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Heisman / Players / Pofele Ashlock /Hawai'i

Pofele Ashlock

WR · Hawai'i · Jr · #5

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

827 REC YDS · 76 REC · 8 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Hawai'i for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Hawai'i for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Hawai'i

Returning around him

  • 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +7 net (16 in / 9 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #120 · 2026 recruiting class #124

WR · HAWAI'I · MOUNTAIN WEST

Pofele Ashlock

  • 3
  • #5
  • 6-2 | 185 lb
  • Euless, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

74

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 89th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#4644

<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

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

2 seasons on the ladder

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

2023

Hawai'i · WR

2025

Hawai'i · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
8322023
8272025

-1%

Down 1% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Hawai'i
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey5
Measurements6-2 | 185 lb
HometownEuless, TX
Primary teamHawai'i

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#4644Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#4933Where 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

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 Pofele Ashlock

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

Awaiting per-cohort signal

Sample 0 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmNational: 2 mentions · belief +100 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • National · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Pofele Ashlock

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving yards (total)

827

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #57 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 89th

Why it matters

#57 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 827 yards on 76 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 827 (89th)

HIGH · n=76 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving TDs#23 / 531
  • Yards per reception#367 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 2 vs Sam Houston — 125 receiving_yards_total

Result W 37-20

The week the volume broke through — put up 125 yds vs Sam Houston.

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
827Rec yards
76Receptions
8Rec TDs
Per game
68.9Rec yards
6Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
895.9Rec yards
82Receptions
9Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 827.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 827): needs 173/game over remaining 1.

✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 76.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 76): needs 4/game over remaining 1.

✓ Hit 8 receiving TDs · finished with 8.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 8): needs 2/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. Pofele Ashlock 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 #4644 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 12.6% 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 76 8 rec TD | #12/1110 (99th pct)
Receiving yards 827 10.9 per catch | #60/1107 (95th pct)
Scrimmage yards 827 Total offensive yardage | #60/1107 (95th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
76 99th
YDS
827 95th
YPR
10.9 40th
TD
8 98th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 23-20vs Stanford9697.71252 TD catches
Wk 1L 6-40@ Arizona6244.0082 TD catches
Wk 2W 37-20vs Sam Houston712517.9247Season-high 125 yds
Wk 3W 23-3vs Portland State4174.305
Wk 4L 21-23vs Fresno State8688.5038
Wk 5W 44-35@ Air Force45213.0018
Wk 7W 44-26vs Utah State811314.13313 TD catches
Wk 8W 31-19@ Colorado State22613.0019
Wk 10L 38-45@ San José State710414.9020
Wk 11W 38-6vs San Diego State33511.7016
Wk 14W 27-7vs Wyoming47117.8024
BowlW 35-31vs California141238.8230
Total7682711.3847
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

2023Hawai'i5-8HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-heavy
2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Hawai'i7682710.98--
2023Hawai'i8383210.09--
Career2 loaded seasons1591,65910.417--
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 12.6% 20.3% pass-game share | #86/1137 (93rd pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 8 Across offense and returns | #23/1111 (98th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 76 #12/1110 99th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 827 #60/1107 95th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 8 #23/1111 98th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 10.9 #664/1106 40th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 20.3% #86/1137 93rd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 47 #316/1105 71st pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 17.6% #16/1137 99th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 14.1% #68/1137 94th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage Role share 12.6% #30/1137 97th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 11.8% #28/1137 98th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 11.2% #75/1137 93rd pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 11.0% #58/1137 95th pct Early-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.

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
Home8g7.177.611.31.0
Road4g4.851.511.20.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins9g6.170.112.00.9
Losses3g7.065.39.10.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-78g7.573.99.81.0
Weeks 8+4g4.059.014.30.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

74Solid starter
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (97th). Strength: rec tds (94th). Concern: yards / catch (24th).

Receptions#12 / 558 · 98th pct
76rece
Rec TDs#23 / 558 · 95th pct
8rece
Rec yards#60 / 558 · 89th pct
827rece
Long catch#277 / 558 · 50th pct
47rece
Yards / catch#417 / 558 · 25th pct
10.9rece

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
Pofele AshlockHawai'iZachariah BranchGeorgia· 95% simDevin MccuinUTSA· 94% simEaston MesserFlorida Atlantic· 91% sim
Receptions
98
Ashlock
98
Branch
93
Mccuin
99
Messer
Rec TDs
95
Ashlock
87
Branch
95
Mccuin
87
Messer
Rec yards
89
Ashlock
89
Branch
84
Mccuin
97
Messer
Long catch
50
Ashlock
50
Branch
60
Mccuin
65
Messer
Yards / catch
25
Ashlock
17
Branch
30
Mccuin
19
Messer

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

Player DNA

The Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Cephus’s 2022 season.

Joshua Cephus

80%match

UTSA · 2022

All-Conference USA
#2

Tai Felton

Maryland · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 38
79%
#3

Griffin Wilde

Northwestern · 2025

All-Big Ten
73%
#4

Travis Hunter

Colorado · 2024

BiletnikoffBednarikHeismanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 2
71%
#5

Ricky White

UNLV · 2024

70%

Matches Joshua on

Weight
Height
Reception volume

Differs from Joshua on

TD rate (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Landon Ruggieri’s path through Bryant.

Landon Ruggieri

100%match

Bryant · 2023

#2

Noah Gray

Duke · 2020

NFL Rd 5
100%
#3

Nate Stewart

Akron · 2020

99%
#4

Brandon Smith

Iowa · 2020

99%
#5

Miequle Brock

Nicholls · 2025

99%

Matches Landon on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijhah Badger's junior season at Arizona State (2022).

Elijhah Badger

75%match

Arizona State · 2022

#2

Jordyn Tyson

Arizona State · 2025

All-Big 12NFL Rd 1 · Pk 8
74%
#3

Luke McCaffrey

Rice · 2022

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 37
72%
#4

Jaylen Hall

Western Kentucky · 2022

All-MAC
69%
#5

Zakhari Franklin

UTSA · 2022

All-Conference USA
69%

Matches Elijhah on

Weight
Height
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Elijhah on

Class year (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Timmy Chang

Pass share

60.2%

540 pass / 357 run

Plays / game

69.0

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.8%

427 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Timmy Chang
Hawai'i
2025
Timmy Chang
Hawai'i

Played his entire career under Timmy Chang.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownEuless, TX
Height6'2"
Weight185 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey5

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Mountain West

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-Mountain West all_conference Mountain West WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Hawai'i WR3 #4644 #4933 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mountain West
2023 Hawai'i WR3 #1335 #2009 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mountain West
2022 Hawai'i WR3 #5533 #6073 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Hawai'i Mountain West WR 3 No. 5 | 6-2 | 185 lb | Euless, TX
2024 Hawai'i Mountain West WR 3 No. 5 | 6-2 | 185 lb | Euless, TX
2023 Hawai'i Mountain West WR 3 No. 5 | 6-2 | 185 lb | Euless, TX
2022 Hawai'i Mountain West WR 3 No. 5 | 6-2 | 185 lb | Euless, TX