CFB Zeitgeist Score
52
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 93rd percentile.
Khobie Martin
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
506 RUSH YDS · 6 RUSH TD · 77 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Indiana for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #47
RB · INDIANA · BIG TEN
Khobie Martin
- 1
- #28
- 6-0 | 207 lb
- Fishers, IN
Heisman Heat
#660
<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 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+593%
Up 593% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Indiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-star | 0.8533 | No. 1461 recruit | HighSchool | Indiana |
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 · 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 16Heisman 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 Indiana
Composite
0.8533
#1461 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.
The Room on Khobie Martin
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
60
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=5
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Khobie Martin
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 rushing totals stand
Through 11g
506Rush yards
77Carries
6Rush TDs
Per game
46Rush yards
7Carries
1Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
598Rush yards
91Carries
7Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 506): needs 122/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 506): needs 247/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 506): needs 497/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 4.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 7/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Khobie Martin's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Indiana, 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.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
RB 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?
Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
77 71st
YDS
506 79th
YPC
6.6 90th
TD
6 89th
Receiving
REC
1 16th
YDS
14 23rd
YPR
14.0 92nd
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-0vs Indiana State | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 2 | 22 | Season-high 109 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Illinois | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 2 | 31 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-13vs Michigan State | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-6vs UCLA | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-10@ Maryland | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Wisconsin | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-3@ Purdue | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | 21 | |
| Bowl | W 38-3vs Alabama | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bowl | W 56-22vs Oregon | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 77 | 506 | 5.7 | 6 | 36 |
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
2024Indiana11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
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.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 506 | #159/735 | 79th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 6 | #83/739 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 6.6 | #76/735 | 90th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 1 | #467/552 | 16th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 14 | #424/548 | 23rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.19 | #67/362 | 82nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 66 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 10.1% | #313/738 | 58th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 77 | #215/739 | 71st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 36 | #264/733 | 64th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 14 | #323/540 | 40th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.0 | #44/548 | 92nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 17.1% | #311/738 | 58th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 11.8% | #272/738 | 63rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 11.4% | #315/738 | 57th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 11.0% | #320/738 | 57th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 6.9% | #355/738 | 52nd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 2.7% | #563/738 | 24th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 0.0% | #564/738 | 24th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
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
Status—Awaiting tracker
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
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 46.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 44.0 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins11g | 46.0 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 55.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 38.5 | 4.7 | 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
52Mid-pack
Elite: yards / carry (93rd). Concern: receptions (1st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 2024
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.
wepa_rushing0.19High (p75–p90) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Khobie MartinIndianaKaelon BlackIndiana· 73% simJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 67% simJeremiah CobbAuburn· 67% sim
Yards / carry
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Carries
Long run
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ashton Gray’s 2025 season.
Ashton Gray
81%match
#2
Tate Carney
70%
#3
C'Bo Flemister
66%
#4
Samuel Singleton
66%
#5
Tiyon Evans
66%
Matches Ashton on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Differs from Ashton on
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jonathon Brooks’s path through Texas.
Jonathon Brooks
96%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 14
#2
Abram Smith
All-Big 12
91%
#3
King Miller
87%
#4
Ahmad Hardy
Consensus All-American
84%
#5
Elijah Tau-Tolliver
84%
Matches Jonathon on
Height
Weight
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tiyon Evans's sophomore season at Louisville (2022).
Tiyon Evans
63%match
#2
Duncan Brune
59%
#3
Colton Joseph
All-Sun Belt
57%
#4
Jalen White
All-Sun Belt
56%
#5
Jordan Marshall
54%
Matches Tiyon on
Height
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Tiyon on
Class year (lower)
Receiving share (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
38.7%
404 pass / 641 run
Plays / game
65.3
16 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.3%
275 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Curt Cignetti
Indiana
2025
Curt Cignetti
Indiana
Played his entire career under Curt Cignetti.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownFishers, IN
Height6'0"
Weight207 lb
Class1
PositionRB
Jersey28
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamIndiana
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc2 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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 | Indiana | RB1 | #660 | #521 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.