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Heisman / Players / Trell Harris /Virginia

Trell Harris

WR · Virginia · Sr · #11

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22

Trell Harris arrives at Virginia with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

847REC YDS59REC5REC TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

847

Team leader in receiving yards (847).

Read the story so far

Trell Harris arrived as a 2-star prospect. He lines up at WR for Virginia.

On the field, the headline is 847 rec yds, with 59 rec.

He inherited the WR job from Malachi Fields (3-star).

The number to watch: 847 — team receiving yards leader.

WR successioncontinuity
  • Inherited fromMalachi Fields 3★
Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.
  • season totals
  • Team leader in receiving yards (847).
  • throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Virginia → Oklahoma for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Oklahoma

2025Virginia
2026Oklahoma

WR · VIRGINIA · ACC

Trell Harris

  • 4
  • #11
  • 6-0 | 200 lb
  • La Grange, IL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

83

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 91st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#547

<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

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
1362022
4002023
2212024
8472025

+523%

Up 523% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2166 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey11
Measurements6-0 | 200 lb
HometownLa Grange, IL
Primary teamVirginia

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree 2-star No. 2166 recruit
Composite rating 0.7894 HighSchool
Signed with Kent State 2022
Origin Nazareth Academy La Grange Park, IL, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 2-star | 0.7894 No. 2166 recruit | HighSchool | Kent State

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 Oklahoma 2026
Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Virginia -> Oklahoma 4-star | 0.9300 | Immediate
2024 Kent State -> Virginia 3-star | 0.8700 | 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#547Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#605Where 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 (847).

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 Kent State

Composite

0.7894

#2166 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 Trell Harris

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

70

Grounded Optimism

Sample 5 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 5 mentions · belief +40 · "Former All-ACC receiver Trell Harris eager to show 'there's another level' to hi"Own fansRivals: 4 mentions · belief +0 · "Virginia Tech women's basketball lands commitment that nobody saw coming Megan D"RivalsNational: 3 mentions · belief +75 · "The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found [here]( https://www.r"National
  • Own fans · n=5
  • Rivals · n=4
  • National · n=3

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Trell Harris

Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 2
Peak moment Week 0 · 2 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 100% Mockery 0%

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Yards per reception

14.4

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #129 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 76th

Why it matters

#129 of 531 All FBS WRs at 14.4 yards per reception (59 catches).

Vs cohort

This player 14.4 (76th)

HIGH · n=59 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving yards (total)#49 / 531
  • Receiving TDs#98 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 12 at Duke — 161 ypr

Result W 34-17

The week the volume broke through — put up 161 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
847Rec yards
59Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
65.2Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
847Rec yards
59Receptions
5Rec TDs

✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 847.

What made this player interesting

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

Trell Harris's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Virginia, 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 #547 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 8.4% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 2 portal moves

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 59 5 rec TD | #69/1110 (94th pct)
Receiving yards 847 14.4 per catch | #52/1107 (95th pct)
Scrimmage yards 847 Total offensive yardage | #52/1107 (95th 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
59 94th
YDS
847 95th
YPR
14.4 72nd
TD
5 91st

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 48-7vs Coastal Carolina39331.0048
Wk 2L 31-35@ NC State7527.4014
Wk 3W 55-16vs William & Mary4317.809
Wk 4W 48-20vs Stanford414536.33753 TD catches
Wk 5W 46-38vs Florida State34515.0028
Wk 6W 30-27@ Louisville5183.608
Wk 8W 22-20vs Washington State22110.5013
Wk 9W 17-16@ North Carolina47218.0130
Wk 10W 31-21@ California56813.6018
Wk 11L 9-16vs Wake Forest66010.0017
Wk 12W 34-17@ Duke816120.1156Season-high 161 yds
Wk 14W 27-7vs Virginia Tech5438.6026
Wk 15L 20-27vs Duke33812.7023
Total5984715.0575
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

