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Kofi Asare

EDGE · Florida · Jr · #22

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

18 TACKLES · 1 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Florida for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Florida for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Edge · Florida

Returning around him

  • 55% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 7 Florida players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -9 net (27 in / 36 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Florida · Last season: 4-8 (AP #13) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #7

EDGE · FLORIDA · SEC

Kofi Asare

  • 3
  • #22
  • 6-5 | 251 lb
  • Worcester, MA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

39

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 63rd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#11047

<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 DEFENSE AWARD

Nagurski

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionEDGE
Class3
Jersey22
Measurements6-5 | 251 lb
HometownWorcester, MA
Primary teamFlorida

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
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.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Florida 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 22, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Massachusetts -> Florida 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate

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 16
Current nowcast#11047Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#11722Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman 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.

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

PENDING

The 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 Kofi Asare

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 Kofi Asare

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.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 7g
18Tackles
2.5Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
0.4Tackles for loss
0.1Sacks
Projected (13g)
33Tackles
4.6Tackles for loss
1.9Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 18): needs 10.3/game over remaining 6.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 18): needs 13.7/game over remaining 6.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 1): needs 0.8/game over remaining 6.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 1): needs 1.5/game over remaining 6.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Kofi Asare is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Florida's defense, with 1.0 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, and -- 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.

Current place #11047 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

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
Total tackles 18 10 solo | #2161/4942 (56th pct)
TFL 2.5 Backfield disruption | #1236/4972 (75th pct)
Sacks 1.0 Pass-rush finish | #872/4972 (82nd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Defensive contributor against FBS defenders.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
18 56th
SOLO
10 56th
TFL
2.5 75th
SACK
1.0 82nd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 7 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 55-0vs Long Island University111.00.00
Wk 3L 10-20@ LSU210.00.00
Wk 4L 7-26@ Miami530.50.00Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 8W 23-21vs Mississippi State111.01.00
Wk 10L 20-24vs Georgia220.00.00
Wk 13L 11-31vs Tennessee400.00.00
Wk 14W 40-21vs Florida State320.00.00
Total18102.51.00
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Florida18102.51.0------
2024Massachusetts30115.53.01----
Career2 loaded seasons48218.04.01----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

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.

Traditional first

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.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 0 Coverage disruption
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 18 #2161/4942 56th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 2.5 #1236/4972 75th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 1.0 #872/4972 82nd pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 10 #1996/4584 56th pct Volumevs FBS DEF

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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 7 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home5g2.20.40.20.0
Road2g3.50.20.00.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins3g1.70.70.30.0
Losses4g3.20.10.00.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-73g2.70.50.00.0
Weeks 8+4g2.50.20.20.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the EDGE cohort

39Mid-pack
6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (17th).

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct
1.0defe
Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct
2.5defe
Solo tackles#1996 / 2975 · 31st pct
10defe
Tackles#2161 / 2975 · 26th pct
18defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe
Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · EDGE · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

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

3 peers · 6 metrics
Kofi AsareFloridaJonJon VaughnsUCLA· 57% simMichael MontgomerySouthern Miss· 56% simTyler MartinMassachusetts· 55% sim
Sacks
63
Asare
63
Vaughns
89
Montgomery
24
Martin
Tackles for loss
56
Asare
85
Vaughns
85
Montgomery
63
Martin
Solo tackles
31
Asare
96
Vaughns
82
Montgomery
87
Martin
Tackles
26
Asare
99
Vaughns
99
Montgomery
98
Martin
QB hurries
22
Asare
22
Vaughns
22
Montgomery
22
Martin
Passes defended
18
Asare
48
Vaughns
67
Montgomery
67
Martin

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Versatile End

Holds up against run and pass without a single dominant trait.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kyle Kennard’s 2022 season.

Kyle Kennard

90%match

Georgia Tech · 2022

NFL Rd 4
#2

Tyce Westland

Wyoming · 2024

85%
#3

Khris Bogle

Florida · 2021

85%
#4

Ovie Oghoufo

Texas · 2021

84%
#5

Jalil Clemons

Memphis · 2020

84%

Matches Kyle on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Vontroy Malone's sophomore season at Tulsa (2023).

Vontroy Malone

84%match

Tulsa · 2023

#2

John McCartan

Oregon State · 2022

83%
#3

Deven Lamp

Tulsa · 2021

82%
#4

Noah Taylor

Virginia · 2021

82%
#5

Bryan Wallace

Charlotte · 2021

82%

Matches Vontroy on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Billy Napier

Pass share

49.4%

372 pass / 381 run

Plays / game

62.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.1%

311 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Billy Napier
Florida
2025
Billy Napier
Florida

Played his entire career under Billy Napier.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownWorcester, MA
Height6'5"
Weight251 lb
Class3
PositionEDGE
Jersey22

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

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 Massachusetts EDGE3 #11047 #11722 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | FBS Independents
2023 Massachusetts EDGE3 #15037 #15113 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | FBS Independents
2022 Massachusetts EDGE3 #13832 #14019 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | FBS Independents

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Florida SEC EDGE 3 No. 22 | 6-5 | 251 lb | Worcester, MA
2024 Massachusetts FBS Independents EDGE 3 No. 22 | 6-5 | 251 lb | Worcester, MA
2023 Massachusetts FBS Independents EDGE 3 No. 22 | 6-5 | 251 lb | Worcester, MA
2022 Massachusetts FBS Independents EDGE 3 No. 22 | 6-5 | 251 lb | Worcester, MA