CFB Zeitgeist Score
63
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 82nd percentile.
Leshon Williams
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
565 RUSH YDS · 7 RUSH TD · 97 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Kansas for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Kansas
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #72
RB · KANSAS · BIG 12
Leshon Williams
- 4
- #4
- 5-10 | 215 lb
- Chicago, IL
Heisman Heat
#1044
<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 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+719%
Up 719% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8719 | No. 647 recruit | HighSchool |
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 —
Composite
0.8719
#647 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 Leshon Williams
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 Leshon Williams
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
565Rush yards
97Carries
7Rush TDs
Per game
51.4Rush yards
9Carries
1Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
667.7Rush yards
115Carries
8Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 565): needs 92.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 565): needs 217.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 565): needs 467.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 7): needs 1.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 7): needs 4/game over remaining 2.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 7): needs 6.5/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.
Leshon Williams's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Kansas, 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
97 77th
YDS
565 82nd
YPC
5.8 81st
TD
7 92nd
Receiving
REC
5 43rd
YDS
73 60th
YPR
14.6 94th
TD
2 97th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Fresno State | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-42@ Missouri | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-10vs West Virginia | 19 | 129 | 6.8 | 1 | 62 | Season-high 129 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 34-37vs Cincinnati | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ UCF | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 3 | 13 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 7 | L 17-42@ Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-42vs Kansas State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21vs Oklahoma State | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Arizona | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Iowa State | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-31vs Utah | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 0 | 33 | |
| Total | 97 | 565 | 5.2 | 7 | 62 |
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
2021Iowa10-3HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
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 | 565 | #131/735 | 82nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 7 | #62/739 | 92nd pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.8 | #139/735 | 81st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 5 | #315/552 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 73 | #222/548 | 60th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.24 | #26/362 | 93rd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 99 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 15.7% | #164/738 | 78th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 97 | #173/739 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 62 | #99/733 | 87th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 39 | #74/540 | 86th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.6 | #36/548 | 94th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #20/552 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 27.5% | #149/738 | 80th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 20.4% | #134/738 | 82nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 18.4% | #157/738 | 79th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 13.1% | #236/738 | 68th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 8.7% | #258/738 | 65th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.6% | #263/738 | 64th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 2.5% | #359/738 | 51st 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 72.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 25.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 80.2 | 6.7 | 1.5 |
| Losses7g | 34.9 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 52.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 50.2 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
63Solid starter
Elite: yards / carry (81st). Concern: receptions (17th).
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_rushing0.24Elite (≥p90) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Leshon WilliamsKansasJalen BuckleyWestern Michigan· 78% simQuinton JacksonRice· 78% simSire GainesBoise State· 77% sim
Yards / carry
Rush TDs
Long run
Rush yards
Carries
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ja'Kobi Jackson’s 2024 season.
Ja'Kobi Jackson
77%match
#2
Terion Stewart
All-MAC
73%
#3
Daniel Hishaw Jr.
73%
#4
Daniel Hishaw Jr.
72%
#5
Antario Brown
70%
Matches Ja'Kobi on
Weight
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Ja'Kobi on
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Matthew Sluka's graduate season at James Madison (2025).
Matthew Sluka
59%match
#2
Justice Ellison
57%
#3
Harrison Waylee
All-MAC
54%
#4
Marcus Carroll
All-Sun Belt
54%
#5
Eli Sanders
54%
Matches Matthew on
Yards / carry
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Matthew on
Height (lower)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
45.1%
344 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
63.6
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.1%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coach2021
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2022
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2023
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2024
Lance Leipold
Kansas
2025
Lance Leipold
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownChicago, IL
Height5'10"
Weight215 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey4
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamKansas
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc5 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 | Iowa | RB4 | #1044 | #1007 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2023 | Iowa | RB4 | #543 | #525 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2022 | Iowa | RB4 | #718 | #693 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2021 | Iowa | RB4 | #994 | #727 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big Ten |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | Big 12 | RB | 4 | No. 4 | 5-10 | 215 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 2024 | Iowa | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 4 | 5-10 | 215 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 2023 | Iowa | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 4 | 5-10 | 215 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 2022 | Iowa | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 4 | 5-10 | 215 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 2021 | Iowa | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 4 | 5-10 | 215 lb | Chicago, IL |