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Heisman / Players / Parker Robertson /Oklahoma State

Parker Robertson

S · Oklahoma State · Sr · #8

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

77 TACKLES · 1 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Oklahoma State for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Oklahoma State for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · Oklahoma State

Returning around him

  • 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -10 net (55 in / 65 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Oklahoma State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #53

S · OKLAHOMA STATE · BIG 12

Parker Robertson

  • 4
  • #8
  • 5-11 | 185 lb
  • Dallas, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

80

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by tackles for loss at the 94th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#13175

<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 DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

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

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Oklahoma State
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionS
Class4
Jersey8
Measurements5-11 | 185 lb
HometownDallas, TX
Primary teamOklahoma State

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#13175Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#13114Where 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.

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

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 Parker Robertson

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 Parker Robertson

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.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
77Tackles
8.5Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Per game
6Tackles
0.7Tackles for loss
0.1Sacks
Projected (13g)
83Tackles
9.2Tackles for loss
1.1Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 77): needs 3/game over remaining 1.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 77): needs 23/game over remaining 1.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 1): needs 5/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 1): needs 9/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.

Parker Robertson is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Oklahoma State's defense, with 1.0 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 2 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.

Current place #13175 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Defensive rarity 1.0 sacks | 8.5 TFL

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
Total tackles 77 49 solo | #179/4942 (96th pct)
TFL 8.5 Backfield disruption | #175/4972 (97th pct)
Sacks 1.0 Pass-rush finish | #872/4972 (82nd pct)
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.

High-disruption defenderCoverage splashHigh-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
77 96th
SOLO
49 98th
TFL
8.5 97th
SACK
1.0 82nd
QBH
1 44th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
5 90th
INT
2 87th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 27-7vs UT Martin320.00.00
Wk 2L 3-69@ Oregon320.00.00
Wk 4L 12-19vs Tulsa1581.50.02Season-high 15 tackles
Wk 5L 27-45vs Baylor430.00.00
Wk 6L 13-41@ Arizona651.00.010
Wk 7L 17-39vs Houston420.00.00
Wk 8L 17-49vs Cincinnati652.00.00
Wk 9L 0-42@ Texas Tech1030.00.00
Wk 10L 21-38@ Kansas320.00.00
Wk 12L 6-14vs Kansas State851.01.012
Wk 13L 14-17@ UCF853.00.013.0 TFL
Wk 14L 13-20vs Iowa State770.00.00
Total77498.51.025
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

2021Oklahoma State11-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Oklahoma State77498.51.052--
2023Oklahoma State12100.00.0------
2022Oklahoma State640.00.0------
2021Oklahoma State320.50.5------
Career4 loaded seasons98659.01.552--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

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.

INT 2 0 pick-six TD | #114/869 (87th pct)
Pass breakups 5 Coverage disruption | #218/2184 (90th pct)
QB pressures 1 Quarterback hurries | #1051/1878 (44th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 77 #179/4942 96th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 8.5 #175/4972 97th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 1.0 #872/4972 82nd pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 2 #114/869 87th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 5 #218/2184 90th pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 1 #1051/1878 44th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 49 #82/4584 98th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense INT return yards 33 #198/578 66th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense INT return avg 16.5 #265/578 54th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF

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

StatusAwaiting 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/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home7g6.70.60.10.6
Road5g6.00.80.00.2

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins1g3.00.00.00.0
Losses11g6.70.80.10.5

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-76g5.80.40.00.3
Weeks 8+6g7.01.00.20.5

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the S cohort

80All-Conference
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (97th). Strength: tackles (93rd).

Solo tackles#82 / 2975 · 97th pct
49defe
Tackles#179 / 2975 · 94th pct
77defe
Tackles for loss#175 / 2975 · 94th pct
8.5defe
Passes defended#218 / 2975 · 91st pct
5defe
Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct
2inte
Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct
1.0defe
QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct
1defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · S · 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 · 7 metrics
Parker RobertsonOklahoma StateJacob RodriguezTexas Tech· 92% simJordan StringerTroy· 90% simMarsel McDuffieUNLV· 89% sim
Solo tackles
97
Robertson
99
Rodriguez
96
Stringer
99
McDuffie
Tackles
94
Robertson
100
Rodriguez
100
Stringer
99
McDuffie
Tackles for loss
94
Robertson
96
Rodriguez
98
Stringer
83
McDuffie
Passes defended
91
Robertson
94
Rodriguez
86
Stringer
78
McDuffie
Interceptions
75
Robertson
95
Rodriguez
75
McDuffie
Sacks
63
Robertson
63
Rodriguez
85
Stringer
80
McDuffie
QB hurries
55
Robertson
55
Rodriguez
55
Stringer
72
McDuffie

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

Player DNA

The Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tucker Large’s 2025 season.

Tucker Large

84%match

Washington State · 2025

#2

Tywan Francis

Temple · 2023

83%
#3

Alonzo Addae

West Virginia · 2021

81%
#4

Angelo Grose

Michigan State · 2023

81%
#5

Rayuan Lane

Navy · 2024

All-AAC
80%

Matches Tucker on

Class year
Height
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kitan Crawford's graduate season at Nevada (2024).

Kitan Crawford

87%match

Nevada · 2024

NFL Rd 7
#2

Jerrin Thompson

Auburn · 2024

78%
#3

Nicolas Sessions

New Mexico State · 2025

70%
#4

Isaiah Nwokobia

SMU · 2025

All-ACC
72%
#5

Devan Boykin

Indiana · 2025

71%

Matches Kitan on

Class year
Height
Tackle volume

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mike Gundy

Pass share

47.5%

365 pass / 403 run

Plays / game

64.0

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

9.9%

223 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

1 coach
2021
Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State
2022
Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State
2023
Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State
2025
Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State

Played his entire career under Mike Gundy.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownDallas, TX
Height5'11"
Weight185 lb
Class4
PositionS
Jersey8

Trophy Case · Detail

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

Honors

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 Oklahoma State S4 #13175 #13114 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big 12
2023 Oklahoma State S4 #11972 #11738 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Big 12
2022 Oklahoma State S4 #11272 #11197 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big 12
2021 Oklahoma State S4 #5554 #5316 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big 12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Oklahoma State Big 12 S 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Dallas, TX
2024 Oklahoma State Big 12 S 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Dallas, TX
2023 Oklahoma State Big 12 S 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Dallas, TX
2022 Oklahoma State Big 12 S 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Dallas, TX
2021 Oklahoma State Big 12 S 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Dallas, TX