CFB Zeitgeist Score
47
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 72nd percentile.
Keyvone Lee
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
440 RUSH YDS · 6 RUSH TD · 100 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to UNLV for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · UNLV
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #51 · 2026 recruiting class #95
RB · UNLV · MOUNTAIN WEST
CFB Zeitgeist Score
47
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush tds at the 72nd percentile.
Heisman Heat
#3080
<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 · StarterStarter. A locked-in starting role.
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025Down 17% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4-star | 0.9063 | No. 273 recruit | HighSchool | Penn State |
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. | ||
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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Penn State
Composite
0.9063
#273 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
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 · 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 reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
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 rushing totals stand
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Keyvone Lee's story is about how role and output meet each other. For UNLV, 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.
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
2025 season snapshot | final
30-second read
Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
Receiving
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Idaho State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-21@ Sam Houston | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ Miami (OH) | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-17@ Wyoming | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10vs Hawai'i | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Bowl | L 10-17@ Ohio | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 100 | 440 | 5.2 | 6 | 22 |
Traditional history
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 100 | 440 | 4.4 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 12 | 75 | 6.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 25 | 94 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 108 | 530 | 4.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 245 | 1,139 | 4.6 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 15 | 130 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 37 | 317 | 8.6 | 1 | -- |
Advanced metrics second
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.
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 440 | #192/735 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 6 | #83/739 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.4 | #409/735 | 44th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 19 | #78/552 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 164 | #84/548 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.15 | #126/362 | 65th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 91 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 12.6% | #235/738 | 68th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 100 | #163/739 | 78th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 22 | #375/733 | 49th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 25 | #166/540 | 69th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 8.6 | #181/548 | 67th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 20.2% | #258/738 | 65th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 17.2% | #46/738 | 94th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 13.8% | #247/738 | 67th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 12.3% | #258/738 | 65th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 11.3% | #317/738 | 57th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.9% | #206/738 | 72nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 5.0% | #156/738 | 79th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #205/256 | 20th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
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 · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 31.8 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Road8g | 31.1 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 33.6 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Losses4g | 26.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 27.7 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 35.1 | 4.0 | 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
Concern: fumbles lost (13th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dylan Carson’s 2025 season.
Dylan Carson
Marcus Major
Marco Lee
Dylan Downing
Rashad Amos
Matches Dylan on
Differs from Dylan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
46.5%
423 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
65.0
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
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Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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.
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. | ||||
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | RB4 | #3080 | #3431 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | RB4 | #1749 | #1956 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Penn State | RB4 | #919 | #658 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Penn State | RB4 | #324 | #301 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | Mountain West | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-0 | 225 lb | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | SEC | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-0 | 225 lb | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | SEC | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-0 | 225 lb | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2022 | Penn State | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-0 | 225 lb | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2021 | Penn State | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-0 | 225 lb | St. Petersburg, FL |