CFB Zeitgeist Score
54
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 87th percentile.
Larry Simmons
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
280 REC YDS · 15 REC · 6 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Utah for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Utah
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (17 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #40
WR · UTAH · BIG 12
Larry Simmons
- 3
- #12
- 6-1 | 190 lb
- Moss Point, MS
Heisman Heat
#5338
<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
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Utah
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8796 | No. 573 recruit | HighSchool |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss -> Utah | 3-star | 0.8800 | Immediate |
| 2024 | Ole Miss -> Southern Miss | 3-star | 0.8300 | 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 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 —
Composite
0.8796
#573 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 Larry Simmons
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=1
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Larry Simmons
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 9g
280Rec yards
15Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
31.1Rec yards
2Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
404.4Rec yards
22Receptions
9Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 280): needs 105/game over remaining 4.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 280): needs 180/game over remaining 4.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 15): needs 11.2/game over remaining 4.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 15): needs 16.2/game over remaining 4.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 0.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 1/game over remaining 4.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Larry Simmons's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Utah, 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
WR 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?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
15 56th
YDS
280 67th
YPR
18.7 91st
TD
6 95th
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
8 45th
YPC
8.0 81st
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-6@ Wyoming | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-14@ West Virginia | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-10vs Arizona State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ BYU | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | W 53-7vs Colorado | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14vs Cincinnati | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-47vs Kansas State | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Kansas | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 2 | 48 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Bowl | W 44-22vs Nebraska | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 15 | 280 | 17.0 | 6 | 48 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
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.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 15 | #484/1110 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 280 | #370/1107 | 67th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #56/1111 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 18.7 | #96/1106 | 91st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 9.6% | #504/1137 | 56th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 8 | #198/346 | 43rd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 8 | #220/397 | 45th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 8.0 | #76/393 | 81st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 48 | #298/1105 | 73rd pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.8% | #617/1137 | 46th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 4.7% | #665/1137 | 42nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 4.6% | #563/1137 | 51st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 4.2% | #582/1137 | 49th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.7% | #595/1137 | 48th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.6% | #582/1137 | 49th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #332/1137 | 71st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
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 · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 20.4 | 14.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 44.5 | 19.2 | 1.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins8g | 1.6 | 31.8 | 17.6 | 0.6 |
| Losses1g | 2.0 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 43.2 | 19.6 | 1.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
54Mid-pack
Elite: yards / catch (96th). Strength: rec tds (86th). Concern: receptions (12th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 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
Larry SimmonsUtahHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 60% simAmare ThomasHouston· 58% simJordan HudsonSMU· 58% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Corey Rucker’s 2020 season.
Corey Rucker
32%match
#2
Kentron Poitier
42%
#3
Andrel Anthony Jr.
27%
#4
Jaden Greathouse
40%
#5
Tyler Harrell
36%
Matches Corey on
Height
Differs from Corey on
TD rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Kahtero Summers
99%match
#2
Nick Devereaux
All-MAC
99%
#3
Jakobie Keeney-James
95%
#4
Brady Boyd
93%
#5
August Pitre III
92%
Matches Kahtero on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to JaVonta Payton's sophomore season at Tennessee (2021).
JaVonta Payton
38%match
#2
Ashton Bethel-Roman
34%
#3
Wondame Davis Jr.
34%
#4
C.J. Riley
31%
#5
Joey Beljan
29%
Differs from JaVonta on
Yards / reception (higher)
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.8%
371 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.2%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Kyle Whittingham
Utah
Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMoss Point, MS
Height6'1"
Weight190 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey12
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamUtah
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc4 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 | Southern Miss | WR3 | #5338 | #6032 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | WR3 | #2565 | #2100 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | SEC |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | WR3 | #3047 | #2752 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | Big 12 | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Moss Point, MS |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Moss Point, MS |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | SEC | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Moss Point, MS |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | SEC | WR | 3 | No. 12 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Moss Point, MS |