CFB Zeitgeist Score
68
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by tackles for loss at the 94th percentile.
Ty Benefield
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
105 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Boise State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Boise State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #62
DB · BOISE STATE · MOUNTAIN WEST
Ty Benefield
- 3
- 6-2 | 204 lb
- Irvine, CA
Heisman Heat
#8312
<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 DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
2 seasons on the ladder
2023
Boise State · DB
—
★
2025
Boise State · DB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boise State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8650 | No. 980 recruit | HighSchool |
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—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to —
Composite
0.8650
#980 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
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 Ty Benefield
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 Ty Benefield
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 defensive totals stand
Through 14g
105Tackles
8.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
8Tackles
0.6Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Final
105Tackles
8.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
✓ Hit 80-tackle season · finished with 105.
✓ Hit 100-tackle season · finished with 105.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Ty Benefield is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Boise State's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF 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?
High-disruption defender | Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
105 99th
SOLO
69 100th
TFL
8.5 97th
SACK
0.0 65th
QBH
1 44th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
3 76th
INT
2 87th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-34@ South Florida | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-14vs Eastern Washington | 9 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 4 | W 49-37@ Air Force | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs App State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28@ Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-25vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-31vs UNLV | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3@ Nevada | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-30vs Fresno State | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-17@ San Diego State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-21vs Colorado State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 25-24@ Utah State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-21vs UNLV | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ Washington | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 105 | 69 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
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
2023Boise State8-6HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-heavy
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 105 | 69 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 43 | 31 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 148 | 100 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 105 | #39/4942 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 8.5 | #175/4972 | 97th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 2 | #114/869 | 87th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 3 | #521/2184 | 76th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 1 | #1051/1878 | 44th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 69 | #1/4584 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 37 | #167/578 | 71st pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 18.5 | #227/578 | 61st pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Fumbles recovered | 1 | #103/736 | 86th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
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
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road7g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Losses5g | 8.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort
68Solid starter
Elite: solo tackles (99th). Strength: tackles (98th). Concern: sacks (23rd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DB · 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
Ty BenefieldBoise StateJadon PearsonFresno State· 97% simBryce LlewellynEastern Michigan· 92% simRobert FitzgeraldNorthwestern· 84% sim
Solo tackles
Tackles
Tackles for loss
Passes defended
Interceptions
QB hurries
Forced fumbles
Sacks
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donovan McMillon’s 2023 season.
Donovan McMillon
87%match
#2
Tra Fluellen
81%
#3
Tahj Ra-El
78%
#4
Nico Bolden
All-MAC
75%
#5
Ronnie Hickman
All-Big Ten
77%
Matches Donovan on
Height
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Rasheem Biles's junior season at Pittsburgh (2025).
Rasheem Biles
83%match
All-ACC
#2
Maverick Baranowski
81%
#3
Easton Gibbs
78%
#4
Cade Uluave
All-ACC
73%
#5
Alex McLaughlin
75%
Matches Rasheem on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
46.6%
472 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
72.3
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.4%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Spencer Danielson
Boise State
2025
Spencer Danielson
Boise State
Played his entire career under Spencer Danielson.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownIrvine, CA
Height6'2"
Weight204 lb
Class3
PositionDB
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Current teamBoise State
ConferenceMountain West
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-Mountain West | all_conference | Boise State | Mountain West | DB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boise State | DB3 | #8312 | #8018 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Mountain West |
| 2023 | Boise State | DB3 | #9630 | #9794 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Mountain West |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | Mountain West | DB | 3 | 6-2 | 204 lb | Irvine, CA |
| 2024 | Boise State | Mountain West | DB | 3 | 6-2 | 204 lb | Irvine, CA |
| 2023 | Boise State | Mountain West | DB | 3 | 6-2 | 204 lb | Irvine, CA |