CFB Zeitgeist Score
53
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 66th percentile.
Kyirin Heath
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
228 REC YDS · 19 REC · 3 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #105
TE · SOUTHERN MISS · SUN BELT
Kyirin Heath
- 4
- #88
- 6-5 | 240 lb
- Mansfield, TX
Heisman Heat
#5191
<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 TE AWARD
Mackey
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
2 seasons on the ladder
2023
Ole Miss · TE
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★
2025
Southern Miss · TE
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+280%
Up 280% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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—
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 Kyirin Heath
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 Kyirin Heath
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 receiving totals stand
Through 10g
228Rec yards
19Receptions
3Rec TDs
Per game
22.8Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
296.4Rec yards
25Receptions
4Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 228): needs 157.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 228): needs 257.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 19): needs 13.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 19): needs 20.3/game over remaining 3.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 1.7/game over remaining 3.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 2.3/game over remaining 3.
Why the honors trail matters
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. Kyirin Heath already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE 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?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
19 76th
YDS
228 80th
YPR
12.0 74th
TD
3 91st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34vs Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-10@ Louisiana | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-21vs UL Monroe | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Arkansas State | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Texas State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-42@ South Alabama | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 33 | |
| Total | 19 | 228 | 11.7 | 3 | 34 |
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
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 23 | 288 | 12.5 | 3 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 19 | #114/475 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 228 | #94/475 | 80th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 3 | #45/475 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.0 | #125/475 | 74th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 7.7% | #147/468 | 69th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 34 | #103/475 | 79th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 6.4% | #91/468 | 81st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 5.8% | #72/468 | 85th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 3.9% | #191/468 | 59th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 3.8% | #137/468 | 71st pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 2.6% | #266/468 | 43rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 2.5% | #272/468 | 42nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
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 Mackey 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 · 10 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 15.2 | 13.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 30.4 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 1.8 | 20.3 | 11.9 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 2.0 | 26.5 | 11.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 18.6 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 27.0 | 14.2 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
53Mid-pack
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 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.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Kyirin HeathSouthern MissEthan ConnerTroy· 76% simLuke LindenmeyerNebraska· 76% simDecker DeGraafWashington· 75% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Oscar Delp’s 2024 season.
Oscar Delp
82%match
All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 9
#2
Lance Mason
All-Big Ten
74%
#3
Cameron Latu
All-SECNFL Rd 3 · Pk 38
76%
#4
Michael Kirch
74%
#5
Alex Bauman
72%
Matches Oscar on
Height
Weight
TD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Matthew Hibner's junior season at SMU (2024).
Matthew Hibner
79%match
NFL Rd 4
#2
Thomas Yassmin
76%
#3
Jacob Petersen
74%
#4
Ethan Conner
All-Sun Belt
73%
#5
Michael Masunas
73%
Matches Matthew on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.9%
454 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.3%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Will Hall
Southern Miss
2025era →
Charles Huff
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Will Hall → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMansfield, TX
Height6'5"
Weight240 lb
Class4
PositionTE
Jersey88
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Current teamSouthern Miss
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
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-Sun Belt | all_conference | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | TE |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | TE4 | #5191 | #5836 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | TE4 | #1358 | #1088 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | TE4 | #2932 | #2638 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 240 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 240 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | SEC | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 240 lb | Mansfield, TX |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | SEC | TE | 4 | No. 88 | 6-5 | 240 lb | Mansfield, TX |