CFB Zeitgeist Score
86
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 96th percentile.
Ted Hurst
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
1,004 REC YDS · 71 REC · 6 REC TD
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Tampa Bay2026 NFL rookie season
WR · GEORGIA STATE · SUN BELT
CFB Zeitgeist Score
86
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 96th percentile.
Heisman Heat
#4786
<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
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterImpact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Career Arc
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State -> -- | 4-star | 0.9200 | Withdrawn |
| 2024 | Valdosta State -> Georgia State | 3-star | 0.8300 | Immediate |
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.
Achievements
Selector Grid · 2025
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 3, Pick 20
#84 overall · Tampa Bay
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.
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
55
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Rival Radar
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
14.1
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
Why it matters
#153 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.1 yards per reception (71 catches).
Vs cohort
HIGH · n=71 cohort 531
Signature Moment
Week 11 at Coastal Carolina — 165 ypr
Result L 27-40
The week the volume broke through — put up 165 yds at Coastal Carolina.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 1,004.
✓ Hit 1,000-yard receiver · finished with 1,004.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 71.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 71): needs 4.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 1/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 6): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
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. Ted Hurst already has 2 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
2025 season snapshot | final
30-second read
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-63@ Ole Miss | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-38vs Memphis | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-21vs Murray State | 10 | 172 | 17.2 | 2 | 52 | Season-high 172 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 21-70@ Vanderbilt | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14vs James Madison | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 52 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-41vs App State | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-41@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs South Alabama | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 2 | 70 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 11 | L 27-40@ Coastal Carolina | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 1 | 57 | 165-yard receiving day |
| Wk 12 | L 18-30vs Marshall | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-27@ Old Dominion | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 29 | |
| Total | 71 | 1004 | 13.9 | 6 | 70 |
Traditional history
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 71 | 1,004 | 14.1 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 71 | 1,004 | 14.1 | 6 | -- |
Advanced metrics second
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.
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 71 | #19/1110 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 1,004 | #23/1107 | 98th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #56/1111 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 14.1 | #340/1106 | 69th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 27.0% | #19/1137 | 98th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 70 | #96/1105 | 91st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 22.4% | #4/1137 | 100th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 19.2% | #13/1137 | 99th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 15.6% | #8/1137 | 99th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 13.8% | #20/1137 | 98th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 13.8% | #12/1137 | 99th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 12.8% | #39/1137 | 97th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
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
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.8 | 103 | 15.9 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 77.2 | 11.4 | 0.4 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins1g | 10.0 | 172 | 17.2 | 2.0 |
| Losses10g | 6.1 | 83.2 | 13.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 85.2 | 13.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 98.6 | 14.7 | 0.8 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Elite: receptions (96th). Strength: rec yards (95th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Smith’s 2025 season.
Anthony Smith
Milton Wright
Daewood Davis
Josiah Freeman
Joshua Cephus
Matches Anthony on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brennan Eagles’s path through Texas.
Brennan Eagles
Reginald Virgil
Darrell Gill Jr.
Joshua Derry
Justin Lockhart
Matches Brennan on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Cephus's sophomore season at UTSA (2021).
Joshua Cephus
Emeka Emezie
Tory Horton
Braden Pegan
Keshunn Abram
Matches Joshua on
Differs from Joshua on
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
56.5%
472 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dell McGee.
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
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Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | Georgia State | Sun Belt | WR |
| 2024 | All-Sun Belt | all_conference | Georgia State | Sun Belt | WR |
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia State | WR4 | #4786 | #5213 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | WR | 4 | No. 1 | 6-3 | 185 lb | Savannah, GA |
| 2024 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | WR | 4 | No. 1 | 6-3 | 185 lb | Savannah, GA |