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Heisman / Players / Mazeo Bennett /South Carolina

Mazeo Bennett

WR · South Carolina · So · #3

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

62 REC YDS · 10 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to South Carolina for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to South Carolina for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · South Carolina

Returning around him

  • 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (25 in / 24 out)

2026 Award watch

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

South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #18

WR · SOUTH CAROLINA · SEC

Mazeo Bennett

  • 2
  • #3
  • 5-10 | 185 lb
  • Greenville, SC

CFB Zeitgeist Score

2

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 7th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2710

<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 1 · 2-deep

R03 · Backup

Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#266 national
CFB
College
South Carolina
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey3
Measurements5-10 | 185 lb
HometownGreenville, SC
Primary teamSouth Carolina

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 4-star No. 266 recruit
Composite rating 0.9102 HighSchool
Signed with South Carolina 2024
Origin Greenville Greenville, SC, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 4-star | 0.9102 No. 266 recruit | HighSchool | South Carolina

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#2710Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#2437Where 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.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to South Carolina

Composite

0.9102

#266 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

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 Mazeo Bennett

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 Mazeo Bennett

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 receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 6g
62Rec yards
10Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
10.3Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
134.3Rec yards
22Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 62): needs 91.1/game over remaining 7.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 62): needs 134/game over remaining 7.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 10): needs 7.1/game over remaining 7.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 10): needs 10/game over remaining 7.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.1/game over remaining 7.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 1.4/game over remaining 7.

What made this player interesting

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

Mazeo Bennett's story is about how role and output meet each other. For South Carolina, 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 #2710 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 3.1% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 266 recruit

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
Receptions 10 0 rec TD | #578/1110 (48th pct)
Receiving yards 62 6.2 per catch | #741/1107 (33rd pct)
Scrimmage yards 62 Total offensive yardage | #741/1107 (33rd pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
10 48th
YDS
62 33rd
YPR
6.2 10th
TD
0 45th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 6 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 2W 38-10vs South Carolina State2136.509
Wk 3L 7-31vs Vanderbilt22010.0011Season-high 20 yds
Wk 5W 35-13vs Kentucky177.007
Wk 8L 7-26vs Oklahoma2105.007
Wk 10L 14-30@ Ole Miss144.004
Wk 13W 51-7vs Coastal Carolina284.005
Total10626.1011
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

2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025South Carolina10626.20--
Career1 loaded season10626.20--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

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.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 3.1% 6.9% pass-game share | #696/1137 (39th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 10 #578/1110 48th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 62 #741/1107 33rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 6.2 #991/1106 10th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 6.9% #696/1137 39th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 11 #938/1105 15th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 4.2% #612/1137 46th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 3.4% #618/1137 46th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 3.1% #692/1137 39th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 3.1% #747/1137 34th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 2.6% #936/1137 18th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 2.5% #858/1137 25th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th 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

StatusAwaiting tracker

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

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 6 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home5g1.811.66.50.0
Road1g1.04.04.00.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins3g1.79.35.80.0
Losses3g1.711.36.30.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-73g1.713.37.80.0
Weeks 8+3g1.77.34.30.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

2Below cohort
5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th).

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Yards / catch#554 / 558 · 1st pct
6.2rece
Long catch#556 / 558 · 0th pct
11rece
Rec yards#558 / 558 · 0th pct
62rece
Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct
10rece

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
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 · 5 metrics
Mazeo BennettSouth CarolinaMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 47% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 41% simAaron TurnerRice· 39% sim
Rec TDs
7
Bennett
24
III
7
Gibson
68
Turner
Yards / catch
1
Bennett
9
III
15
Gibson
1
Turner
Long catch
0
Bennett
16
III
56
Gibson
65
Turner
Rec yards
0
Bennett
70
III
74
Gibson
48
Turner
Receptions
0
Bennett
92
III
92
Gibson
92
Turner

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

Shane Beamer

Pass share

45.5%

340 pass / 407 run

Plays / game

62.2

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

13.0%

316 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Shane Beamer
South Carolina

Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownGreenville, SC
Height5'10"
Weight185 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey3

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 South Carolina WR2 #2710 #2437 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 South Carolina SEC WR 2 No. 3 | 5-10 | 185 lb | Greenville, SC
2024 South Carolina SEC WR 2 No. 3 | 5-10 | 185 lb | Greenville, SC