CFB Zeitgeist Score
66
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 74th percentile.
Nyziah Hunter
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
617 REC YDS · 43 REC · 5 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Nebraska for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Nebraska
Returning around him
- 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Nebraska player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (16 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #22
WR · NEBRASKA · BIG TEN
Nyziah Hunter
- 2
- #13
- 6-1 | 205 lb
- Salinas, CA
Heisman Heat
#333
<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 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
In Their Words
55 windows · 2025 fan posts
nebraska×185.8committed×131.2joey×5574.0
“TE Joey Hunter Has Committed To Nebraska TE Joey Hunter Has Committed To Nebraska”
board/HuskerMax · fan post, verbatim
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+7%
Modest growth (7%) across the multi-season window.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4-star | 0.8939 | No. 401 recruit | HighSchool | California |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California -> Nebraska | 4-star | 0.9000 | 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.
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 (617).
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 California
Composite
0.8939
#401 national
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 Nyziah Hunter
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
50
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=5
- Rivals · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Nyziah Hunter
Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Yards per reception
14.3
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #136 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 74th
Why it matters
#136 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.3 yards per reception (43 catches).
Vs cohort
This player 14.3 (74th)
HIGH · n=43 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving yards (total)#139 / 531
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 7 at Maryland — 125 ypr
Result W 34-31
The week the volume broke through — put up 125 yds at Maryland.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 12g
617Rec yards
43Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
51.4Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
668.4Rec yards
47Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 617): needs 83/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 617): needs 383/game over remaining 1.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 43): needs 17/game over remaining 1.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 43): needs 37/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.
Nyziah Hunter's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Nebraska, 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?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
43 85th
YDS
617 87th
YPR
14.3 71st
TD
5 91st
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
-3 12th
YPC
-3.0 8th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-17@ Cincinnati | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 2 | W 68-0vs Akron | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs Michigan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-27vs Michigan State | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 1 | 59 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31@ Maryland | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 2 | 64 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24@ Minnesota | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21vs Northwestern | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-21vs USC | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21@ UCLA | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Penn State | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-40vs Iowa | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 43 | 617 | 14.6 | 5 | 64 |
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
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nebraska | 43 | 617 | 14.3 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | California | 40 | 578 | 14.4 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 83 | 1,195 | 14.4 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nebraska | 1 | -3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | California | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
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 | 43 | #166/1110 | 85th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 617 | #144/1107 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #96/1111 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.3 | #318/1106 | 71st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 16.3% | #187/1137 | 84th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -3 | #350/397 | 12th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -3.0 | #363/393 | 8th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 64 | #136/1105 | 88th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 10.0% | #116/1137 | 90th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 9.6% | #105/1137 | 91st pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 8.2% | #199/1137 | 83rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.2% | #136/1137 | 88th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.0% | #390/1137 | 66th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 3.0% | #824/1137 | 28th pct | Money-down loadvs 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 · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 47.3 | 14.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 57.2 | 15.0 | 0.6 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 4.1 | 69.7 | 17.1 | 0.7 |
| Losses5g | 2.8 | 25.8 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 69.2 | 18.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 33.7 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
66Solid starter
Concern: rush yards (10th).
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
Nyziah HunterNebraskaQue'Sean BrownDuke· 88% simHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 87% simChase HendricksOhio· 85% sim
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Yards / catch
Rush TDs
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 Tim Jones’s 2020 season.
Tim Jones
81%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Hudson Clement
84%
#3
Nyziah Hunter
84%
#4
Kenny Johnson
81%
#5
Tevailance Hunt
All-Sun Belt
80%
Matches Tim on
Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume
Differs from Tim on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s path through Houston Christian.
Ben Ratzlaff
98%match
#2
Blayne Taylor
96%
#3
Josh Palmer
96%
#4
Dai'Jean Dixon
96%
#5
Jermaine Jackson
95%
Matches Ben on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Joseph Williams's sophomore season at Colorado (2025).
Joseph Williams
81%match
#2
Brett Eskildsen
80%
#3
Collin Dixon
78%
#4
Lawayne McCoy
76%
#5
AJ Wilson
76%
Matches Joseph on
Weight
Reception volume
Height
Differs from Joseph on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
46.4%
378 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.5%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Matt Rhule
Nebraska
2025
Matt Rhule
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSalinas, CA
Height6'1"
Weight205 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey13
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamNebraska
ConferenceBig Ten
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 | California | WR2 | #333 | #436 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | California | WR2 | #4082 | #4037 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nebraska | Big Ten | WR | 2 | No. 13 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Salinas, CA |
| 2024 | California | ACC | WR | 2 | No. 13 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Salinas, CA |
| 2023 | California | Pac-12 | WR | 2 | No. 13 | 6-1 | 205 lb | Salinas, CA |