CFB Zeitgeist Score
58
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 84th percentile.
Nic Trujillo
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
368 REC YDS · 23 REC · 4 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to UL Monroe for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · UL Monroe
Returning around him
- 78% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (20 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #115
WR · UL MONROE · SUN BELT
Nic Trujillo
- 2
- #7
- 6-1 | 185 lb
- Rio Rancho, NM
Heisman Heat
#5740
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 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 | New Mexico -> UL Monroe | 3-star | 0.8500 | 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 Nic Trujillo
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Nic Trujillo
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
16.0
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #69 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 87th
Why it matters
#69 of 531 All FBS WRs at 16.0 yards per reception (23 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 16.0 (87th)
MODERATE · n=23 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#161 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#338 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 14 at Louisiana — 133 ypr
Result L 27-30
The week the volume broke through — put up 133 yds at Louisiana.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 7g
368Rec yards
23Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
52.6Rec yards
3Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
683.4Rec yards
43Receptions
7Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 368): needs 55.3/game over remaining 6.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 368): needs 105.3/game over remaining 6.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 23): needs 6.2/game over remaining 6.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 23): needs 9.5/game over remaining 6.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 0.7/game over remaining 6.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 1/game over remaining 6.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Nic Trujillo's story is about how role and output meet each other. For UL Monroe, 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?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
23 66th
YDS
368 72nd
YPR
16.0 82nd
TD
4 86th
Returns
KR YDS
13 14th
KR AVG
13.0 17th
PR YDS
4 10th
PR AVG
4.0 23rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 7-42@ Northwestern | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-23@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-37vs Troy | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-49@ Southern Miss | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-31vs Old Dominion | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ Texas State | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-30@ Louisiana | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 2 | 52 | Season-high 133 yds |
| Total | 23 | 368 | 20.0 | 4 | 52 |
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
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 23 | 368 | 16.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 23 | 368 | 16.0 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UL Monroe | -- | -- | 13 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | -- | -- | 10 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | -- | -- | 23 | 4 | -- |
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 | 23 | #373/1110 | 66th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 368 | #311/1107 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #152/1111 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 16.0 | #205/1106 | 82nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 13 | #206/238 | 14th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 4 | #203/224 | 10th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 22.2% | #56/1137 | 95th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 52 | #244/1105 | 78th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 13.0 | #196/236 | 17th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 4.0 | #173/222 | 23rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 1 | #169/243 | 31st pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 1 | #182/237 | 24th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 15.8% | #34/1137 | 97th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.7% | #144/1137 | 87th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 10.4% | #81/1137 | 93rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 9.6% | #105/1137 | 91st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 9.1% | #158/1137 | 86th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 7.4% | #187/1137 | 84th pct | Base-situation sharevs 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
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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 34.5 | 25.1 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 59.8 | 17.9 | 0.6 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losses7g | 3.3 | 52.6 | 20.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.5 | 59.0 | 20.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 50.0 | 19.6 | 0.6 |
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: yards / catch (83rd).
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
Nic TrujilloUL MonroeHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 66% simNik McMillanBuffalo· 65% simKevin ConcepcionTexas A&M· 64% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
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 T.J. Chase’s 2021 season.
T.J. Chase
78%match
#2
Cole Turner
NFL Rd 5
82%
#3
Javen Banks
75%
#4
Keontra Smith
77%
#5
Artie Henry
71%
Matches T.J. on
Weight
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from T.J. on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Lawayne McCoy’s path through Florida State.
Lawayne McCoy
99%match
#2
Brennan Eagles
98%
#3
T.J. Chase
96%
#4
Jaquarii Roberson
All-ACC
96%
#5
Cole Turner
All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
96%
Matches Lawayne on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Israel Polk's junior season at Akron (2025).
Israel Polk
71%match
All-MAC
#2
Cole Turner
All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
69%
#3
David Wells Jr.
65%
#4
Jaedn Skeete
64%
#5
Javon Tracy
All-MAC
64%
Matches Israel on
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Differs from Israel on
TD rate (lower)
Weight (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
41.4%
302 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.3%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Terry Bowden
UL Monroe
2025era →
Bryant Vincent
UL Monroe
Coaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Bryant Vincent. 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.
HometownRio Rancho, NM
Height6'1"
Weight185 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey7
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Current teamUL Monroe
ConferenceSun Belt
Joined2025
Career arc3 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 | New Mexico | WR2 | #5740 | #6480 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | New Mexico | WR2 | #5648 | #6139 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | WR | 2 | No. 7 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Rio Rancho, NM |
| 2024 | New Mexico | Mountain West | WR | 2 | No. 7 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Rio Rancho, NM |
| 2023 | New Mexico | Mountain West | WR | 2 | No. 7 | 6-1 | 185 lb | Rio Rancho, NM |