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Heisman / Players / Terrell Anderson /NC State

Terrell Anderson

WR · NC State · So · #9

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

629 REC YDS · 39 REC · 5 REC TD

2026 TRANSFERTransferred NC State → USC for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to USC

2025NC State
2026USC

WR · NC STATE · ACC

Terrell Anderson

  • 2
  • #9
  • 6-2 | 204 lb
  • Greensboro, NC

CFB Zeitgeist Score

78

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 76th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#3742

<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
★★★★
#134 national
CFB
College
NC State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class2
Jersey9
Measurements6-2 | 204 lb
HometownGreensboro, NC
Primary teamNC State

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 134 recruit
Composite rating 0.9400 HighSchool
Signed with NC State 2024
Origin Grimsley Greensboro, NC, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 4-star | 0.9400 No. 134 recruit | HighSchool | NC State

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination USC 2026
Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 NC State -> USC 4-star | 0.9400 | 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#3742Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#3820Where 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

  • 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 (629).

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 NC State

Composite

0.9400

#134 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

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 Terrell Anderson

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Terrell Anderson

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

16.1

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #62 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 88th

Why it matters

#62 of 531 All FBS WRs at 16.1 yards per reception (39 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 16.1 (88th)

HIGH · n=39 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#128 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#98 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 4 at Duke — 166 ypr

Result L 33-45

The week the volume broke through — put up 166 yds at Duke.

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

final
Through 13g
629Rec yards
39Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
48.4Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
629Rec yards
39Receptions
5Rec TDs

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Terrell Anderson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For NC State, 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.

Current place #3742 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 6.0% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 134 recruit

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 39 5 rec TD | #192/1110 (83rd pct)
Receiving yards 629 16.1 per catch | #135/1107 (88th pct)
Scrimmage yards 629 Total offensive yardage | #135/1107 (88th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.

Big-play receiver

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
39 83rd
YDS
629 88th
YPR
16.1 82nd
TD
5 91st

Returns

PR YDS
27 38th
PR AVG
4.5 24th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 24-17vs East Carolina3175.7015
Wk 2W 35-31vs Virginia34414.7023
Wk 3W 34-24@ Wake Forest34615.3030
Wk 4L 33-45@ Duke616627.7275Season-high 166 yds
Wk 5L 21-23vs Virginia Tech46516.3024
Wk 6W 56-10vs Campbell25025.0134
Wk 7L 7-36@ Notre Dame35719.0145
Wk 9L 34-53@ Pittsburgh22311.5017
Wk 10W 48-36vs Georgia Tech25929.5051
Wk 12L 7-41@ Miami4256.3014
Wk 13W 21-11vs Florida State44411.0123
Wk 14W 42-19vs North Carolina24120.5029
BowlW 31-7vs Memphis1-8-8.000
Total3962915.0575
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

2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025NC State3962916.15--
Career1 loaded season3962916.15--
SeasonTeam
2025NC State------27--
Career1 loaded season------27--
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 6.0% 12.1% pass-game share | #374/1137 (67th pct)
Return yards 27 0 return TD
Touchdowns 5 Across offense and returns | #96/1111 (91st pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 39 #192/1110 83rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 629 #135/1107 88th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 5 #96/1111 91st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 16.1 #197/1106 82nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 27 #139/224 38th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 12.1% #374/1137 67th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 75 #47/1105 96th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 6 #113/237 53rd pct Volumevs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 4.5 #169/222 24th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 9.8% #241/1137 79th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 9.6% #258/1137 77th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 7.9% #235/1137 79th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 6.0% #363/1137 68th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 4.3% #478/1137 58th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 3.4% #642/1137 44th pct Early-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.

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

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home8g2.639.014.30.2
Road5g3.663.416.00.6

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins8g2.536.614.20.2
Losses5g3.867.216.20.6

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-78g3.154.614.50.5
Weeks 8+5g2.838.415.80.2

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

78All-Conference
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (90th). Strength: yards / catch (84th).

Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct
75rece
Yards / catch#83 / 558 · 85th pct
16.1rece
Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct
5rece
Rec yards#135 / 558 · 76th pct
629rece
Receptions#192 / 558 · 65th pct
39rece

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
Terrell AndersonNC StateChris Dawn Jr.Texas State· 83% simAnthony SmithEast Carolina· 83% simChris Brazzell IITennessee· 83% sim
Long catch
91
Anderson
96
Jr.
86
Smith
86
II
Yards / catch
85
Anderson
80
Jr.
87
Smith
87
II
Rec TDs
78
Anderson
68
Jr.
92
Smith
97
II
Rec yards
76
Anderson
96
Jr.
98
Smith
97
II
Receptions
65
Anderson
93
Jr.
93
Smith
91
II

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 Rara Thomas’s 2022 season.

Rara Thomas

80%match

Mississippi State · 2022

#2

Tejhaun Palmer

UAB · 2023

All-AACNFL Rd 6
79%
#3

Dane Key

Kentucky · 2023

78%
#4

Ian Strong

Rutgers · 2024

78%
#5

Tim Jones

Southern Miss · 2020

All-Conference USA
72%

Matches Rara on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Differs from Rara on

Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Derry’s path through Monmouth.

Joshua Derry

98%match

Monmouth · 2025

#2

Dillon Stoner

Oklahoma State · 2020

96%
#3

Tyler Hudson

Louisville · 2022

96%
#4

Josh Palmer

Tennessee · 2020

94%
#5

Blayne Taylor

Abilene Christian · 2024

94%

Matches Joshua on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryant Wesco Jr.'s sophomore season at Clemson (2025).

Bryant Wesco Jr.

75%match

Clemson · 2025

#2

Yannick Smith

East Carolina · 2025

74%
#3

Mike Matthews

Tennessee · 2025

74%
#4

Kameron Brown

Coastal Carolina · 2021

72%
#5

T.J. Moore

Clemson · 2025

73%

Matches Bryant on

Yards / reception
Reception volume

Differs from Bryant on

TD rate (lower)
Weight (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Pass share

49.7%

411 pass / 416 run

Plays / game

63.6

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.5%

307 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Dave Doeren
NC State

Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownGreensboro, NC
Height6'2"
Weight204 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey9

Trophy Case · Detail

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

Honors

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 NC State WR2 #3742 #3820 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 NC State ACC WR 2 No. 9 | 6-2 | 204 lb | Greensboro, NC
2024 NC State ACC WR 2 No. 9 | 6-2 | 204 lb | Greensboro, NC