.5 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
| Losses9g | 5.2 | 43.4 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.2 | 60.0 | 11.8 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 47.0 | 6.4 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Elite: receptions (90th). Strength: long catch (88th). Concern: yards / catch (12th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javin Whatley’s 2025 season.
Javin Whatley
Tyler Walton
Zion Booker
Drayden Dickmann
Travell Harris
Matches Javin on
Differs from Javin on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Josh Pederson’s path through UL Monroe.
Josh Pederson
Osirus Mitchell
Max Tomczak
Squirrel White
Antwan Davis
Matches Josh on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Drayden Dickmann's junior season at Rice (2025).
Drayden Dickmann
Eric Singleton Jr.
Jaylen Bonelli
Anthony Woods
Donny Navarro
Matches Drayden on
Differs from Drayden on
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
52.4%
410 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Scotty Walden.
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
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Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-Conference USA | all_conference | UTEP | Conference USA | WR |
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTEP | WR3 | #713 | #1282 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Conference USA |
Team, conference, and class by season.