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Heisman / Players / Nick Devereaux /Eastern Michigan

Nick Devereaux

WR · Eastern Michigan · Sr · #81

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

510 REC YDS · 34 REC · 7 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Eastern Michigan for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Eastern Michigan for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Eastern Michigan

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #97

WR · EASTERN MICHIGAN · MID-AMERICAN

Nick Devereaux

  • 4
  • #81
  • 6-1 | 190 lb
  • Troy, MI

CFB Zeitgeist Score

68

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 92nd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#3443

<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 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

2 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2025

2023

Eastern Michigan · WR

2025

Eastern Michigan · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey81
Measurements6-1 | 190 lb
HometownTroy, MI
Primary teamEastern Michigan

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
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.

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#3443Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3199Where 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.

Achievements

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (510).

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

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 Nick Devereaux

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 1 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "Devereaux, McMillan power Eastern Michigan football to win over Bowling Green, 2"Own fansNational: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • Own fans · n=1
  • National · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Nick Devereaux

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

15.0

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #104 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 81st

Why it matters

#104 of 531 All FBS WRs at 15.0 yards per reception (34 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 15.0 (81th)

HIGH · n=34 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving TDs#36 / 531
  • Receiving yards (total)#210 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 9 vs Ohio — 121 ypr

Result L 21-28

The week the volume broke through — put up 121 yds vs Ohio.

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 12g
510Rec yards
34Receptions
7Rec TDs
Per game
42.5Rec yards
3Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
552.5Rec yards
37Receptions
8Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 510): needs 190/game over remaining 1.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 510): needs 490/game over remaining 1.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 34): needs 26/game over remaining 1.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 34): needs 46/game over remaining 1.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 7): needs 1/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 7): needs 3/game over remaining 1.

Why the honors trail matters

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

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Nick Devereaux already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #3443 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 6.3% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Honors spine 1 honors loaded

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 34 7 rec TD | #240/1110 (78th pct)
Receiving yards 510 15.0 per catch | #214/1107 (81st pct)
Scrimmage yards 510 Total offensive yardage | #214/1107 (81st 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
34 78th
YDS
510 81st
YPR
15.0 76th
TD
7 97th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 27-52@ Texas State155.005
Wk 2L 23-28vs Long Island University12121.0021
Wk 3L 23-48@ Kentucky33110.3019
Wk 4W 34-31vs Louisiana47619.0036
Wk 5L 13-24@ Central Michigan33110.3012
Wk 6L 30-31@ Buffalo36220.7145
Wk 7W 16-10vs Northern Illinois294.505
Wk 8L 30-44@ Miami (OH)55310.62212 TD catches
Wk 9L 21-28vs Ohio512124.2239Season-high 121 yds
Wk 11W 27-21vs Bowling Green47919.8128
Wk 12W 24-9@ Ball State11515.0015
Wk 14L 21-31vs Western Michigan273.516
Total3451013.7745
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

2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Eastern Michigan3451015.07--
2023Eastern Michigan----------
Career2 loaded seasons3451015.07--
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 6.3% 12.3% pass-game share | #361/1137 (68th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 7 Across offense and returns | #37/1111 (97th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 34 #240/1110 78th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 510 #214/1107 81st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 7 #37/1111 97th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 15.0 #261/1106 76th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 12.3% #361/1137 68th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 45 #344/1105 69th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 8.7% #320/1137 72nd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 8.1% #386/1137 66th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 6.3% #334/1137 71st pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 5.9% #335/1137 71st pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 5.9% #403/1137 65th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 5.5% #336/1137 71st 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.

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

StatusAwaiting 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/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home6g3.052.215.30.7
Road6g2.732.812.00.5

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins4g2.844.814.60.2
Losses8g2.941.413.20.8

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-77g2.433.613.00.1
Weeks 8+5g3.455.014.61.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

68Solid starter
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (91st).

Rec TDs#37 / 558 · 92nd pct
7rece
Yards / catch#133 / 558 · 76th pct
15.0rece
Rec yards#214 / 558 · 62nd pct
510rece
Receptions#240 / 558 · 57th pct
34rece
Long catch#300 / 558 · 45th pct
45rece

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
Nick DevereauxEastern MichiganKevin ConcepcionTexas A&M· 79% simGermie BernardAlabama· 77% simElijah SarrattIndiana· 75% sim
Rec TDs
92
Devereaux
97
Concepcion
92
Bernard
100
Sarratt
Yards / catch
76
Devereaux
77
Concepcion
57
Bernard
46
Sarratt
Rec yards
62
Devereaux
93
Concepcion
91
Bernard
88
Sarratt
Receptions
57
Devereaux
90
Concepcion
93
Bernard
93
Sarratt
Long catch
45
Devereaux
52
Concepcion
39
Bernard
55
Sarratt

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Terrell Bynum’s 2021 season.

Terrell Bynum

80%match

Washington · 2021

#2

C.J. Daniels

Liberty · 2021

73%
#3

Shae Wyatt

Tulane · 2022

78%
#4

Reggie Roberson Jr.

SMU · 2020

72%
#5

Wesley Grimes

Wake Forest · 2023

77%

Matches Terrell on

Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume

Differs from Terrell on

TD rate (higher)
Class year (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.

Kahtero Summers

99%match

Rhode Island · 2023

#2

Larry Simmons

Utah · 2025

99%
#3

Nik McMillan

Buffalo · 2025

All-MAC
98%
#4

Jakobie Keeney-James

Massachusetts · 2024

96%
#5

Brady Boyd

Utah State · 2025

93%

Matches Kahtero on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joseph Scates's junior season at Memphis (2022).

Joseph Scates

75%match

Memphis · 2022

#2

Keandre Lambert

Penn State · 2022

75%
#3

Roman Wilson

Michigan · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
73%
#4

Julian Fleming

Ohio State · 2022

72%
#5

Kris Mitchell

Florida International · 2022

All-Conference USA
71%

Matches Joseph on

TD rate
Height
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Joseph on

Reception volume (higher)
Weight (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Chris Creighton

Pass share

51.1%

403 pass / 385 run

Plays / game

65.7

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

2.9%

342 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Chris Creighton
Eastern Michigan
2025
Chris Creighton
Eastern Michigan

Played his entire career under Chris Creighton.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownTroy, MI
Height6'1"
Weight190 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey81

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-MAC

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

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-MAC all_conference Eastern Michigan | MAC WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Eastern Michigan WR4 #3443 #3199 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American
2023 Eastern Michigan WR4 #4988 #5237 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American
2022 Eastern Michigan WR4 #4104 #3935 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Eastern Michigan Mid-American WR 4 No. 81 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Troy, MI
2024 Eastern Michigan Mid-American WR 4 No. 81 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Troy, MI
2023 Eastern Michigan Mid-American WR 4 No. 81 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Troy, MI
2022 Eastern Michigan Mid-American WR 4 No. 81 | 6-1 | 190 lb | Troy, MI