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Heisman / Players / Lee Beebe /Indiana

Lee Beebe

RB · Indiana · Jr · #29

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

209 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 27 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Indiana for 2026

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

Lee Beebe

  • 3
  • #29
  • 5-10 | 220 lb
  • Montgomery, AL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

28

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 99th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#353

<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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
In Their Words 32 windows · 2025 fan posts
leg×487.3injury×139.2miss×95.1

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2022–2025
32.02022
3602023
8852024
2092025

+553%

Up 553% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB
Class3
Jersey29
Measurements5-10 | 220 lb
HometownMontgomery, AL
Primary teamIndiana

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 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
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 16
Current nowcast#353Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#619Where 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 Lee Beebe

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

Awaiting per-cohort signal

Sample 0 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmNational: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "\#10 [Miami](#f/miami) vs. #1 [Indiana](#f/indiana) **When**: Monday, January 1"National
  • National · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Lee Beebe

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 rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 3g
209Rush yards
27Carries
1Rush TDs
Per game
69.7Rush yards
9Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
905.7Rush yards
117Carries
4Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 209): needs 54.1/game over remaining 10.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 209): needs 79.1/game over remaining 10.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 209): needs 129.1/game over remaining 10.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 0.9/game over remaining 10.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.4/game over remaining 10.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 1.9/game over remaining 10.

What made this player interesting

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

Lee Beebe'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.

Current place #353 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 12.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

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
Scrimmage yards 216 209 rush | 7 rec | #332/735 (55th pct)
Rush TD 1 27 carries | #323/739 (56th pct)
Yards/carry 7.7 Per-rush efficiency | #35/735 (95th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.

Efficient runner

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
27 46th
YDS
209 55th
YPC
7.7 95th
TD
1 56th

Receiving

REC
1 16th
YDS
7 13th
YPR
7.0 51st
TD
0 70th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 27-14vs Old Dominion11736.6014
Wk 2W 56-9vs Kennesaw State11908.2124Season-high 90 yds
Wk 3W 73-0vs Indiana State5469.2021
Total272098.0124
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

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025Indiana272097.71--
2024UAB1668855.37--
2023UAB523606.94--
2022UAB33210.70--
Career4 loaded seasons2481,4866.012--
SeasonTeam
2025Indiana177.00--
2024UAB302197.31--
2023UAB14987.00--
2022UAB----------
Career4 loaded seasons453247.21--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

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.

Receiving work 1 7 rec yds | #467/552 (16th pct)
Usage 12.6% 20.5% rush share | #235/738 (68th pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.25 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #23/362 (94th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 209 #332/735 55th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 1 #323/739 56th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 7.7 #35/735 95th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 1 #467/552 16th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 7 #479/548 13th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.25 #23/362 94th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 159 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 12.6% #235/738 68th pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 27 #398/739 46th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 24 #347/733 53rd pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 7 #455/540 16th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 7.0 #267/548 51st pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #169/552 70th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 20.5% #252/738 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 15.8% #212/738 71st pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 14.5% #230/738 69th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 11.8% #148/738 80th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.0% #471/738 36th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 2.7% #589/738 20th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 1.1% #495/738 33rd pct Air-game usagevs FBS RB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #78/256 70th pct Turnoversvs 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

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

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home3g69.78.00.3

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins3g69.78.00.3

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-73g69.78.00.3

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

28Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (98th). Concern: carries (0th).

Yards / carry#6 / 349 · 99th pct
7.7rush
Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct
1fumb
Long run#282 / 349 · 19th pct
24rush
Rush TDs#284 / 349 · 13th pct
1rush
Rush yards#324 / 349 · 7th pct
209rush
Rec yards#324 / 338 · 4th pct
7rece
Receptions#327 / 338 · 2nd pct
1rece
Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct
27rush

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
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 · 8 metrics
Lee BeebeIndianaJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 50% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 47% simKaelon BlackIndiana· 45% sim
Yards / carry
99
Beebe
41
Brunson
33
Wright
74
Black
Fumbles lost
49
Beebe
49
Brunson
49
Wright
87
Black
Long run
19
Beebe
73
Brunson
49
Wright
41
Black
Rush TDs
13
Beebe
50
Brunson
62
Wright
89
Black
Rush yards
7
Beebe
80
Brunson
84
Wright
91
Black
Rec yards
4
Beebe
3
Brunson
10
Wright
20
Black
Receptions
2
Beebe
2
Brunson
32
Wright
12
Black
Carries
0
Beebe
85
Brunson
92
Wright
91
Black

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

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

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 · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Tom Allen
Indiana
2023
Tom Allen
Indiana
2024
Curt Cignetti
Indiana
era →
2025
Curt Cignetti
Indiana

Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. 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.

HometownMontgomery, AL
Height5'10"
Weight220 lb
Class3
PositionRB
Jersey29

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 UAB RB3 #353 #619 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic
2023 UAB RB3 #1069 #1512 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | American Athletic
2022 UAB RB3 #2356 #2464 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Conference USA

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Indiana Big Ten RB 3 No. 29 | 5-10 | 220 lb | Montgomery, AL
2024 UAB American Athletic RB 3 No. 29 | 5-10 | 220 lb | Montgomery, AL
2023 UAB American Athletic RB 3 No. 29 | 5-10 | 220 lb | Montgomery, AL
2022 UAB Conference USA RB 3 No. 29 | 5-10 | 220 lb | Montgomery, AL