CFB Zeitgeist Score
69
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 91st percentile.
Que'Sean Brown
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
842 REC YDS · 63 REC · 5 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025Duke
2026Virginia Tech
WR · DUKE · ACC
Que'Sean Brown
- 2
- #7
- 5-8 | 165 lb
- Winston-Salem, NC
Heisman Heat
#522
<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
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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
208 windows · 2025 fan posts
que'sean×238.6duke×30.7reynolds×42.6murray×223.7jaquez×74.5cornerback×63.9isaiah×63.9luke×14.6
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+89%
Up 89% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Duke
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#20 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books
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 | 3-star | 0.8500 | No. 1396 recruit | HighSchool | Duke |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke -> Virginia Tech | 4-star | 0.9300 | 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.
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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Duke
Composite
0.8500
#1396 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 Que'Sean Brown
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Rivals · n=14
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Que'Sean Brown
Obsession score 9
Rival mentions 14
Weeks on radar 3
Peak moment Week 0 · 7 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 100% Mockery 0%
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
842
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #50 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 91st
Why it matters
#50 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 842 yards on 63 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 842 (91th)
HIGH · n=63 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#199 / 531
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 vs Arizona State — 178 receiving_yards_total
Result W 42-39
The week the volume broke through — put up 178 yds vs Arizona State.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 14g
842Rec yards
63Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
60.1Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
842Rec yards
63Receptions
5Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 842.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 63.
Why the profile pops beyond receiving
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The most interesting thing about Que'Sean Brown is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.
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 | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
63 96th
YDS
842 95th
YPR
13.4 62nd
TD
5 91st
Rushing
CAR
2 53rd
YDS
-13 2nd
YPC
-6.5 4th
TD
0 81st
Returns
PR YDS
116 79th
PR AVG
11.6 75th
RET TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-17vs Elon | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 178 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs Illinois | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-33vs NC State | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-3@ Syracuse | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 2 | 43 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs Virginia | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-25@ North Carolina | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-32vs Wake Forest | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-20@ Virginia | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bowl | W 42-39vs Arizona State | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 2 | 69 | |
| Total | 63 | 842 | 12.4 | 5 | 69 |
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
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
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 | 63 | #44/1110 | 96th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 842 | #53/1107 | 95th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #96/1111 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 13.4 | #416/1106 | 62nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 116 | #48/224 | 79th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 16.8% | #174/1137 | 85th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 2 | #194/407 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | -6.5 | #379/393 | 4th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | -13 | #392/397 | 2nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 69 | #102/1105 | 91st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 11.6 | #56/222 | 75th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 10 | #65/237 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return TD | 1 | #4/27 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 12.1% | #127/1137 | 89th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 11.7% | #144/1137 | 87th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 9.2% | #131/1137 | 89th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 8.8% | #136/1137 | 88th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.0% | #148/1137 | 87th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 7.9% | #235/1137 | 79th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.2% | #374/1137 | 67th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 61.9 | 14.1 | 0.3 |
| Road7g | 4.9 | 58.4 | 10.7 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 5.0 | 70.0 | 12.5 | 0.6 |
| Losses5g | 3.6 | 42.4 | 12.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 82.6 | 15.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.7 | 37.7 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
69Solid starter
Elite: receptions (91st). Strength: rec yards (90th). Concern: rush yards (1st).
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
Que'Sean BrownDukeTed HurstGeorgia State· 93% simChris BellLouisville· 93% simBraylon StaleyTennessee· 93% sim
Receptions
Rec yards
Long catch
Rec TDs
Yards / catch
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Rush yards
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 Kalil Pimpleton’s 2021 season.
Kalil Pimpleton
78%match
All-MAC
#2
Cam'Ron Lacy
76%
#3
Phillip Brooks III
75%
#4
Kamdyn Benjamin
All-AAC
75%
#5
Chris Dawn Jr.
75%
Matches Kalil on
TD rate
Height
Yards / reception
Differs from Kalil on
Class year (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DeVontres Dukes’s path through South Florida.
DeVontres Dukes
99%match
#2
Jalen McDonald
96%
#3
Dazz Newsome
NFL Rd 6
95%
#4
Ben Skowronek
NFL Rd 7
95%
#5
Kobe Clark
94%
Matches DeVontres on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demario Douglas's sophomore season at Liberty (2021).
Demario Douglas
78%match
NFL Rd 6
#2
Cam'Ron Lacy
77%
#3
Kameran Shanks
73%
#4
Tony Freeman
72%
#5
Brennan Presley
All-Big 12
72%
Matches Demario on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Demario on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
53.3%
506 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.7%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Manny Diaz
Duke
2025
Manny Diaz
Duke
Played his entire career under Manny Diaz.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownWinston-Salem, NC
Height5'8"
Weight165 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey7
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Current teamDuke
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc2 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 | Duke | WR2 | #522 | #504 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.