2022Kent State5-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
2023Kent State1-11HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Virginia5984714.45--
2024Virginia1522114.72--
2023Kent State2640015.41--
2022Kent State1313610.51--
Career4 loaded seasons1131,60414.29--
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 8.4% 18.0% pass-game share | #135/1137 (88th pct)
Return yards 0 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 59 #69/1110 94th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 847 #52/1107 95th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 5 #96/1111 91st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 14.4 #309/1106 72nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 18.0% #135/1137 88th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 75 #47/1105 96th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 11.5% #160/1137 86th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 10.8% #181/1137 84th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 8.4% #156/1137 86th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 8.4% #187/1137 84th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 7.0% #218/1137 81st pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 6.9% #314/1137 72nd 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.

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
Home8g3.859.516.50.4
Road5g5.874.212.50.4

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins10g4.369.716.40.5
Losses3g5.350.010.00.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g4.364.016.80.5
Weeks 8+7g4.766.113.40.3

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

83All-Conference
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (90th). Strength: long catch (90th).

Rec yards#52 / 558 · 91st pct
847rece
Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct
75rece
Receptions#69 / 558 · 87th pct
59rece
Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct
5rece
Yards / catch#167 / 558 · 70th pct
14.4rece

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
Trell HarrisVirginiaParker KingstonBYU· 96% simKyre DuplessisDelaware· 93% simTed HurstGeorgia State· 93% sim
Rec yards
91
Harris
94
Kingston
91
Duplessis
96
Hurst
Long catch
91
Harris
91
Kingston
81
Duplessis
84
Hurst
Receptions
87
Harris
94
Kingston
92
Duplessis
97
Hurst
Rec TDs
78
Harris
78
Kingston
78
Duplessis
87
Hurst
Yards / catch
70
Harris
63
Kingston
59
Duplessis
65
Hurst

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keelan Marion’s 2025 season.

Keelan Marion

81%match

Miami · 2025

#2

Josh Meredith

Washington State · 2025

80%
#3

Kyre Duplessis

Delaware · 2025

79%
#4

Jordan Dwyer

TCU · 2025

78%
#5

Jared Brown

Coastal Carolina · 2023

All-Sun Belt
78%

Matches Keelan on

Reception volume
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from Keelan on

TD rate (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.

Dai'Jean Dixon

98%match

Nicholls · 2021

#2

Makai Jackson

Indiana · 2025

All-Sun Belt
98%
#3

Jermaine Jackson

Idaho · 2023

98%
#4

Jalen Royals

Utah State · 2024

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 4
95%
#5

Ben Ratzlaff

Houston Christian · 2020

95%

Matches Dai'Jean on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kyre Duplessis's senior season at Delaware (2025).

Kyre Duplessis

83%match

Delaware · 2025

#2

Kyle Williams

Washington State · 2023

83%
#3

Josh Meredith

Washington State · 2025

82%
#4

Marcus Sanders Jr.

Georgia Southern · 2025

77%
#5

John Paul Richardson

TCU · 2024

77%

Matches Kyre on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

Pass share

48.0%

492 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

73.3

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

5.0%

337 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Tony Elliott
Virginia
2023
Tony Elliott
Virginia
2024
Tony Elliott
Virginia
2025
Tony Elliott
Virginia

Played his entire career under Tony Elliott.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownLa Grange, IL
Height6'0"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey11

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 Virginia WR4 #547 #605 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Kent State WR4 #2943 #3934 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American
2022 Kent State WR4 #2955 #3331 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Virginia ACC WR 4 No. 11 | 6-0 | 200 lb | La Grange, IL
2024 Virginia ACC WR 4 No. 11 | 6-0 | 200 lb | La Grange, IL
2023 Kent State Mid-American WR 4 No. 11 | 6-0 | 200 lb | La Grange, IL
2022 Kent State Mid-American WR 4 No. 11 | 6-0 | 200 lb | La Grange, IL