CFB Zeitgeist Score
58
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 78th percentile.
Micah Davis
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
429 REC YDS · 31 REC · 5 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #105
WR · SOUTHERN MISS · SUN BELT
Micah Davis
- 4
- #6
- 6-0 | 195 lb
- Atlanta, GA
Heisman Heat
#5045
<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
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+94%
Up 94% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ole Miss -> Southern Miss | 3-star | 0.8400 | Immediate |
| 2022 | Air Force -> Iowa Western C.C. | 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.
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 Micah Davis
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 Davis
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
13.8
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #173 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 68th
Why it matters
#173 of 531 All FBS WRs at 13.8 yards per reception (31 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 13.8 (68th)
HIGH · n=31 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#275 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 8 at Louisiana — 134 ypr
Result W 22-10
The week the volume broke through — put up 134 yds at Louisiana.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
429Rec yards
31Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
35.8Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
464.8Rec yards
34Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 429): needs 271/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 429): needs 571/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 31): needs 29/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 31): needs 49/game over remaining 1.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 3/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 5): needs 5/game over remaining 1.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Micah Davis's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Southern Miss, 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?
All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
31 76th
YDS
429 76th
YPR
13.8 66th
TD
5 91st
Rushing
CAR
3 64th
YDS
-7 5th
YPC
-2.3 9th
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
271 83rd
KR AVG
20.8 61st
PR YDS
64 61st
PR AVG
10.7 71st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34vs Mississippi State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Jackson State | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-30@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-10@ Louisiana | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 1 | 98 | Season-high 134 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 49-21vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Arkansas State | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Texas State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-42@ South Alabama | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 30 | |
| Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | 31 | 429 | 13.1 | 5 | 98 |
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
2021Air Force9-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2023Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 31 | 429 | 13.8 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 36 | 628 | 17.4 | 6 | -- |
| 2021 | Air Force | 10 | 221 | 22.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 77 | 1,278 | 16.6 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 3 | -7 | 271 | 64 | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | -- | -- | 83 | 250 | -- |
| 2021 | Air Force | 47 | 360 | 47 | 20 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 50 | 353 | 401 | 334 | -- |
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 | 31 | #268/1110 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 429 | #268/1107 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #96/1111 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.8 | #375/1106 | 66th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 271 | #41/238 | 83rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 64 | #89/224 | 61st pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 11.1% | #436/1137 | 62nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 4 | #279/346 | 20th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 3 | #146/407 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -2.3 | #358/393 | 9th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -7 | #379/397 | 5th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 98 | #1/1105 | 100th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 20.8 | #94/236 | 61st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 13 | #38/243 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 10.7 | #66/222 | 71st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 6 | #113/237 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 7.7% | #243/1137 | 79th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 7.6% | #420/1137 | 63rd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 5.8% | #390/1137 | 66th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 5.0% | #425/1137 | 63rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 4.8% | #411/1137 | 64th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 4.4% | #696/1137 | 39th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #332/1137 | 71st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.37 | #1/8 | 100th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 44 weighted playsvs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 21.3 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 56.0 | 20.0 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 2.7 | 42.3 | 14.5 | 0.4 |
| Losses5g | 2.4 | 26.6 | 11.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 26.7 | 10.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 48.4 | 17.2 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
58Solid starter
Elite: long catch (99th). Concern: rush yards (4th).
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
Micah DavisSouthern MissQue'Sean BrownDuke· 79% simJordan HudsonSMU· 77% simChris Dawn Jr.Texas State· 77% sim
Long catch
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chris Reed’s 2025 season.
Chris Reed
88%match
#2
Braylon Sanders
86%
#3
DeQuece Carter
83%
#4
Reggie Roberson Jr.
77%
#5
Roman Wilson
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
80%
Matches Chris on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Chris on
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Will Vereen’s path through South Carolina State.
Will Vereen
97%match
#2
Beau Kelly
96%
#3
Tre Nixon
NFL Rd 7
96%
#4
Malik Nabers
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 6
95%
#5
Noah Short
95%
Matches Will on
Yards per reception
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Brady Boyd's graduate season at Utah State (2025).
Brady Boyd
80%match
#2
Will Pauling
All-Big Ten
65%
#3
Terry Lockett
All-MAC
59%
#4
Andrel Anthony Jr.
57%
#5
Julian Gray
57%
Matches Brady on
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Height
Differs from Brady on
Reception volume (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.9%
454 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.3%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Will Hall
Southern Miss
2023
Will Hall
Southern Miss
2025era →
Charles Huff
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Will Hall → Charles Huff. 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.
HometownAtlanta, GA
Height6'0"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey6
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamSouthern Miss
ConferenceSun Belt
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 | Utah State | WR4 | #5045 | #5650 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | Utah State | WR4 | #920 | #1239 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2021 | Air Force | WR4 | #860 | #1021 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2024 | Utah State | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | SEC | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2023 | Utah State | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 2021 | Air Force | Mountain West | WR | 4 | No. 6 | 6-0 | 195 lb | Atlanta, GA |