CFB Zeitgeist Score
73
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 98th percentile.
Murvin Kenion III
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
59 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Nevada for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Nevada
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #88
DB · NEVADA · MOUNTAIN WEST
Murvin Kenion III
- 4
- #5
- 5-11 | 202 lb
- Vallejo, CA
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
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
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TOP DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Nevada
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
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 Murvin Kenion III
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 Murvin Kenion III
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 defensive totals stand
Through 12g
59Tackles
4.5Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
Per game
5Tackles
0.4Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
64Tackles
4.9Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 59): needs 21/game over remaining 1.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 59): needs 41/game over remaining 1.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 0.5): needs 5.5/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 0.5): needs 9.5/game over remaining 1.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Murvin Kenion III is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Nevada's defense, with 0.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 5 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF 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?
High-disruption defender | Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
59 92nd
SOLO
39 95th
TFL
4.5 87th
SACK
0.5 70th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
2 64th
INT
5 99th
FF
1 84th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-46@ Penn State | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-17vs Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-14vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-44vs San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-24@ New Mexico | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24vs Boise State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-51@ Utah State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-7@ Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-42vs UNLV | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 |
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
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 59 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 59 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 59 | #413/4942 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 4.5 | #648/4972 | 87th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.5 | #1501/4972 | 70th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 5 | #6/869 | 99th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 2 | #792/2184 | 64th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 54 | #97/578 | 83rd pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 39 | #237/4584 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 10.8 | #352/578 | 39th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Forced fumbles | 1 | #8/45 | 84th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Losses9g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort
73Solid starter
Elite: interceptions (98th). Strength: forced fumbles (96th). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DB · 2025
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
Murvin Kenion IIINevadaDevin LafayetteTroy· 83% simNick AndersenWake Forest· 83% simTJ DotteryOle Miss· 82% sim
Interceptions
Forced fumbles
Solo tackles
Tackles
Tackles for loss
Passes defended
Sacks
QB hurries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kobe Savage’s 2024 season.
Kobe Savage
87%match
#2
Randy Franklin
85%
#3
Dell Pettus
80%
#4
Bishop Fitzgerald
Consensus All-American
81%
#5
A'Khori Jones
78%
Matches Kobe on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Taj Ward's senior season at Cincinnati (2023).
Taj Ward
86%match
#2
Shilo Sanders
85%
#3
Te'Rai Powell
84%
#4
Zion Childress
84%
#5
Patrick Day
80%
Matches Taj on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
42.6%
306 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
59.9
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.8%
251 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Jeff Choate
Nevada
Played his entire career under Jeff Choate.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownVallejo, CA
Height5'11"
Weight202 lb
Class4
PositionDB
Jersey5
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Current teamNevada
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | Nevada | Mountain West | DB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | Mountain West | DB | 4 | No. 5 | 5-11 | 202 lb | Vallejo, CA |