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Heisman / Players / Ted Hurst /Georgia State

Ted Hurst

WR · Georgia State · Sr · #1

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

1,004 REC YDS · 71 REC · 6 REC TD

2026 NFL DRAFTDrafted by Tampa Bay — Rd 3, Pick 20, #84 overall

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa Bay2026 NFL rookie season

#84Rd 3 · Pick 20
Tampa Bay2026 NFL rookie season

WR · GEORGIA STATE · SUN BELT

Ted Hurst

  • 4
  • #1
  • 6-3 | 185 lb
  • Savannah, GA

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

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Georgia State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 &middot; #84
Tampa Bay &middot; 2026

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey1
Measurements6-3 | 185 lb
HometownSavannah, GA
Primary teamGeorgia State

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 2 Programs changed on file
Latest destination -- 2025
Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Withdrawn Apr 23, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 Georgia State -> -- 4-star | 0.9200 | Withdrawn
2024 Valdosta State -> Georgia State 3-star | 0.8300 | 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 16
Current nowcast#4786Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#5213Where 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.

Achievements

  • Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 1004 receiving yards — clears the 900-WR volume bar.
  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (1004).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

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

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 Ted Hurst

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

55

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 10 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 10 mentions · belief +10 · "Georgia State WR Ted Hurst makes spectacular one-handed grab at Senior Bowl prac"Own fansNational: 1 mentions · belief +0 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • Own fans · n=10
  • National · n=1

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Ted Hurst

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

14.1

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #153 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 71st

Why it matters

#153 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.1 yards per reception (71 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 14.1 (71th)

HIGH · n=71 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#22 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#55 / 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.

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 11g
1,004Rec yards
71Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
91.3Rec yards
6Receptions
1Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
1,187Rec yards
84Receptions
7Rec TDs

✓ 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.

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. 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.

Current place #4786 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 15.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Honors spine 2 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 71 6 rec TD | #19/1110 (98th pct)
Receiving yards 1,004 14.1 per catch | #23/1107 (98th pct)
Scrimmage yards 1,004 Total offensive yardage | #23/1107 (98th 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
71 98th
YDS
1,004 98th
YPR
14.1 69th
TD
6 95th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 7-63@ Ole Miss166.006
Wk 2L 16-38vs Memphis79713.9027
Wk 3W 37-21vs Murray State1017217.2252Season-high 172 yds
Wk 4L 21-70@ Vanderbilt77110.1019
Wk 6L 7-14vs James Madison36020.0052
Wk 7L 20-41vs App State910511.7020
Wk 8L 24-41@ Georgia Southern56813.6131
Wk 9L 31-38vs South Alabama511022.02702 TD catches
Wk 11L 27-40@ Coastal Carolina1016516.5157165-yard receiving day
Wk 12L 18-30vs Marshall77410.6041
Wk 14L 10-27@ Old Dominion77610.9029
Total71100413.9670
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

2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia State711,00414.16--
Career1 loaded season711,00414.16--
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 15.6% 27.0% pass-game share | #19/1137 (98th pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 6 Across offense and returns | #56/1111 (95th pct)
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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

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home6g6.810315.90.7
Road5g6.077.211.40.4

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins1g10.017217.22.0
Losses10g6.183.213.50.4

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g6.285.213.20.3
Weeks 8+5g6.898.614.70.8

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

86All-Conference
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (96th). Strength: rec yards (95th).

Receptions#19 / 558 · 97th pct
71rece
Rec yards#23 / 558 · 96th pct
1004rece
Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct
6rece
Long catch#89 / 558 · 84th pct
70rece
Yards / catch#192 / 558 · 65th pct
14.1rece

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
Ted HurstGeorgia StateChase HendricksOhio· 96% simCortez BrahamMemphis· 95% simParker KingstonBYU· 95% sim
Receptions
97
Hurst
97
Hendricks
92
Braham
94
Kingston
Rec yards
96
Hurst
97
Hendricks
93
Braham
94
Kingston
Rec TDs
87
Hurst
92
Hendricks
95
Braham
78
Kingston
Long catch
84
Hurst
80
Hendricks
87
Braham
91
Kingston
Yards / catch
65
Hurst
72
Hendricks
65
Braham
63
Kingston

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 Anthony Smith’s 2025 season.

Anthony Smith

82%match

East Carolina · 2025

#2

Milton Wright

Purdue · 2021

78%
#3

Daewood Davis

Western Kentucky · 2022

75%
#4

Josiah Freeman

Fresno State · 2025

75%
#5

Joshua Cephus

UTSA · 2021

74%

Matches Anthony on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Yards / reception

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brennan Eagles’s path through Texas.

Brennan Eagles

98%match

Texas · 2020

#2

Reginald Virgil

Texas Tech · 2025

97%
#3

Darrell Gill Jr.

Syracuse · 2025

94%
#4

Joshua Derry

Monmouth · 2025

94%
#5

Justin Lockhart

San José State · 2024

All-Mountain West
92%

Matches Brennan on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Cephus's sophomore season at UTSA (2021).

Joshua Cephus

77%match

UTSA · 2021

All-AAC
#2

Emeka Emezie

NC State · 2021

77%
#3

Tory Horton

Nevada · 2021

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
75%
#4

Braden Pegan

Utah State · 2025

All-Mountain West
74%
#5

Keshunn Abram

Kent State · 2021

73%

Matches Joshua on

Reception volume
Class year
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Joshua on

Yards / reception (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

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 coach
2025
Dell McGee
Georgia State

Played his entire career under Dell McGee.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownSavannah, GA
Height6'3"
Weight185 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey1

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Sun Belt

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

2 all-conference honors

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-Sun Belt all_conference Georgia State | Sun Belt WR
2024 All-Sun Belt all_conference Georgia State | Sun Belt WR

Heisman By Year

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

Roster Timeline

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