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Micah Bernard

RB · Utah · Sr · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

CAREER COMPLETEUtah 2024 — college career complete

RB · UTAH · BIG 12

Micah Bernard

  • 4
  • #2
  • 6-0 | 206 lb
  • Long Beach, CA

CFB Zeitgeist RB Score

Awaiting

Heisman Heat

#82

<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

R03 · Backup

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

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2024
5232021
5332022
76.02023
1,0092024

+93%

Up 93% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#860 national
CFB
College
Utah
2021–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionRB
Class4
Jersey2
Measurements6-0 | 206 lb
HometownLong Beach, CA
Primary teamUtah

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 3-star No. 860 recruit
Composite rating 0.8644 HighSchool
Signed with Utah 2019
Origin Gahr Cerritos, CA, USA
Class Profile Context
2019 3-star | 0.8644 No. 860 recruit | HighSchool | Utah

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Utah 2023
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 4, 2023
Season Move Context
2023 Utah -> Utah 3-star | 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 16
Current nowcast#82Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#92Where 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 Utah

Composite

0.8644

#860 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 Micah Bernard

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 Micah Bernard

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.

Scenario Explorer

Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.

Why this is more than a rushing profile

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

Micah Bernard is not a one-lane back. The profile is interesting because the workload spills beyond pure rushing volume: 1,009 rushing yards, 30 catches, and 0 return yards for Utah. That kind of all-purpose footprint gives the card a much richer story than a basic carry total.

Current place #82 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 30.4% Overall usage share
Profile quirk All-purpose load The card should explain why this profile stands out

2024 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

RB season snapshot

2024 season snapshot | final

2024 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Scrimmage yards 1,159 1,009 rush | 150 rec | #39/735 (95th pct)
Rush TD 4 197 carries | #154/739 (79th pct)
Yards/carry 5.1 Per-rush efficiency | #257/735 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Workhorse | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.

WorkhorsePassing-game back

2024 Season · Final

2024 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
197 96th
YDS
1,009 95th
YPC
5.1 65th
TD
4 79th

Receiving

REC
30 94th
YDS
150 84th
YPR
5.0 26th
TD
2 97th

Game Log

Week-by-week box

No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.

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

2021Utah10-3HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning
2022Utah10-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning
2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2024Utah1971,0095.14--
2023Utah16764.81--
2022Utah1065335.04--
2021Utah875236.02--
Career4 loaded seasons4062,1415.311--
SeasonTeam
2024Utah301505.02--
2023Utah5306.00--
2022Utah343149.21--
2021Utah262519.72--
Career4 loaded seasons957457.85--
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 30 150 rec yds | #34/552 (94th pct)
Usage 30.4% 51.6% rush share | #11/738 (99th pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.11 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #192/362 (47th pct)
Open full stat explorer
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 1,009 #39/735 95th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 4 #154/739 79th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 5.1 #257/735 65th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 30 #34/552 94th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 150 #90/548 84th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.11 #192/362 47th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 198 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 30.4% #11/738 99th pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 197 #30/739 96th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 64 #88/733 88th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 19 #248/540 54th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 5.0 #406/548 26th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 2 #20/552 97th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 51.6% #12/738 99th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 35.5% #13/738 98th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 33.7% #18/738 98th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 33.5% #8/738 99th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 24.5% #8/738 99th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 20.0% #28/738 96th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 9.1% #44/738 94th 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 splits

Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.

Box-score Savant card waits for a season-stat snapshot above the cohort floor. Returns once enough box-score volume lands.

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 returns once this player clears the Savant metric floor (4+ scored bars).
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

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 · 2021–2024

1 coach
2021
Kyle Whittingham
Utah
2022
Kyle Whittingham
Utah
2023
Kyle Whittingham
Utah
2024
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.

HometownLong Beach, CA
Height6'0"
Weight206 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey2

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 Utah RB4 #82 #92 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Utah RB4 #1241 #1099 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Pac-12
2022 Utah RB4 #162 #143 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12
2021 Utah RB4 #245 #267 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Pac-12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2024 Utah Big 12 RB 4 No. 2 | 6-0 | 206 lb | Long Beach, CA
2023 Utah Pac-12 RB 4 No. 2 | 6-0 | 206 lb | Long Beach, CA
2022 Utah Pac-12 RB 4 No. 2 | 6-0 | 206 lb | Long Beach, CA
2021 Utah Pac-12 RB 4 No. 2 | 6-0 | 206 lb | Long Beach, CA