CFB Zeitgeist Score
40
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 41st percentile.
Sam Scott
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
408 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 89 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Wyoming for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Wyoming
Returning around him
- 77% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (19 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wyoming · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #89
RB · WYOMING · MOUNTAIN WEST
Sam Scott
- 4
- #22
- 6-2 | 230 lb
- Omaha, NE
Heisman Heat
#650
<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 RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+3609%
Up 3609% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wyoming
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3-star | 0.8181 | No. 2051 recruit | HighSchool | Wyoming |
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.
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 Wyoming
Composite
0.8181
#2051 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 Sam Scott
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=1
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Sam Scott
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.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 12g
408Rush yards
89Carries
2Rush TDs
Per game
34Rush yards
7Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
442Rush yards
96Carries
2Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 408): needs 342/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 408): needs 592/game over remaining 1.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 408): needs 1,092/game over remaining 1.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 8/game over remaining 1.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 13/game over remaining 1.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 2): needs 18/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.
Sam Scott's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Wyoming, 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?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
89 74th
YDS
408 72nd
YPC
4.6 51st
TD
2 67th
Receiving
REC
11 65th
YDS
113 73rd
YPR
10.3 79th
TD
1 89th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-0@ Akron | 29 | 132 | 4.6 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 132 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 31-7vs Northern Iowa | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-31vs Utah | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-37@ Colorado | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-31vs UNLV | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-28vs San José State | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Air Force | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-0vs Colorado State | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ San Diego State | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24@ Fresno State | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-13vs Nevada | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ Hawai'i | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 89 | 408 | 4.7 | 2 | 37 |
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
2022Wyoming7-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023Wyoming9-4HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Wyoming3-9HC: Jay Sawvel · Run-leaning
2025Wyoming4-8HC: Jay Sawvel · Balanced
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 | 408 | #205/735 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 2 | #247/739 | 67th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 4.6 | #364/735 | 51st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 11 | #195/552 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 113 | #148/548 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.00 | #346/362 | 5th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 82 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 14.2% | #198/738 | 73rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 89 | #190/739 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 37 | #253/733 | 66th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 36 | #90/540 | 84th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.3 | #114/548 | 79th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #60/552 | 89th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 25.4% | #173/738 | 77th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 16.1% | #208/738 | 72nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 15.4% | #222/738 | 70th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 15.4% | #164/738 | 78th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 10.5% | #182/738 | 75th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 9.4% | #219/738 | 70th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.4% | #199/738 | 73rd 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 40.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 27.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins4g | 66.0 | 9.2 | 0.5 |
| Losses8g | 18.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 45.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 22.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
40Mid-pack
Concern: rush tds (25th).
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_rushing0Below (<p25) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Sam ScottWyomingTae MeadowsTroy· 72% simKamari MoultonIowa· 71% simRashod DubinionApp State· 70% sim
Rec yards
Carries
Receptions
Rush yards
Yards / carry
Long run
Rush TDs
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamoni Jones’s 2023 season.
Jamoni Jones
76%match
#2
Dylan Downing
73%
#3
Sam Scott
73%
#4
Anthony Tyus III
70%
#5
Ellis Merriweather
66%
Matches Jamoni on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Weight
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
Gerrid Doaks
98%match
All-AACNFL Rd 7
#2
Gary Brightwell
NFL Rd 6
94%
#3
Kierre Crossley
94%
#4
Chaton Mobley
88%
#5
Alexander Horvath
87%
Matches Gerrid on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Downing's senior season at Purdue (2023).
Dylan Downing
80%match
#2
Gavin Wimsatt
70%
#3
Josh Henderson
70%
#4
Markese Stepp
69%
#5
Antwain Littleton II
68%
Matches Dylan on
Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Dylan on
Height (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
49.8%
383 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.3%
332 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Craig Bohl
Wyoming
2023
Craig Bohl
Wyoming
2024era →
Jay Sawvel
Wyoming
2025
Jay Sawvel
Wyoming
Coaching transition mid-career: Craig Bohl → Jay Sawvel. 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.
HometownOmaha, NE
Height6'2"
Weight230 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey22
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamWyoming
ConferenceMountain West
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 | Wyoming | RB4 | #650 | #1047 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | Wyoming | RB4 | #1045 | #1038 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2022 | Wyoming | RB4 | #3353 | #3355 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2021 | Wyoming | RB4 | #3146 | #2952 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wyoming | Mountain West | RB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-2 | 230 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 2024 | Wyoming | Mountain West | RB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-2 | 230 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 2023 | Wyoming | Mountain West | RB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-2 | 230 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 2022 | Wyoming | Mountain West | RB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-2 | 230 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 2021 | Wyoming | Mountain West | RB | 4 | No. 22 | 6-2 | 230 lb | Omaha, NE |