CFB Zeitgeist Score
19
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 49th percentile.
TJ Pride
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
103 REC YDS · 8 REC · 1 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to New Mexico State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · New Mexico State
Returning around him
- 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (25 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #126
WR · NEW MEXICO STATE · CONFERENCE USA
TJ Pride
- 2
- #7
- 5-9 | 170 lb
- Midlothian, TX
Heisman Heat
#5765
<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 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico State
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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.
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 TJ Pride
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 TJ Pride
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 receiving totals stand
Through 9g
103Rec yards
8Receptions
1Rec TDs
Per game
11.4Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
148.8Rec yards
12Receptions
1Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 103): needs 149.2/game over remaining 4.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 103): needs 224.2/game over remaining 4.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 8): needs 13/game over remaining 4.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 8): needs 18/game over remaining 4.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 1.8/game over remaining 4.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 1): needs 2.2/game over remaining 4.
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. TJ Pride already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
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
8 43rd
YDS
103 44th
YPR
12.9 58th
TD
1 64th
Returns
PR YDS
32 44th
PR AVG
3.2 18th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-3vs Bryant | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14vs Tulsa | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-38@ New Mexico | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 37-10vs Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Liberty | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24vs Missouri State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ Tennessee | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 8 | 103 | 15.7 | 1 | 34 |
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
2025New Mexico State4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Pass-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | -- | -- | -- | 32 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | -- | -- | -- | 32 | -- |
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 | 8 | #631/1110 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 103 | #626/1107 | 44th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 1 | #396/1111 | 64th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 12.9 | #465/1106 | 58th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 32 | #126/224 | 44th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 5.1% | #853/1137 | 25th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 34 | #548/1105 | 50th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 10 | #65/237 | 73rd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 3.2 | #183/222 | 18th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 3.9% | #663/1137 | 42nd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 3.8% | #828/1137 | 27th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.7% | #595/1137 | 48th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 3.2% | #727/1137 | 36th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 2.8% | #713/1137 | 37th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 2.0% | #886/1137 | 22nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #131/302 | 57th pct | Turnoversvs 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 · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.0 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 0.8 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 0.2 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins3g | 1.0 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 0.0 |
| Losses6g | 0.8 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 0.8 | 16.2 | 22.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
19Below cohort
Concern: receptions (0th).
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
TJ PrideNew Mexico StateMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 49% simTrent WalkerOregon State· 45% simAaron TurnerRice· 44% sim
Yards / catch
Fumbles lost
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
57.4%
472 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.7%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Tony Sanchez
New Mexico State
Played his entire career under Tony Sanchez.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMidlothian, TX
Height5'9"
Weight170 lb
Class2
PositionWR
Jersey7
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Current teamNew Mexico State
ConferenceConference USA
Joined2025
Career arc2 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All-Conference USA | all_conference | New Mexico State | Conference USA | WR |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State | WR2 | #5765 | #6522 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | WR | 2 | No. 7 | 5-9 | 170 lb | Midlothian, TX |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | WR | 2 | No. 7 | 5-9 | 170 lb | Midlothian, TX |