CFB Zeitgeist Score
77
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 91st percentile.
Noah Whittington
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Noah Whittington is a cornerstone for Oregon — measured against the line he joined.
829RUSH YDS6RUSH TD129CARRIES
RUSHING VALUE · WEPA
+0.29
via your WEPA model · 2025 · 113 plays
Fans price his perception around the 83rd percentile; the tape produces at the 97th — why isn't he getting the credit?
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
2026 Outlook
Returning to Oregon for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Oregon
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -17 net (13 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #5
RB · OREGON · BIG TEN
Noah Whittington
- 4
- #6
- 5-8 | 203 lb
- Fort Valley, GA
Heisman Heat
#42
0.8% 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
0.8%
TOP RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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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
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+34%
Up 34% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3-star | 0.8148 | No. 2355 recruit | HighSchool | Western Kentucky |
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 · 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.
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 rushing yards (829).
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 Western Kentucky
Composite
0.8148
#2355 national
Today’s Hot-Take
6.4 yards per carry — #2 in a 69-RB cohort, 99th percentile in the modern era.
Anti-Take
EFFICIENCYEfficiency rewards selectivity. Volume-adjusted rank in the same cohort almost always looks looser — call it elite, not unique.
The Room on Noah Whittington
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
64
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=11
- National · n=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Noah Whittington
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Rushing WEPA per carry
+0.290
EPA
P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries
National rank #6 of 66
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame RBs, min 80 carries 92nd
Why it matters
#6 of 66 P4 + Notre Dame RBs by rushing weighted- EPA per carry — +0.290 EPA/carry on 113 carries.
Vs cohort
This player +0.290 (92th)
MODERATE · n=113 cohort 66
- Also strong
- Yards per carry#2 / 69
- Rushing yards (total)#25 / 69
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 rushing totals stand
Through 12g
829Rush yards
129Carries
6Rush TDs
Per game
69.1Rush yards
11Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
898.1Rush yards
140Carries
6Rush TDs
✓ Hit 750-yard season · finished with 829.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 829): needs 171/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 829): needs 671/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 4/game over remaining 1.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 9/game over remaining 1.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 6): needs 14/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.
Noah Whittington's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Oregon, 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
RB 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?
Workhorse | Efficient runner | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
129 87th
YDS
829 92nd
YPC
6.4 88th
TD
6 89th
Receiving
REC
19 86th
YDS
98 69th
YPR
5.2 28th
TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Montana State | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 2 | W 69-3vs Oklahoma State | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 59 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-24@ Penn State | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-30vs Indiana | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-10@ Rutgers | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 2 | 68 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 21-7vs Wisconsin | 14 | 97 | 6.9 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 11 | W 18-16@ Iowa | 17 | 118 | 6.9 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-13vs Minnesota | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs USC | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14@ Washington | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Bowl | W 51-34vs James Madison | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bowl | W 23-0@ Texas Tech | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 129 | 829 | 7.5 | 6 | 68 |
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
2021Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon | 129 | 829 | 6.4 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon | 118 | 540 | 4.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon | 139 | 781 | 5.6 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 101 | 617 | 6.1 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 507 | 2,913 | 5.7 | 21 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon | 24 | 136 | 5.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 loaded seasons | 87 | 545 | 6.3 | 4 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 829 | #63/735 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 6 | #83/739 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 6.4 | #86/735 | 88th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 19 | #78/552 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 98 | #173/548 | 69th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.29 | #11/362 | 97th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 113 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 17.7% | #118/738 | 84th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 129 | #96/739 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 68 | #68/733 | 91st pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 12 | #365/540 | 33rd pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 5.2 | #395/548 | 28th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #60/552 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 126 | #53/200 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 21.0 | #66/199 | 67th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 6 | #49/206 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 27.1% | #153/738 | 79th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 20.6% | #86/738 | 88th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 19.8% | #133/738 | 82nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 19.4% | #154/738 | 79th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 11.7% | #138/738 | 81st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.0% | #170/738 | 77th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 7.2% | #77/738 | 90th pct | Air-game usagevs 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
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
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 69.0 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 69.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins11g | 72.9 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
| Losses1g | 27.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 44.3 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 93.8 | 7.1 | 0.7 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
77All-Conference
Elite: yards / carry (90th). Strength: rush yards (82nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 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.
wepa_rushing0.29Elite (≥p90) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Noah WhittingtonOregonNate FrazierGeorgia· 88% simJevon JacksonUAB· 88% simJoe JacksonKansas State· 87% sim
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Long run
Receptions
Carries
Rush TDs
Rec yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Noah Whittington’s 2022 season.
Noah Whittington
70%match
#2
Robert Henry
67%
#3
Kelley Joiner Jr.
62%
#4
Waymond Jordan
65%
#5
Tawee Walker
64%
Matches Noah on
Height
Rush TD rate
Differs from Noah on
Yards / reception (lower)
Yards / carry (higher)
Class year (higher)
Through 6 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Calvin Turner’s path through Hawai'i.
Calvin Turner
94%match
All-Mountain West
#2
Isaiah Ifanse
92%
#3
Asim Rose
91%
#4
Trey Ragas
All-Sun Belt
90%
#5
Makenzie McGill
89%
Matches Calvin on
Yards per carry
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
44.9%
436 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
64.7
15 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.8%
250 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Bryan McClendon
Oregon
2022era →
Dan Lanning
Oregon
2023
Dan Lanning
Oregon
2024
Dan Lanning
Oregon
2025
Dan Lanning
Oregon
Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan McClendon → Dan Lanning. 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.
HometownFort Valley, GA
Height5'8"
Weight203 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey6
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamOregon
ConferenceBig Ten
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 | Oregon | RB4 | #42 | #28 | 0.8% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big Ten |
| 2023 | Oregon | RB4 | #277 | #213 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2022 | Oregon | RB4 | #118 | #111 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | RB4 | #740 | #941 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 5-8 | 203 lb | Fort Valley, GA |
| 2024 | Oregon | Big Ten | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 5-8 | 203 lb | Fort Valley, GA |
| 2023 | Oregon | Pac-12 | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 5-8 | 203 lb | Fort Valley, GA |
| 2022 | Oregon | Pac-12 | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 5-8 | 203 lb | Fort Valley, GA |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | RB | 4 | No. 6 | 5-8 | 203 lb | Fort Valley, GA |