CFB Zeitgeist Score
31
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 57th percentile.
Takye Heath
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
200 REC YDS · 22 REC · 3 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #39
WR · VIRGINIA TECH · ACC
Takye Heath
- 2
- #2
- 5-10 | 163 lb
- Richmond, VA
Heisman Heat
#3334
<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 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
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 | 3-star | 0.8517 | No. 1340 recruit | HighSchool | Virginia Tech |
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 Virginia Tech
Composite
0.8517
#1340 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 Takye Heath
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=2
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Takye Heath
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
3
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #222 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 58th
Why it matters
#222 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 3 TDs on 22 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 3 (58th)
MODERATE · n=22 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#460 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#501 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 9 vs California — 2 receiving_tds
Result W 42-34
The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td vs California.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 8g
200Rec yards
22Receptions
3Rec TDs
Per game
25Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
325Rec yards
36Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 200): needs 100/game over remaining 5.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 200): needs 160/game over remaining 5.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 22): needs 7.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 22): needs 11.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 1/game over remaining 5.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 3): needs 1.4/game over remaining 5.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Takye Heath's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Virginia Tech, 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?
Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
22 66th
YDS
200 58th
YPR
9.1 26th
TD
3 82nd
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
5 35th
YPC
5.0 57th
TD
0 81st
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-24@ South Carolina | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-21@ NC State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-30vs Wake Forest | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-35@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-34vs California | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 2 | 44 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 16-28vs Louisville | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-34vs Miami | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ Virginia | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 22 | 200 | 7.6 | 3 | 44 |
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
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
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 | 22 | #383/1110 | 66th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 200 | #465/1107 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 3 | #206/1111 | 82nd pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 9.1 | #824/1106 | 26th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 13.1% | #317/1137 | 72nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 5 | #261/346 | 25th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 5 | #259/397 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.0 | #170/393 | 57th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 44 | #368/1105 | 67th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 9.0% | #164/1137 | 86th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 8.0% | #390/1137 | 66th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 6.2% | #345/1137 | 70th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.2% | #369/1137 | 68th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.0% | #636/1137 | 44th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 4.5% | #478/1137 | 58th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.4% | #312/1137 | 73rd 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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 31.8 | 9.2 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 18.2 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 3.0 | 33.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Losses6g | 2.7 | 22.3 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 23.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 26.8 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
31Below cohort
Concern: yards / catch (9th).
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
Takye HeathVirginia TechMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 64% simAsaad WaseemFlorida Atlantic· 62% simZachariah BranchGeorgia· 61% sim
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Receptions
Rec yards
Yards / catch
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 Braylen Walker’s 2023 season.
Braylen Walker
82%match
#2
Chrishon Mccray
79%
#3
Mikel Barkley
78%
#4
Aron Cruickshank
78%
#5
Charles Brown
78%
Matches Braylen on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Braylen on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Neno Lemay’s path through Nicholls.
Neno Lemay
97%match
#2
Ian Duarte
97%
#3
Caden High
96%
#4
Antwan Davis
96%
#5
Squirrel White
All-SEC
94%
Matches Neno on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Zycarl Lewis Jr.'s sophomore season at Tulane (2025).
Zycarl Lewis Jr.
76%match
#2
Jabari Smith
76%
#3
Marcus Brown
75%
#4
Aron Cruickshank
73%
#5
Marcus Fleming
71%
Matches Zycarl on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Zycarl on
Class year (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
42.0%
319 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
63.3
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.5%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Pry.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownRichmond, VA
Height5'10"
Weight163 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey2
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamVirginia Tech
ConferenceACC
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 | Virginia Tech | WR2 | #3334 | #3286 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | WR2 | #3803 | #3646 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | ACC | WR | 2 | No. 2 | 5-10 | 163 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | ACC | WR | 2 | No. 2 | 5-10 | 163 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | ACC | WR | 2 | No. 2 | 5-10 | 163 lb | Richmond, VA |