CFB Zeitgeist Score
43
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 82nd percentile.
Will Hammond
sonnet prose (cached)
668 PASS YDS · 7 PASS TD · 299 RUSH YDS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Texas Tech for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (21 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #48
QB · TEXAS TECH · BIG 12
Will Hammond
- 1
- #15
- 6-2 | 205 lb
- Austin, TX
Heisman Heat
#1085
<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 QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
In Their Words
100 windows · 2025 fan posts
recovering×933.7sorsby×44.5tech×12.3last×10.0
“Will Hammond is really good, like he was guaranteed QB1 if not for that ACL tear last season. Fortunately, Hammond is recovering well and looks great”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#16 in market · 3 books
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4-star | 0.9173 | No. 226 recruit | HighSchool | Texas Tech |
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.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Texas Tech
Composite
0.9173
#226 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 Will Hammond
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
54
Mixed Sentiment
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=14
- Rivals · n=20
- National · n=4
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Will Hammond
Obsession score 13
Rival mentions 20
Weeks on radar 5
Peak moment Week 0 · 10 mentions
Grudging respect 25% Neutral 40% Mockery 35%
2025 Signature · 2025 season
ESPN QBR (season average)
68.8
QBR
P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 2 games
National rank #27 of 92
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 2 games 71st
Why it matters
#27 of 92 P4 + Notre Dame QBs by ESPN QBR — 68.8 across 7 games.
Vs cohort
This player 68.8 (71th)
HIGH · n=7 cohort 92
- Also strong
- Third-down snap share#87 / 93
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 passing totals stand
Through 8g
668Pass yards
7Pass TDs
3INT
Per game
83.5Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
1,086Pass yards
11Pass TDs
5INT
To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 668): needs 466.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 668): needs 666.4/game over remaining 5.
To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 7): needs 3.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 7): needs 4.6/game over remaining 5.
To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 7): needs 5.6/game over remaining 5.
Why this is a two-channel quarterback case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The unusual part of Will Hammond's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Texas Tech, he has 668 passing yards and 7 touchdown passes, but he also adds 299 rushing yards and 5 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
QB 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?
Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
68 60th
ATT
108 61st
CMP%
63.0% 56th
Y/A
6.2 35th
Passing Production
YDS
668 58th
TD
7 67th
INT
3 43rd
Rushing
CAR
43 65th
YDS
299 86th
YPC
7.0 91st
TD
5 86th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 7/9 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 98.0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Kent State | 7/10 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 9.4 | 96.0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Oregon State | 3/5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 5.0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-10@ Utah | 13/16 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 10.6 | 96.3 | Season-high 169 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 35-11@ Houston | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-17vs Kansas | 7/16 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 69.0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-26@ Arizona State | 22/37 | 167 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 54.7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-0vs Oklahoma State | 9/15 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | 62.7 | |
| Total | 68/108 | 668 | 7 | 3 | 6.4 | 68.8 |
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
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 68 | 108 | 63.0% | 668 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 130.8 | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 68 | 108 | 63.0% | 668 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 130.8 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 43 | 299 | 7.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 43 | 299 | 7.0 | 5 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 668 | #163/382 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 7 | #135/407 | 67th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 68 | #155/383 | 60th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 63.0% | #168/383 | 56th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 6.2 | #248/382 | 35th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 299 | #60/408 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.33 | #57/200 | 72nd pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 106 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 23.2% | #203/428 | 53rd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 108 | #158/407 | 61st pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 3 | #234/407 | 43rd pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 64 | #14/391 | 97th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 43 | #142/408 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 7.0 | #36/407 | 91st pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 5 | #59/408 | 86th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 34.4% | #211/428 | 51st pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 31.8% | #200/428 | 54th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 31.6% | #204/428 | 53rd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 23.8% | #200/428 | 54th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 19.5% | #203/428 | 53rd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 19.3% | #206/428 | 52nd pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 12.6% | #129/428 | 70th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.36 | #22/140 | 85th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 43 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #69/258 | 74th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
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 · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 66.4 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 112 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 71.6 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Losses1g | 167 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 66.5 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 134 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
43Mid-pack
Elite: interceptions (82nd). Concern: pass yards (11th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)
Where the throws are landing
Short
0–9 yds60%of completions
32 comp5.1 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds34%of completions
18 comp14.8 yds avg1 TD
Deep
20+ yds6%of completions
3 comp33.7 yds avg2 TD
Overall 60.2% completion on 88 attempts.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2024
Percentile Card
Reads as a mid-tier profile across the board..
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_passing0.33Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.36High (p75–p90) (n=72)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Will HammondTexas TechAvery JohnsonKansas State· 71% simNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 69% simCade KlubnikClemson· 65% sim
Interceptions
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Fumbles lost
Completion %
Pass TDs
Yards / att
Pass yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Payton Thorne’s 2023 season.
Payton Thorne
61%match
#2
Brennan Armstrong
58%
#3
Zeon Chriss
56%
#4
Grant Wells
All-Conference USA
50%
#5
Ben Wooldridge
54%
Matches Payton on
TD rate
Differs from Payton on
Class year (lower)
Rush yards / carry (higher)
INT rate (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tristan Gebbia’s path through Oregon State.
Tristan Gebbia
95%match
#2
Tony Muskett
89%
#3
Derek Robertson
89%
#4
Jalon Jones
87%
#5
Cameran Brown
86%
Matches Tristan on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lunch Winfield's sophomore season at Louisiana (2025).
Lunch Winfield
51%match
#2
Ethan Vasko
51%
#3
Zeon Chriss
47%
#4
Austin Smith
47%
#5
Lucas Johnson
44%
Matches Lunch on
Height
Differs from Lunch on
Rush usage (lower)
Weight (lower)
Rush yards / carry (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
47.6%
484 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.5%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Joey McGuire
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownAustin, TX
Height6'2"
Weight205 lb
Class1
PositionQB
Jersey15
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamTexas Tech
ConferenceBig 12
Joined2025
Career arc2 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
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 | Texas Tech | QB1 | #1085 | #994 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 1 | No. 15 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Austin, TX |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | QB | 1 | No. 15 | 6-2 | 205 lb | Austin, TX |